Rafael

Stone Society, Book 1

By: Faith Gibson

Narrated by: Mace Earl Finn

Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

He wants to claim his mate. She wants to catch a killer. Neither saw the other one coming....

Welcome to the future. In post-apocalyptic America, humans are protected by the Stone Society, a species of Gargoyle shapeshifters. Rafael Stone is the king, and his clan has ruled the Americas for over 700 years, unbeknownst to humans. 

Kaya Kane is the New Atlanta Chief of Police. At 36, not only is she the youngest but also the first female chief the city has ever had. She has dedicated her life to keeping her city safe. When all evidence in a multiple homicide points to the elusive Rafael Stone, Kaya cannot figure out if she wants to arrest him or climb his large, hard body. 

Rafael's kind has never mated with a human, but just speaking to Chief Kane on the telephone nearly brings Rafe to his knees. Kaya has given up on ever having a relationship because of her career. When the two meet, sparks fly. Literally. When someone tries to kill Kaya, Rafael has no choice but to show his true nature.

©2014 Faith Gibson (P)2018 Faith Gibson

Well written and well performed!

The characters are well thought out and brought to life. It held my attention through the whole story. The narrator is awesome with a nice range of voice characterizations. And such a nice deep voice!

Looking forward to more from the series.

Really enjoyable

I read this quite a while ago and enjoyed the story, having listened to it narrated by Mace Earl Finn I loved it even more.
I really do enjoy a shifter book, Goyles do not get enough wrote about them.
Mace had a deep timber voice which really does lend itself to this genre of story.
Listen to a sample you won’t be disappointed.

Entranced by this voice

I really liked this narrators voice. I could listen to him for hours and hours!
This is the first book I have read from this author and I loved it! I fell in love with each of the characters portrayed. They all had strong personalities and I look forward to reading about each of them.
This book is about Police Chief Kaya and the king of the gargoyles in the New Atlanta area. There is an over arching plot about an evil military man who creates clone-like beings that once transformed into monsters can't change back to human. These beings are called the "unholy".
This book kept me enthralled through every page.

incredible narrator voice !!

story isnt bad at all but the narrator's voice is incredible. I would listen to it reading the phone book! lol

Meh

I wish I could say I enjoyed this book, but I didn't. The writing was poor, with a real lack of character development, and side characters whose stories weren't even really touched on, culminating in a book whose characters I didn't care about at all. Imo, it was porn with a poorly developed story thrown in so that it didn't appear to just be about gratuitous rough sex. The narrator was pretty flat - the kind of voice that could cure insomnia.

what could have been......

It was an interesting concept, but i found it extremely hard to get past the 5th chapter without turning it off or switching to another book. While the overall premise of the book is promising, the Narrator just doesnt do it for me, and i found it hard to continue listening past the dull dry tone he used, while i do applaud his effort, just the cadence of his speech and the tries with the character voices just turned me off listening further.

A lot of talking and not much action

The male narrator bores me. His voice can put you to sleep.

The story had potential but was ruined by no action and making one of the Alpha hero's gay.

I do not listen to same sex books or BDSM so when I filter for my romance books I expect these to be left out. There was way to much focus on one being gay. It's like the author was trying to focus on that and not the story of the book.

I won't continue with the series because it's to boring.

Kaya and Rafael

I purchased this as an ebook first back in June 2017 and for some reason didn't get around to reading it although the plot line intrigued me so when I saw it was now on Audible I decided to listen to it instead.

The main storyline is intriguing and well written and the characters are interesting and well-drawn. Rafael is a 500-year-old Gargoyle, his family line is Italian but he chooses to live in the US. He's the King of the Gargoyles and is surrounded by many family members. Some of them work with humans, some work within the Stone Corporation but all of them keep what they are a closely guarded secret.

Kaya is the Chief of Police, she's a strong independent woman who comes to Rafe's attention when she is investigating a mass murder where the bodies were dumped at one of his many properties. Was Rafael involved?

As far as Rafe knows no Goyle has mated with a human, but as soon as he hears her voice over the phone he knows he has to meet her, when he does he knows that she's his mate and sets about trying to find out if a mating like his has ever occurred before. She for her part feels drawn to him and agrees to see him even though technically he may be a suspect in her case.

