title: Wizardmont: The First Book in the Promise of the Stones Series
author: Michael Lowe
description: Michael Lowe and his wife, Kay, reside in Kentucky. His passions include his family and long-distance cycling.
zlib_text: **Praise for**  
   **C.E. MURPHY**  
   **and her books**
  
   **The Negotiator**
  
   _ **Hands of Flame**_
  
  “Fast-paced action and a twisty-turny plot make for a good read…Fans of the
  series will be sad to leave Margrit’s world behind, at least for the time
  being.”
  
   _—Romantic Times BOOKreviews_
  
   _ **House of Cards**_
  
  “Violent confrontations add action on top of tense intrigue in this involving,
  even thrilling, middle book in a divertingly different contemporary fantasy
  romance series.”
  
   _—Locus_
  
  “The second title in Murphy’s Negotiator series is every bit as interesting
  and fun as the first. Margrit is a fascinatingly complex heroine who doesn’t
  shy away from making difficult choices.”
  
   _—Romantic Times BOOKreviews_
  
   _ **Heart of Stone**_
  
  “[An] exciting series opener…Margrit makes for a deeply compelling heroine as
  she struggles to sort out the sudden upheaval in her professional and romantic
  lives.”
  
   _—Publishers Weekly_
  
  “A fascinating new series…as usual, Murphy delivers interest