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The Hobbitville Saga #holiday special
The Shadow Stone
Lana Richmond will not be left behind when all her friends are using the magic of Hobbitville to visit more exciting places. Desperate, Lana takes matters into her own hands and meets a stranger who promises to help her...on Halloween. Will Lana have the courage to follow her wanderlust, or will she settle for being the only Pixie Chick who can't work the Hobbitville magic?
25 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2010
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Regan Black
228 books579 followersRegan Black, a USA Today bestselling author, writes award-winning, action-packed romantic novels featuring kick-butt heroines and the sexy heroes who fall in love with them. She and her husband currently enjoy the empty-nest life in the South Carolina Lowcountry where the rich blend of legend, romance, and history fuels her imagination.
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January 8, 2013
I won this book in a contest a while back and finally got a chance to read it. It wasn't until I was finished that I realized that it was part of a series of books. Personally, I had little trouble jumping right in to the world of an existing set of friends who have found the ability to leap through stone portals located in an enchanted garden of their small hometown that takes them to other such portals around the world. But that being said, there was a little bit of the confused feeling as I got caught up with what was ongoing. The story is a short installment, but there was still plenty of character development, plot and good pacing that allowed for me to get into the story and feel satisfied at the conclusion.
The story opens with a young high school girl, Lana, trying to find her own way through the magical stones so she can get out and see the world like her bosom friends have already done. She seems to be the only person in her group for which the stones don't work and it bothers her while making her even more determined. On this particular night, she encounters someone who speaks to her from the shadows offering to help her find her way through the stone. She is skeptical that it is her friends playing a joke on her, but she also trusts that deep, warm voice that doesn't sound like anyone she knows to help her.
Little does Lana know, but the person behind that voice is very familiar to her and they had once been very close until he had been forced to leave Lana. He has changed over the last few years and knows that she wouldn't even recognize him if she saw him. He needs to remain in the shadows a bit longer because he needs Lana's help.
It was a quick, but enjoyable read that grabbed my attention and gave me a pleasant surprise like Lana when all the secrets were revealed in the end. The story would be suitable for even the youngest who are interested because its devoid of language, violence and sex.
I can recommend this story short even as I plan to go back and read the rest in the Hobbitville Saga.
The story opens with a young high school girl, Lana, trying to find her own way through the magical stones so she can get out and see the world like her bosom friends have already done. She seems to be the only person in her group for which the stones don't work and it bothers her while making her even more determined. On this particular night, she encounters someone who speaks to her from the shadows offering to help her find her way through the stone. She is skeptical that it is her friends playing a joke on her, but she also trusts that deep, warm voice that doesn't sound like anyone she knows to help her.
Little does Lana know, but the person behind that voice is very familiar to her and they had once been very close until he had been forced to leave Lana. He has changed over the last few years and knows that she wouldn't even recognize him if she saw him. He needs to remain in the shadows a bit longer because he needs Lana's help.
It was a quick, but enjoyable read that grabbed my attention and gave me a pleasant surprise like Lana when all the secrets were revealed in the end. The story would be suitable for even the youngest who are interested because its devoid of language, violence and sex.
I can recommend this story short even as I plan to go back and read the rest in the Hobbitville Saga.
February 27, 2016
This is another book in the Hobbitville series.
Lana is 16 and wants to go to Paris via the stones in Hobbitville. Lana is jealous because she has not been able to jump and so many others have. Apparently not everyone can activate a stone and jump. Suddenly she hears a deep voice calling to her in the garden. The voice tells her to return the next night.
Apparently the guy is in the same school and is sort of obsessed with her. He gives some advice on taking tests to another girl. That night will be homecoming and a dance, and during the dance Lana plans to skip out to Hobbitville and meet the guy with the deep voice.
She feels the others are trying to block her from going back to Hobbitville, but she still hears the guy's voice around her and is more determined than ever to go there and find a stone she can use.
She gets to the garden and meets the guy and finally recognizes him. He is trapped in the garden system and he wants her to take his place. There's a chance she might find a way out, but there's a chance she will be trapped there forever. The guy has a trick up his sleeve, though.
Lana is 16 and wants to go to Paris via the stones in Hobbitville. Lana is jealous because she has not been able to jump and so many others have. Apparently not everyone can activate a stone and jump. Suddenly she hears a deep voice calling to her in the garden. The voice tells her to return the next night.
Apparently the guy is in the same school and is sort of obsessed with her. He gives some advice on taking tests to another girl. That night will be homecoming and a dance, and during the dance Lana plans to skip out to Hobbitville and meet the guy with the deep voice.
She feels the others are trying to block her from going back to Hobbitville, but she still hears the guy's voice around her and is more determined than ever to go there and find a stone she can use.
She gets to the garden and meets the guy and finally recognizes him. He is trapped in the garden system and he wants her to take his place. There's a chance she might find a way out, but there's a chance she will be trapped there forever. The guy has a trick up his sleeve, though.
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