The plot line is complicated, with lots of action and suspense, and it involves many sub-plots which are setting the scene for more to come I'm sure. Several of the characters involved in the story are keeping secrets and some have decisions to make which will affect not only their lives but the lives of others. A lot of questions are left unanswered who committed the murders, why were the bodies left on his property? I hope to find the answers to these questions in the next books. The main plot has suspense, romance chemistry and love, as well as action, intrigue and murder. Can a mating between a Gargoyle and a human work? Will others of his kind find their mates? Will Kaya accept what he is or will she run from what he offers?

Rafe is a great character, he's a great leader and is loved and respected by everyone in his clan/family to Kaya he is loving and gentle but willing to die to protect her. Kaya for her part is strong and independent, but is she strong enough?

The narration of this book by Mace Earl Finn was very well done and added to my enjoyment of the story.

Great story and ❤️ the series.

Great first book in the series 👍 💕. I have all the books so far. This is the first audiobook I have and received a ARC from author.

loving the storyline

I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to hearing more. I wish they would add more of this series to audible because I don't have time to sit down and read like I would like to. but unfortunately this series only goes to the fourth book. please add more thank you

Rafael

Mace Earl Finn can narrate any thing for me... that voice so perfect for Rafael . Oh yes will listen to Mace Earl Finn again..

I have never listen or read a Gargoyle shifter book before... I am loving it.

Rafael and his family have ruled for hundreds of years and have kept their shifter secret all this time. Never having mated with humans.
It just take one phone call with Kaya Kane a human and he knows she is his mate. When they meet ,sparks fly. Kaya
feels drawn to him and agrees to see him even though technically he may be a suspect in her case.

We have action and suspense, and it involves many sub-plots which are setting the scene for more to come. Several of the characters involved in the story are keeping secrets and some have decisions to make which will affect not only their lives but the lives of others.

Rafael character is strong and powerful , he is loved and respected by everyone in his family to Kaya he is loving and gentle but willing to die to protect her. Kaya for her part is strong and independent, but is she strong enough?

Wow

I’ve never read gargoyle shifter books before but this one has very clearly shown me where I have gone wrong with not reading them this was amazing can’t wait to listen to more 💜

An excellent introduction to this paranormal world

Rafael is the first book in the Stone Society series and an excellent introduction to this paranormal world. This novel is about the Gargoyle shifters and was the first book I read with Gargoyles. Faith Gibson did a fantastic job creating a new world for us to enjoy and I really loved the concept of this series. The storyline was intriguing with romance, mystery and some suspense and I was hooked from beginning to end. The main characters were likable and the author gave us so many secondary characters I can't wait to see how they all interact in the overall series. This novel was a fabulous read and I would highly recommend it to all lovers of paranormal romance.
The audiobook version of this novel was narrated by Mace Earl Finn. He has a deep voice that was just perfectly suited to the gargoyles. His pace and timing was excellent and I enjoyed listening to him narrate this novel.

Good storyline

There was parts of this book that I didn’t understand straight away but it all fell into place in the end. Good strong characters and a good storyline.

A good start to an interesting series!

In a chaotic world where gargoyles exist, hidden behind the guise of being human, the gargoyles are facing two potentially fatal situations. The gargoyles are committed to protecting humans from the unholy, evil human clones created by a possible madman. Meahwhile gargoyles also face extinction as the female of their species seem to have all but died out. Then, in New Atlanta, there are 11 murders and the king of gargoyles, Rafael, is a prime suspect. When he comes across the chief of police, he finds himself instantly attracted to her. Is she his mate? Can gargoyles and humans mate?

I really enjoyed the concept behind this series. Being the king, Rafael will probably be a key character in the series. But, as this is the first book, there is less focus on the romance between the king and his mate and more emphasis on the groundwork required for the onward momentum of the series. I think it will be exciting. Thank goodness Rafael has a lot of cousins and brothers to work through! That means there are probably going to be lots of books to look forward to.

Mace Earl Finn does a fantastic job of narrating this audiobook. He has a deep voice that can take on a gravely undertone where appropriate, which is ideal for a gargoyle's more beastly dialogues.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Good book

First Gargoyal shifted book I have listened to/read. It will definitely not be my last. I really enjoyed it.

INTENSE READ

Utterly fantastic book to read all the way though I was on the edge of my seat. Wanting to know what happens next. Such a intense book I loved every minute of it. I can't wait to get started on the book two. I've already got this book in my Kindle Library but I started to reading the last seven chapters at 10.30pm and it's now 5.37am . I couldn't put it down it was that good. You've got to read these books if you love shifter romance books.