Hard As Stone: Heart of Stone Series #8

Another book in the Heart of Stone series, oh my YES!! Tristan and Nina Stone's triplets are all grown up now and have their own stories to tell. The first story belongs to Ethan Stone, fitting since he was the only male in the gang. Ethan is the spiting image of his father but has the heart of his mother, he is a rich playboy that doesn't belong in an office and three piece suit, instead he loves photography and the freedom it allows him traveling. In the beginning of this book, I saw Ethan as spoiled, rich and arrogant, but as I kept turning the pages I found out that there was a lot more to Ethan than that, a lot of layers to be peeled back. The heroine in this book is Summer Carmichael, and she is a sweet, honest, hardworking independent woman who finds it very hard to believe that someone like Ethan would be interested in plain ole Summer. The wholesome girl next door soon finds out he is interested, but he can't or won't be honest with her when she needs him to be. This is a fantastic addition to the Heart of Stone series, but it can be read as a standalone. It was great to get another glimpse of my favorite couple and even greater to get to know their children. I cannot wait for more in this series. I am betting that Tressa will be giving some man a hard time and Diana's story will be a tear jerker. I could go on and on but I will stop now. Just do yourself a favor, if you love romance read this book, better yet read the entire series!! Five "truthful" stars for this one, only because it would not let me give more!!!

3.5 stars Review by Leah Late Night Reviewer Up All Night w/ Books Blog Taming the Playboy or did she? Hard as Stone by K.M. Scott is about moving forward and finding love along the way. I really enjoyed the storyline between Ethan and Summer but I could have lived without the family using her as they did. I have read where the H uses the h to be a fake girlfriend/fiance and that does not bother me but when Tressa does it after Ethan does, it just kind of went a bit too far. It made me not a fan of her or his family. It felt like Summer was just getting walked all over by the Stone family just because they could. I was waiting patiently for a little scene where Tressa and Ethan put down the competition/grudge match. I did not get that. I felt like there was a hint of Tressa actually doing this for Ethan because she knows Summer is good for him but it was only a spark that died quickly. I was definitely on Summer's side throughout this book. With the whole mystery person that Ethan would just drop everything and disappear for would have pushed me away too. When it was finally revealed, I loved when they, Ethan, Summer and the mystery person, eventually meet up. Besides that, this story is really a good one. There are really sweet parts and the banter back and forth between Summer and Ethan will have you giggling. Summer gives as much as she gets. I wish it went more into Summer and Ethan’s relationship, like the plane ride and the time they spent together before everything went awry. I definitely recommend giving this book a try.

Wow, the next generation is here!!!! And I am just excited to read, especially when it started with the only boy among the siblings, ETHAN. Ethan is trouble. He's Tristan Stone's son - so he's not only gorgeous, but trouble as well. He has loads of women at his beck and call, especially as a photographer. But at 25, his family wants to see him settled down with a nice girl. He just needs his family to get off his back and convince them that he's finally given up his wild ways, and still living the life. When he met Summer Carmichael in one of his photoshoots, he finally found the perfect girl to bring home to his family. Just to show them that he finally found someone, and stop them from meddling with his life. What he didn't expect is to enjoy her company, and wishing for more time with her. Ethan has his baggage and secrets he couldn't share. It wasn't his secret to share, and he promised someone. That's the beginning of the problem. Especially when he refused to tell Summer about it that caused their breakup. Ethan is a great brother, and would do everything for his sisters, especially with Diana. He and Tressa's relationship wasn't that great compare to the former. Then all hell broke loose - They broke up, she lost her job, he lost his job, and he went back to work to his family's company which he hates. When Tressa recruited Summer to be her assistant along with the assignment to get Tristan out of the company and back to his photography and make him fall inlove with her, she was desperate enough to accept the job except for the falling in love part. Summer has her own sets of dramas that sometimes were over the top, but overall, she's the nice girl that every parents want to met, every man's fantasy in the bedroom. Her life wasn't easy, but she works hard for everything that she had. She just asked honesty from Ethan, and that was fair enough. So when Ethan decided not to answer simple questions, I don't blame her to quit things off. This story was worth the read. I love that K.M. Scott decided to do the next generation of Stones. Hard As Stone is hot, romantic and you get to meet Tristan and Nina Stone once again! Ethan's story was a great way to start, and it would pique your interest about the two girls and would really want to make you read the next two books in the series!