Margaret Izard – Stone of Doubt

Today, award-winning author Margaret Izard is guesting. She’s talking about her latest release, Stone of Doubt, book five in the Stones of Iona series, a paranormal romance. Don’t forget to enter the Raffleocopter giveaway.

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What a fae is and why Margaret enjoys writing about them:

The Tuatha Dé Danann (pronounced TOO-ah day DAH-nahn) are a race of supernatural beings in Irish mythology, often depicted as powerful deities. They were skilled in magic, warfare, and the arts. Some were seen as gods, later diminished to fairies or spirits in folklore. They eventually retreated into the Otherworld (Tír na nÓg), becoming the hidden people or the Aos Sí. The Tuatha Dé Danann fought the Fomorians, a race of monstrous beings, in battles for control over Ireland. Eventually, they retreated underground into mounds (síde), becoming the fairy folk of Irish legend. Their legacy continues in modern Irish folklore as fairies, the Otherworld, and supernatural forces.

The backstory to this folklore provided the perfect storyline for my Fae in Scotland. Dunstaffnage Castle in Oban, Scotland, is where the Tuatha Dé Danann were from, so making them my Fairy seemed right. In the Stones of Iona Series, Tuatha Dé Danann are the good Fae, and the Fomorians are the evil Fae, who are after the magic Iona Stones powered by human will and emotion, which control both realms. This tug-of-war between good and evil creates mystery, suspense, and conflict. Each hunt for a magic Fae stone shows each character their fate in life and their destined love. Apart, the stones are powerful but together, they rule the realms. True love is the greatest power of all.

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Title: Stone of Doubt
Series: Stones of Iona
Author: Margret Izard
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: 216 pages
Release Date: March 17, 2025

In the absence of doubt, only faith is found.

Blurb: A human with Fae powers living like an oddball has its ups and downs until Evie MacDougall’s dream Fae boy pops back into her life after she thought another was “the one.”

One dark and devilish, the other her long-lost love. Evil forces trap her for a magic Fae stone, but which man can she trust? As a teen prophesied to be Fae king, Aodhán viewed the girl of his dreams through an Eye of Ra.

Once, he risked all to help Evie MacDougall find a magic Fae stone, only to end up imprisoned. Kept from his true love for years, he finds her at risk from an evil Fae hunting a magic stone.

Is a single vow strong enough to save true love, to save the human and Fae realms?

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Her head shot up, and he stood before her. “Hello, Evie.”

Her hand lifted as she moved it toward him, expecting it to pass through. When she touched his warm chest, she jerked back.

He captured it in his hand. “Aye, I’m real, Evie.”

He brought her hand to his lips and brushed the back, kissing her. Tingles shot from her hand to her heart. Only one person affected her that way. Aodhán.

His grin grew as he lowered her hand. “I’ve been away, and for that, I am sorry. But I’m finally freed. Free to revisit the human realm.”

Tears gathered in her eyes as he gazed into her eyes, her heart. Her Fae love, Aodhán, stood before her and held her hand.

“Evie, please let me make up my absence to ye. Let me show ye new hope and erase all doubt about yer feelings for me.”

She whimpered as a tear fell. “Aodhán?”

His hand came up and caught her tear. He rotated his palm and held it open, presenting a clear gemstone shaped like a teardrop.

Handing it to her, he whispered, “I can only stay a moment, but tomorrow I shall come to ye. I’m glad ye kept the sphere. I heard yer call every time. No more tears, Evie.”

He brushed a kiss on her lips. “Look for me tomorrow night in yer dreams. Don’t lose hope.”

Aodhán faded from her view.

Evie blinked. She turned around once, scanning the area. No one was about.

She turned again, calling out, “Hello?”

No one appeared on the street.

She pulled her camera up and pressed the button. Aodhán’s smiling face and ethereal glow came into view. Proof he’d visited and she’d not seen a ghost.

Her fingers brushed her tingling lips at the promise of tomorrow night.

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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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