title: Nectar from a Stone: A Novel
author:  Jane Guill 
description: It's Wales in 1351, and across a plague-infested, often brutal landscape, Elisea spirited young woman prone to visionsand her servant/surrogate mother Annora flee the scene of an unplanned crime: Elise has killed her evil husband, Maelgwyn, and dumped his body in a river. On the run, she crosses paths with a mysterious rider named Gwydion who immediately intrigues her with his lordly composure and brooding manner. As Elise and Gwydion's travels further converge, it emerges that they have an enemy in common: the repellent Sir Nicholas, who murdered Gwydion's father and sister and who, with his henchman Dexter, came perilously close to raping and killing Annora and Elise in a previous encounter. Gwydion's and Elise's interest in each other grows, and their passions are stoked when Elise tends to the wounded Gwydion. Meanwhile, it's revealed that Maelgwyn is actually alive and intent on vengeance. What works in Guill's debut is the nicely developed chemistry between Elise and Gwydion and the numerous historical details that create vivid snapshots of life in medieval Wales. But the book suffers from too many plot lines, over-the-top villains, heavy-handed symbolism and pacing hobbled by well-written but tangential sections. The plot twists also prove predictable. But the main characters are loyal and good-heartedcertainly likable enough to follow on a few adventures. <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  No Stone Unturned
  
  A City of Fountains Novel
  
  C. J. Johnson
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  NO STONE UNTURNED © 2018 by C. J. Johnson
  
  The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real
  persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or
  distributed in any printed or electronic form without the permission of the
  author.
  
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  Dedication:
  
  To all those who stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  The sound of the howling wind was shrouded by the thump, thump, thump of the
  music from the club. Laughter floated through the door as Sarah stepped out
  onto the sidewalk. Shivering, she suddenly wished she had brought her winter
  coat. With her arms wrapped around her body, and her car keys in her hand,
  Sarah walked towards the corner. An almost imperce