STONE'S REVENGE [Paperback]

Sylvia Hubbard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 2005

There is a copycat killer in Davenport and William is the number one suspect. William is the son of a serial killer; Therefore William's nemesis, prosecuting attorney Ramsey McPherson feels the apple does not fall too far from the tree. Ramsey makes it his number one mission to put William behind bars. William vows revenge against Ramsey with every intention to hurt what Ramsey holds dear in his life and that is the prosecuting attorney's daughter Abigail, who thinks someone is trying to frame William. Abigail and William fall in love and they keep their love affair a secret from Ramsey. Yet with a murder so gruesome happening on a night when Abigail and William are together, Abigail is forced to choose between not telling where William was or revealing to her father that she is truly in love with William. Only question remains : Who's the real killer?

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (April 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1411624491
• ISBN-13: 978-1411624498
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,627,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Detroit native, Sylvia Hubbard, a single mother of three, has worked tirelessly to promote and encourage emerging writers in Michigan. She independently published her first romance novel in 2000 and has continued to write in that genre, sometimes venturing into other subgenres. Always urban and contemporary styled, her writing is enjoyed all over the world. She has published 4 paperbacks and over 10 e-books.

The same year she published, Ms Hubbard also created Motown Writers Network to fill the lack of education and networking for Michigan authors online and offline. By 2004, she was frustrated that all the literary conferences had moved too far away from the city and co-created The Essence of Motown Literary Jam Conference held only in the City of Detroit annually.

In addition to romance writing, Hubbard has been featured at various conferences and workshops all over the United States and Canada, where she has taught authors how to sell their books on the Internet. She also published Internet Marketing for Writers & Businesses as a resource for those unable to attend her workshops. In the upcoming year, she will be featured in several anthologies and plans to publish additional e-books.

"I'm no superwoman," she states with a smile that seems infinite on her lips. "I'm just being an asset in the world instead of a liability."

Considered an addicted blogger by HoneyTechblog.com, nominated and recognized for her literary work in the Metro Detroit area, referred to as "A Literary Diva" by Detroit City Council and donned "Cliffhanger Queen" by her readers, she finds solace in speaking and educating on a variety of topics.

Her subjects range from Creative Intimacy, Single Parenting, Blogging, E-Books, Publishing (all aspects i.e.: writing, publishing, marketing & promoting online & offline), and personal triumphs with inspiration mixed in.

Never a disappointment, Sylvia Hubbard, has spoken in front of thousands all over the United States and Canada.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Revenge is more than sweet; its satisfying!", July 17, 2005

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Makasha Dorsey "Mrs. Dorsey" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: STONE'S REVENGE (Paperback)

Sylvia Hubbard's Stone's Revenge makes getting back at an arch enemy more than an empty confectionary treat but a filling four course meal plus desert and an after dinner drink!

William Yared Castro-Chavez Stone is an orphaned outcast due to his grandfather and father's sick, sadistic serial killing rampages. To make matters worse, Enid, his uncle's stepdaughter, accuses him of rape and William is thrown out of the only home he has. While roaming the streets after school, he saw the most beautifully, captivating girl, Abigail McPherson, who is being tormented by her older brother and sister. Fortunately for her, the object they teased her with rolled across the street and ended up in his hands. Before he returned the ball he made Abigail make him a promise to never forget him. She complies. Several days later, fate dealt him another crappy hand: right before his eyes an injured motorist plows down Abigail and both of her siblings. Knowing Abigail's father, Ramsey, has a personal vendetta against his entire family, William leaves Abigail stuck under the car and fleas the scene and the city knowing with Abigail gone he has no reason to stay.

Several years later, Stone returns to Davenport for his mother's funeral and copycat murders, similar to the ones his father committed, begin almost as quickly as he arrives. Ramsey McPherson, certain that Stone has inherited "bad genes", sets out to prove that he is the one committing the crimes. While arguing with Ramsey, he learns that Abigail is alive and almost well, the accident caused paralysis and memory loss. With that information, he decides that the best way to get back at Ramsey is through the one thing he holds dear, his beloved daughter.

Sylvia's book is dramatically entertaining while touching on the powerful conflict of love and family. Who did it? is obvious around the middle of the novel but the mystery falls back seat to this passion filled love story. William Yared Castro-Chavez Stone is the most memorable character I have ever read. He's been in my dreams a few times ... DON'T TELL MY HUSBAND!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars please...no..., July 22, 2007

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K. Gilliam "closet romantic" (Newport News, VA.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: STONE'S REVENGE (Paperback)

i guess i read a different book from most everyone here b/c i really didn't enjoy this. at first i respected william. he cam from a difficult background but then he takes everything and ruins it by raping the girl. and the fact that she is okay with it makes me sick. this book was a disappointment b/c if really did have potential but that was all messed up with the rape. and it WAS RAPE, there is NOTHING romantic about that.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE MOST THRILLING RIDE I'VE TAKEN!, July 14, 2004

By 

Brenda M. Hampton "Author" (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stone's Revenge (Paperback)

Sylvia Hubbard's Stone's Revenge is an exhilarating and suspenseful ride for readers. The main character, William Stone, takes you on a journey that explores his tramatic upbringing and the consequences he has to suffer for being the son of a seriel killer, Javier Chavez.

Unable to escape the Yared Castro-Chavez family's legacy of being crazed people, William finds himself constantly being harassed by the city's prosecuting attorney, Ramsey McPherson. McPherson was responsible for putting William's father away in prison, and now, desires to make sure the same thing happens to William as a string of murders start to arise in Davenport again. No other men in the world could hate each other as much as William and Ramsey and both find themselves scuffling hard for revenge. SERIOUS REVENGE, that is, until William falls in love with Ramsey's daughter, Abigail. He's loved her since she was a kid, and eventually comes face to face with the most critical decision he'll ever have to make: to embrace his love for Abigail, or continue his revenge for her father. At any cost, Abigail is determined to prove William's innocense, but how can she trust the man who so many believe is guilty? She's torn between the man who gave birth to her, versus the man that she's loved at first sight. Her choice could very well be the end of it all, as Stone's Revenge will have you biting your nails up until the very end.

I immensly enjoyed Hubbard's heart throbbing novel and from one writer to the next, I was delighted to see her attempt another genre and succeed well at doing so. Moreso, she stepped out of the box and created a novel that I'm certain many will enjoy. A must read, as Stone's Revenge will go down in my history book as being one of the best novels ever written.

Brenda M. Hampton,
Miss Author On The Rise