Hard As Stone: Heart of Stone Series #8

K.M. Scott

Feb 2019 · Heart of Stone Book 8 · Copper Key Media, LLC

About this ebook

The next generation of the Heart of Stone series begins with Hard As Stone, a full-length STANDALONE novel featuring Tristan and Nina's son, Ethan!

Trouble. Playboy. Heartbreakingly gorgeous. Ethan Stone, the only son and spitting image of billionaire Tristan Stone, has a long line of women who would kill for a night with him, and rumor has it he's more than happy to oblige.

But Ethan has a problem. His family wants him to settle down. Why, he can't understand. But he needs to figure out a way to convince them he's given up his wild ways while at the same time living his life the way he wants to.

He has a plan, though, and Summer Carmichael, the quintessential girl-next-door, is perfect to help him. But Ethan better watch out or he might just find himself falling for exactly the kind of woman his family wishes he'd bring home.

NOTE: While Hard As Stone is in the Heart of Stone series, this book, along with Ethan's sisters' books Set In Stone and Silent As A Stone (which will release later in 2019) are all STANDALONE BOOKS and can be read individually on their own. The number in the series is included only for retailer purposes, not reading purposes.

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Perfect for fans of Helen Hardt, Meghan March, Kendall Ryan, Anna Zaires, J. Kenner, CD Reiss, Lauren Blakely, Skye Warren, Aleatha Romig, Lisa Renee Jones, Penelope Sky, E.L. James, Vi Keeland, Stella Gray, Penelope Ward, Meredith Wild, Chelle Bliss, Charlotte Byrd, Laurelin Paige, Jodi Ellen Malpas, Sylvia Day, Maya Banks, Louise Bay, Shayla Black, Natasha Knight, Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde, Amelia Wilde, Marie Force

Ratings and reviews

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.

4 'Hard' stars. I haven’t read any of the previous books in this series by KM Scott, in fact, this is my first book by her, but I’m sure it won’t be the last. Thankfully, even though it’s #8 in the series, it IS a standalone and was a fairly easy book to get into. Ethan is a hot, rich playboy with the world at his feet, or so he seems to outsiders, but if you look deeper into the man he really is? That’s where the truth lies. He may act like an entitled douche but he will protect what is his. Summer is his complete opposite, she’s a simple girl-next-door type and not the kind of woman that Ethan s expected to date. She so sweet and innocent seeming, but she’s got a hidden spark of sass and sexiness inside her. These two are an incredible match and it seems nothing can come between them… until Ethan does what most H do. He makes a mistake. Can he come back from it? Will Summer let him? Can she take the heat he’s giving off? Find out when you One-Click Hard As Stone today.

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!!!

About the author

K.M. Scott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. Under her Gabrielle Bisset name, she writes paranormal romance.