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1. I grew up performing. Dance and theater were my world for years. I learned to tell stories through movement long before I ever tried writing a novel. As a child, I’d play albums and dance in the living room. As a teen, I danced in my room, shaking the light fixture to the breakfast room below.
2. I discovered romance novels in middle school. I “borrowed” (okay, snuck them away) Harlequin romances from my mother and older sister, and they hooked me on happily ever afters ever since! I love the old Fabio-styled covers! IFKYK.
3. I’m the mother of triplets. Three babies, three teenagers, and eventually three college students! Raising them was one of the greatest adventures of my life. They turned 29 last October and share a birthday with my mom.
4. My wedding had a Broadway soundtrack. My sister gave our wedding pianist a playlist filled mostly with show tunes. I didn’t know until I got to my wedding reception. The pianist said it was his favorite playlist ever!
5. I collect earrings. My collection includes some outrageous pairs from the 1980s. I can’t bring myself to part with them even if I’ll probably never wear them again! For each Stone of Iona Book, I have a matching set of earrings for that stone.
6. I’m a chocolate girl. My nickname as a child was Choco-l-eater. Last summer, my husband and I went on a tour of an organic chocolate farm in Belize where we harvested, ground and made dark chocolate. I brought home 3 pounds of ground chocolate.
7. I love experimenting in the kitchen. Tex-Mex, Cajun, French, and good old-fashioned comfort food are some of my favorites. Chocolate melting cake is a fav to make. Cooking gives me a chance to be creative without a manuscript deadline. And when I make a mistake – takeout!
8. Housework helps me solve plot problems. If a scene isn’t working, I’ll fold laundry or unload the dishwasher. By the time I’m finished, I have it all worked out.
9. I worked in marketing, sales, and IT consulting as well as owned a dance/gymnastics studio. My career took several turns before I became an author. Those experiences taught me skills I never expected to use in the publishing world.
10. I started my writing career later in life. I began writing full time in 2021 and published my debut novel in 2024. Since then, I’ve published over ten books. It’s proof that a dream doesn’t come with an expiration date!
Legend shapes fate, but love burns strong enough to defy destiny.
Anne never asked to become the courier of the legendary Iona Stones. Charged with carrying the sacred stones across Scotland, she finds herself entangled in forces far older and more dangerous than she understands. Ancient magic stirs around the stones with dangerous purpose, and Anne fears the cost her task demands.
Highland Laird Ewan MacDougall has sworn his life to protect the Iona Stones and the secrets bound to them through blood, faith, and duty. Guided by prophecy and burdened by generations of sacrifice, he cannot afford distraction. Yet Anne’s connection to the stones challenges everything he believes, drawing her deeper into a fate neither of them fully understands.
As dark forces rise to claim the stones’ power, Anne and Ewan must trust the bond forming between them before ancient magic destroys everything they hold dear.
Enjoy an Excerpt
A breath hissed through Ewan’s teeth. The future again. Always the future. The Chapel in the Woods remained nothing more than a square of marked earth, waiting on builders and a stone escort, yet to arrive. He carried the burden of raising a grand chapel for magic stones he had never seen, guided by advice from Ainslie—Ron’s ma, a MacDougall from another time and blood of his blood.
Talk of the future scraped against Ewan’s patience until heat climbed his neck and locked his jaw tight. Expectations pressed in, of a life Ewan had yet to live—let alone witness.
He exhaled hard. “How the hell am I to protect the magic Fae stones from evil if I have no idea what lies ahead?”
Ron waved him off and dropped onto the low wall edging the garden. “Ye have to have faith, Ewan.” His first looked toward the abbey walls. “Hell, I also had doubts about the Fae’s power. But when I walked through a portal in time and stood before a castle that had not been there moments before, that alone made me a believer.”
Ewan folded his arms, the fabric pulling across his shoulders. “Faith, hope, and love. It’s all yer ma and my da spew. That and my duty to the magic Fae stones.”
“Listen to advice and accept discipline—at the end, you will be among the wise.” A soft voice carried through the covered walk, calm and measured.
About the Author 
Margaret Izard is a multi-award-winning author of romantic fantasy and paranormal romance, and the creator of the award-winning Stones of Iona series. Her work weaves myth, magic, and soul-deep romance into stories where ancient curses linger, destinies collide, and love refuses to yield.
A lifelong storyteller shaped by dance and theater, Margaret brings a rich, immersive style to every book, layering atmosphere, tension, and passion onto the page. Her novels feature powerful heroes, resilient heroines, and the kind of love that challenges fate itself.
She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband and adult triplets and loves connecting with readers.
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