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Bound by destiny, torn by fate—their love stood unbroken, victorious over all.
Kat MacArthur still feels the loss of her brother to another time. Seeking solace, she stumbles upon Ceallach, a Fae warrior, she’s had feelings for ever since she met him. The emotion grows stronger whenever they are together. Yet he warns her to stay away from the upcoming gathering for the Iona Stones. Kat refuses—she needs to be there to help her family and Ceallach.
Ceallach is torn between duty, magic, and the ache for mortal love. His Fae soul is sworn to protect the Iona Stones during the Gathering, but his heart is lost to Kat. With the prophecy looming, he cannot promise her forever—no matter how much he longs to. The maiden of the Iona Stones now faces sacrifice, and he fears if his beloved gets too close, he cannot save her.
When dark forces rise to take the Iona Stones along with their powers, Ceallach is forced into an impossible decision—to defy destiny or surrender to love?
Read an Excerpt
Still wearing a grin, he strode forward with confidence, and a sensuality Kat had not forgotten. The man still took her breath away with one look. Ceallach arrived before her, a smile playing on his lips. As his eyes swept across her face, the expression faltered. His brows knitted together in a frown, shadowing the sudden tension in his gaze. Reaching with his finger, he lifted a tear from her cheek, gripped his fist hard, and when opened, a small, clear teardrop-shaped gemstone sat in his palm.
“Dry yer tears, sweet Kat. Yer face is much prettier without them.” He took her hand and, with his other placed the gemstone in her palm. “When ye hold the gem, yer tears will fade, and happy thoughts shall fill yer heart.” When the stone touched her skin, her mind cleared, and a sense of ease washed over her.
Ceallach released her hand and strode past her to the doors.
Kat turned, calling after him. “Wait, why are ye here?”
The attractive Fae stopped and turned. “Dagda sent me. I’ve come to meet with the guardian of the stones. All the stones have returned. The gathering and battle of good vs evil is upon us. The gods have called, and we must answer.”
He opened the heavy oak doors without effort and strode through. The doors weight closed them, leaving Kat in the shadows again. She blinked, almost not believing her eyes and the truth before her. Her secret love had just casually strolled back into her life. Gripping the gem, he’d shaped from her tears, warmth washed over her. Ceallach was here. A smile crossed her face.
Ceallach was here.
1. Describe yourself in three words.
Fearless — I write straight into emotional and mythic fire, willing to face grief, sacrifice, desire, and power head-on without sanding down the edges for comfort.
Imaginative — my mind builds living worlds where history, folklore, Fae, and love braid together into something immersive, emotional, and purposeful.
Relentless — I finish what I start, I show up even when it’s hard, and I keep going until life gives everything promised.
2. Cast your book. Tell us who would play the main characters in a movie and why.
Theo James for Ceallach and Emilia Clarke for Kat MacArthur
3. What’s your favorite love scene from a movie?
I’m going to have to go with Romeo and Juliet. In High School English class we had to watch the movie and the same day we saw the window scene my boyfriend broke up with me right before that class. I cried the whole class, and was never the same. No one does drama better than Shakespeare.
Fun Fact: I have his gravestone rubbing framed and hung in my bedroom. As a child it hung in the wet bar area of our home and from a young age I could read it.
Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear
To dig the dust enclosed here.
Blest be the man that spares these stones,
And curst be he that moves my bones..
4. What’s your wildest fantasy?
I always wanted to be the girl on Whitesnake’s Jaguar XJS convertible in Here I go Again on my Own.
Or the bride in Guns and Roses November Rain – but when I mentioned it to my husband he reminded me, she dies in the video. And in real life, she married Axel Rose only to divorce him later.
But deep down inside, I just want someone to deep clean my house so I don’t have to!
5. If you were to lose one of your senses, which would you rather lose and why?
Smell, while it’s part of taste, I’d still keep taste and that would be fine with me. Something’s I’ve smelled in my life, I could have done without smelling 😊
6. What is the naughtiest thing you did as a kid?
As a teenager, before I even had a driver’s license at fifteen, I used to sneak out the go-cart. A boyfriend showed me how to rig a string to the governor switch so I could get full power, and every time I brought it back, I lined it up in the garage just right so my father would never notice.
One afternoon I burned my arm on the muffler. When my father asked what happened, I panicked and blamed the toaster. He didn’t question it for a second—he called the toaster company, chewed them out, and promptly bought a new one.
I let that lie stand for years. It wasn’t until I was in my thirties, sitting at Easter dinner with my husband and kids, that I finally confessed. Until that moment, my father genuinely believed the toaster had burned me. The confession did not go quietly. There’s nothing quite like getting chewed out by your father at Easter supper—especially in front of your spouse and children.
Quickies: These are hysterical!
Boxers or Briefs?
My man wears boxers, I wear woman’s briefs
Top or Bottom?
Both!
Pajamas or nude?
Sleeping = Tshirt but I love laying naked with my man.
Hairy chests or smooth?
My husband may kill me for this, but for a long time he had little chest hair. It didn’t come in till later. So, I like both. FYI, we’ve been married for 33 years.
Alpha or Beta?
About the Author
Margaret Izard is an award-winning author of historical fantasy and paranormal romance novels. Her latest awards are 2024 Reader’s Favorite Honorable Mention for Stone of Love and 2024 Spring BookFest Silver Award for the same title. She spent her early years through college to adulthood dedicated to dance, theater, and performing. Over the years, she developed a love for great storytelling in different mediums. She does not waste a good story, be it movement, the spoken, or the written word. She discovered historical romance novels in middle school, which combined her desire for romance, drama, and fantasy. She writes exciting plot lines, steamy love scenes and always falls for a strong male with a soft heart. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband and adult triplets.
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Thank you for featuring Margaret Izard and STONE OF DESTINY.
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