“Four Stars. Although I have never been a fantasy reader, I really enjoyed the story of ‘Woman of the Stone’. I had a bit of trouble keeping track of the many political factions and their intrigues, but maybe that’s due to my not being practiced in reading this genre. I am a reader and author of romance novels and this story had enough of that to keep me involved and wondering what would happen next. In fact, at the end of this–the first in the series–I know which direction I’d like to see that aspect of Emerald’s future take (wink). The pacing of the story was excellent and the characters interesting. I appreciated the good strong characters in particular. I also enjoyed the descriptive prose and could see the lanscape and terrain–as well as the physical actions of the characters–clearly in my mind’s eye. These are all elements that make up a good book for me. Well done, S.V. Farnsworth! It will be interesting to see where the next one takes us.”

– Mandie Tepe