Heart of Stone series by D.H. Sidebottom (Books 1-6) [ePub]

Incineration (Heart of Stone, #1):

Sometimes, all life deals you is shit, you just have to learn to accept the hand you’re given and win…and win good!’

After a horrific childhood and a tragic incident whilst living on the streets, Ava Stone is taken in by George Fielding, a respected figure in London’s organised crime circle.

After a few years of being under George’s protection and care, Ava is employed by Mason Fox, when George suddenly decides to retire abroad.
Mason is top of the ladder in the crime world and Ava finds herself equally frightened of him and intrigued by him. He brings out emotions and reactions Ava hasn’t felt in a very long time and soon the pair are utterly consumed in a passionate but toxic affair.

Masons’ dominancy and need for control has Ava fighting against the things she swore would never hold her back from life, but she soon discovers that love and passion may not be enough to hold their turbulent relationship together and when a friend of Masons’ is gripped by a jealous rage, Ava finds herself relying and depending on the very parts of her old self that she locked away so securely five years ago along with desperately trying to shield her heart from Masons suffocating rule on her.

Sometimes, Love is just that little bit too difficult

This book contains explicit sex scenes, Strong Language, violence and drug abuse…and one hell of a hot alpha male!

Tolerance (Heart of Stone, #2):

‘I know I’m not an easy person Ava, I’m moody, controlling and sometimes bloody insane but hell, I want you and I never intend to let you go…ever!’

Now living separate lives, Ava still can’t escape Mason’s control.
His dominant and intense love for Ava find them both battling against issues that could very well be the things that save them and when an incident from the past rears up to haunt them, they both find themselves pushed even further apart.
When a way out comes from an unlikely source, will Ava summon the courage and strength needed to stand against high profile figures and set them both free or will it be too late to fix their turbulent relationship?
With Mason’s drugs abuse threatening to spiral out of control, Rebecca’s constant smug sneer and a severe craving for soap, can Ava keep hold of her sanity or will these events be the factors that finally break her?

Sometimes, Love is just that little bit too painful

This book contains explicit sex scenes, Strong Language, violence and drug abuse…and one hell of a hot alpha male!

Resolution (Heart of Stone, #3):

The third and final installment of the ‘Heart of Stone’ trilogy

‘You’ll always own my heart Mason, because you hold the broken pieces in your clenched fist…Don’t let the dust slip through your fingers’

Fighting for her life and her Freedom, Ava has to once again rely on her inner strength to escape Dane’s hold.
Her and Masons relationship hits a new level of lethal and Ava soon discovers just how much Mason is struggling to keep clean. His mood swings are volatile and his erratic sexual desires begin to put a strain on their relationship and when Ava discovers just how bad Mason’s addiction is, she must finally decide if Mason is what she needs or if she must break free of his grip on her heart.

Sometimes, Love is just that little bit too destructive

This book contains explicit sex scenes, Strong Language, violence and drug abuse…and one hell of a hot alpha male!

Atonement (Heart of Stone, #4):

This is the fourth book in The Heart of Stone collection. It is essential to read the first three books in this series before reading this volume.

Reading order:
Incineration
Tolerance
Resolution
Atonement

You would think after eight years in a relationship, that you would know your partner inside out. Ava Fox thought that… How wrong she was.
When Mason’s secrets start exploding around them both, threatening their lives along with their marriage, Ava finds herself doubting everything Mason ever was or is.
She once again comes to rely on her inner strength, her outer strength and her sheer fortitude to make it through life, but this time Mason’s secrets and lies have buried deep, caused a pain so raw and brutal that Ava is unsure whether their relationship can ever find its way back to how it was.
It’s time for Ava to face up to Mason’s deceits.

Mason Fox has hated his secret life ever since Ava stepped into his life eight years ago, knowing how painful her past was, he kept his secret buried and hidden so deep that he thought he was safe from exposure… How wrong he was.
He once again finds himself in the centre of not only a battle of strength and force to save his wife’s life, but a fight to save his marriage.
His lies and deceptions have caused a breach so wide in his relationship with Ava that finding a way back needs more than just courage and determination.
It’s time for Mason to atone for his sins.

Sometimes, love is just that little bit too unforgiving.

This book contains strong language, violence and drug abuse. It also contains explicit sexual scenes, including a ménage à trois in the formation of F/M/M. This scene is contained within Chapter 10; if this content offends you, please feel free to skip the chapter as it contains no relevance to the storyline.
And of course, as always, this book contains one hell of an alpha male….

Avengement (Heart of Stone, #4.5):

Sometimes, love is just that little bit too exciting.

Mason Fox is angry, very angry. Someone has hurt his sister and in Mason’s world, that is not tolerated. EVER!
He’s home and vying for vengeance, but none of them expect just how capable Ava is at distributing avengement for her family, the people who took her in ten years ago and welcomed her as their own.
Someone needs to pay and between Ava and Mason, and of course a little help from their friends, it’s all fun and games again.

Endurance (Heart of Stone, #5):

This book is a short novella intended for reading alongside the Heart of Stone series, but after Kade.

Sometimes, love is just that little bit too unyielding.

To save the ones you love, sometimes you have to sacrifice your hopes and dreams… and your soul. There is nothing truer, especially when your hopes and dreams for your children are to be the very thing you have to sacrifice in order to give them hope and dreams.

When friends become enemies, how far are Mason and Ava willing to go to fight for their honour and beliefs? But, a fight always has a loser and this time even the defeated may win, because when succeeding rips your family apart, was the fight worth the battle?


Warning: This book contains explicit sex scenes including group sex, strong language and intense violence… oh, and one hell of an alpha male and one hell of a hard woman.

Fortitude (Heart of Stone, #6):

Sometimes, love is just that little bit too unhealthy.

It’s time to put demons to rest and say goodbye… once and for all.

Mason

My wife isn’t just fighting for her family anymore, or even for her beliefs and what she judges to be right concerning her family.
She’s fighting to survive.
After everything; after years of battles and heartache, after decades of conflicts and struggles, after moments of torture and pain, life now throws her a new war to combat.
Cancer.
Her biggest fight ever, the hardest battle that she will ever face, and the one thing that can finally destroy her.
Destroy me.
Cancer.
My wife is no longer my little warrior.
She’s is the most epic fighter out there. She’s the most courageous of soldiers. And she’s the epitome of strength.
My little warrior has become my monster of fortitude.

Ava

I’m no longer fighting to keep my family safe, or even to protect them. I’m no longer battling against the forces of Mason’s past or even mine.
I’m fighting to maintain their future.
After everything; after years of trying to survive, after decades of struggling to touch the light at the end of the tunnel, after moments of utter heartache, life now hands me a new scar to heal.
Cancer.
My biggest fight ever, the hardest battle that I will ever face, and the one thing that can finally, destroy me.
Destroy him.
Cancer.
I am no longer his little warrior.
I can’t fight that battle for him anymore. I can’t be the pillar of strength he needs me to be. And I can’t be the wife and lover he needs.
Fortitude has taken his little warrior and morphed her into a monster.


This book contains explicit sex scenes including M/M and F/M/M/F, strong language and intense violence… oh, and one hell of an alpha male and one hell of a hard woman.