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Greystone #8
Courage
Think you know about gargoyles? The beautiful winged race disappeared eight hundred years ago. When they last walked the earth, they traveled in close-knit packs, their throats marked with ancient runes. Their greatest enemies were the ugly and brutal harpies that people today mistake for gargoyles.
After surviving a fire, Courage needs to find a lass with the power of magic to heal his terrible scars. When he runs across Lorissa Burns, he thinks the redhead is the perfect girl for the job. But when her touch fails to heal him, he can't figure it out.
Lorissa Burns is a witch, sure enough, even though she doesn't know it. She's even performed magic before, unwittingly. Will her magic be enough to heal the once-beautiful gargoyle? And when danger threatens the two teenagers, will it be enough to save their lives?
After surviving a fire, Courage needs to find a lass with the power of magic to heal his terrible scars. When he runs across Lorissa Burns, he thinks the redhead is the perfect girl for the job. But when her touch fails to heal him, he can't figure it out.
Lorissa Burns is a witch, sure enough, even though she doesn't know it. She's even performed magic before, unwittingly. Will her magic be enough to heal the once-beautiful gargoyle? And when danger threatens the two teenagers, will it be enough to save their lives?
- GenresFantasyParanormal
148 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 30, 2015
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Taylor Longford
10Ìýbooks175Ìýfollowers1. The books in the Greystone Series are teenage romances written for younger readers.
2. You can read snippets from the Greystone Series in the section below titled "Taylor's Writing".
3. I'm an indie author; I work overtime at a demanding day job and write on weekends. My small clan of supportive readers has been the driving force that has kept me working on the series for the last three and a half years. My heartfelt thanks go out to every single one of them!
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January 3, 2016
Loved it!
This is just another great book in this incredible series. I love how unique the story line was compared to the rest of the series. I will definitely read this book again!
This is just another great book in this incredible series. I love how unique the story line was compared to the rest of the series. I will definitely read this book again!
January 4, 2016
This is part of a YA series. It is a fast and easy read and definitely a book I would recommend especially to a younger audience. I read all different types of books and really enjoy the story line of this series. I loved how Courage's story was more different than the others and am really looking forward to Havoc's book. I am also hoping that since his book will take place a little farther in the future that we will get some closer from some of the couples that haven't shared their ruins yet.
January 28, 2017
I particularly liked Courage as he doesn’t rush into things without thinking and he avoids trouble if he can with no ego involved. I think he may actually be my favourite gargoyle. I also liked that Lorissa was
May 18, 2016
Great book
Great continuation of the story and it's own story in its own right. Can't wait for the next book. Great characters
Great continuation of the story and it's own story in its own right. Can't wait for the next book. Great characters
August 7, 2020
3.5 stars � Well…this one gave me mixed feelings. I was really looking forward to finding out what happened to Courage too!! But it definitely didn’t live up to my expectations. Maybe I’ve outgrown this series. I will finish it, but I feel like the books have not been getting better as we go along�
The number one disappointment for me in this one came from the emphasis on looks, and the absolutely HORRID behavior of Lorissa (and even Courage to a degree) over Courage’s burns. I’m seriously sick of the society in which we live, where a burned face is not viewed with compassion, but rather disgust and reluctance. I mean, Lissa thinks he’s only interested in her “plain jane� self because he has those burns. I’m not even going to go into it, but needless to say I was appalled by some of her thoughts and some of the things she says…and Courage as well. I really thought with what Courage went through, the love interest would be someone sweet and above it all, you know? That wasn’t quite Lissa.
Now, once the whole burn stuff was set aside, and they were getting to know one another, I thought they were pretty cute together. I loved the way Courage would tease, and how earnest he seemed. I really felt how enraptured he was by Lissa (even if I wasn’t as enraptured), and there were some sweet moments.
This is another one of those books where we really didn’t get a lot of time with the pack…other than Defiance. And Defiance isn’t exactly my fave. I thought the conflict and continuation of the Olander stuff was intriguing, and I’m wondering what is left for Havoc.
All in all, there were good moments…but unfortunately they came after I was kind of turned off. So I’m probably going to round down. *sigh* I don’t have as much hope for Havoc now� I wonder if the author just wanted to get them finished.
April 28, 2022
Another short and cute gargoyle romance. Not gonna go in depth here, but will say that Taylor Longford has left me smiling once again. It was just too cute.
It's been a while since I read the first books of the series (I may have to go back and reread at some point). But I remember that I always flip-flopped with the first six as well. I liked the first one, but then I liked the second one better. Then I also liked the third one, but bumped it back up and liked the fourth one better than the third. That pattern seems to be holding. I enjoyed the seventh book, Force, but I liked Courage's story better. He was more a flirt, but only with Lorissa. So a loyal flirt. (Are they real? I need one if they are. Lol.) He's also different from his brothers and cousins in that he's less prone to violence... even though he's the one that might have the worst temper when he does lose it. (But he only loses it at really, really, really bad people. At least, that's my take on it.)
So again, another short read that I am pleased to have purchased. There were still grammatical issues. Words missing, a beginning quotation mark not included. And again, they didn't take away my enjoyment, but there were still enough that I took note. But they're not so bad as to make me stumble and have to reread the sentence. (Half the time, I'm remembering, it's just a word like 'a', which you kind of know is supposed to be there, and you probably read it correctly in your head even though the word is still missing from the text.) Anyway, you guys know I have to mention that. Always do, because if it's bad enough, the errors will ruin a story for me, even a good story. But that's not the case here.
In any case, four solid stars for making me smile and grin and at one point almost laugh aloud in my cubicle at work. (I should really be working!)
It's been a while since I read the first books of the series (I may have to go back and reread at some point). But I remember that I always flip-flopped with the first six as well. I liked the first one, but then I liked the second one better. Then I also liked the third one, but bumped it back up and liked the fourth one better than the third. That pattern seems to be holding. I enjoyed the seventh book, Force, but I liked Courage's story better. He was more a flirt, but only with Lorissa. So a loyal flirt. (Are they real? I need one if they are. Lol.) He's also different from his brothers and cousins in that he's less prone to violence... even though he's the one that might have the worst temper when he does lose it. (But he only loses it at really, really, really bad people. At least, that's my take on it.)
So again, another short read that I am pleased to have purchased. There were still grammatical issues. Words missing, a beginning quotation mark not included. And again, they didn't take away my enjoyment, but there were still enough that I took note. But they're not so bad as to make me stumble and have to reread the sentence. (Half the time, I'm remembering, it's just a word like 'a', which you kind of know is supposed to be there, and you probably read it correctly in your head even though the word is still missing from the text.) Anyway, you guys know I have to mention that. Always do, because if it's bad enough, the errors will ruin a story for me, even a good story. But that's not the case here.
In any case, four solid stars for making me smile and grin and at one point almost laugh aloud in my cubicle at work. (I should really be working!)
March 15, 2025
Woo hoo!!! I won this in the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ giveaways! I'm so excited and I can't wait to read it.
January 29, 2016
Hm. Easily the least polished book of the series. I'm not sure what to make of Courage and Lorissa, but I was a bit disappointed. I still really like the series, but I found myself wishing for more of this particular story.
Super fluffy and complete brain candy. Onto the next!
Super fluffy and complete brain candy. Onto the next!
February 18, 2016
pretty good, but I read it while recovering from surgery and under the influence of heavy drugs so I may have imagined that. I will reread it when I am healed and I am sure it will be just as good.
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