Stone of Doubt by Margaret Izard (Stones of Iona Series)
StoryGraph Summary: A reader who enjoys dark, emotionally charged romantic adventures with magical conflicts and complex love triangles set in richly woven historical-fantasy realms would find “Stone of Doubt” perfect for their TBR.
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*Inside the box: Teardrop Lab Sapphire Necklace; Signed copy of the book; Large Stone of Doubt book bag; Small Stone of Doubt book bag; Insulated wine glass with Stone of Doubt logo; Dublin shot glass with etched Stone of Doubt logo; Stone of Doubt bookmark; Stone of Doubt recipe card; and Wild Rose Press (publisher) 2025 calendar.
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Book Details
Stone of Doubt by Margaret Izard Series: Stones of Iona #5
Published by Wild Rose Press on March 17, 2025
Genres: Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 216
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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Excerpt from Stone of Doubt
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.
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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About Margaret Izard
Margaret Izard is an award-winning author of historical fantasy and paranormal romance novels. Her latest awards are the 2024 Reader’s Favorite Honorable Mention for Stone of Love and the 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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Guest Post
Before I wrote a single word. I read, read, and read. I wanted to find a single castle that would anchor my series. Dunstaffnage Castle in Oban, Scotland, provided a rich, tremulant history, while the Chapel in the Woods gave me the perfect opportunity to blend history into fantasy.
In early research, I read about the Stone of Destiny, or the coronation stone, traveling through Scotland and stopping at Dunstaffnage Castle. When I learned about the Stone of Destiny and its rumored birthplace, Iona Island, I asked myself, what if the stone was magic? What if many stones were magic, and what would that mean? As I delved into research on Scotland, I found that many of its beliefs link to its folklore. These rich stories of worlds beyond ours became essential in capturing this country, its people, and its culture and bringing them to life.
Each story in the series focuses on the search for a magic Fae stone, a Stone of Iona. Via a Fae fable, the characters learn which stone needs finding. Blending the fable into the plotline and how it unfolds became the series’ backbone.
Stones of Iona Series
Stone of Love, book 1. 2024 Reader’s Favorite Honorable Mention Romance Sci-fi/Fantasy Award Winner! Colin and Breille’s story. American scholar starts a new life by renovating a Scottish chapel as a Fae’s prophecy sends her through time into the arms of the modern Scottish Laird, posing as his ancestor who must find a magic Fae stone to bring order to the realms.
Stone of Fear, book 2. John and Marie’s story. A Scottish expert on religious buildings finds herself kidnapped and forced to search for a magic Fae stone as a Fae prophecy sends her lover chasing her through time to save her and the realms from evil.
Stone of Lust, book 3. Ainslie’s story (Colin’s sister). A modern woman attempts to save her kidnapped sister-in-law when she comes face to face with the Viking warrior of her dreams as a Fae prophecy demands she search for a magic Fae stone, but is his love worth risking her future?
Thistle in the Mistletoe, a Christmas companion book. Mary and Roderick (Colin’s identical ancestor in the past). An innocent highland beauty seeks peace in a forced marriage to her clan’s greatest enemy as betrayal looms from within; she only hopes to find true love.
Stone of Hope, book 4. Dominic’s story (Brielle’s brother). Adrenaline junkie, special ops hunk, finds himself hunting a magic Fae stone as his niece and nephew, who possess Fae powers, land them in the middle of the 1930s Egyptian dig of an attractive archaeologist whose archenemy attempts to steal her work.
Stone of Doubt, book 5. Evie’s story. (Colin and Bree’s daughter) A human with Fae powers finds herself fulfilling an old magic stone prophecy as her lost dream boy, now a man, must rescue her from the cruel grip of an evil monster and save the realms.
Next in the series:
Highlander’s Holly and Ivy, a Christmas companion bookcoming November 2025. Features Alex MacDougall, Mary and Roderick from Thistle in the Mistletoe son. A forbidden love between a Highlander and an English lady intertwines with magic, betrayal, and the fate of a nation as they fight to unite their worlds and reclaim Scotland’s legacy.
Stone of Faith, book 6 Ewan’s Story. (Evie’s twin brother) A cursed pirate captain and an enslaved siren defy a power-hungry madman—and fate itself—to claim a love that spans centuries as they save the human and Fae realms.
Stone of Destiny, book 7. Katerine MacArthur, Evie’s BFF love story. A woman torn between fate and forbidden love must defy a Fae prophecy and battle dark forces to reclaim her future—and the heart of the Fae warrior she can’t forget.
Evergreen Evermore, a Christmas companion book coming 2026
This series leads into another connected series, Dragons of Tantallon, a dragon-shapeshifter series revolving around the magic Iona Stones.
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Giveaway!
Margaret Izard will award a randomly drawn winner a Stone of Doubt Book Swag Box*.
*Inside the box: Teardrop Lab Sapphire Necklace; Signed copy of the book; Large Stone of Doubt book bag; Small Stone of Doubt book bag; Insulated wine glass with Stone of Doubt logo; Dublin shot glass with etched Stone of Doubt logo; Stone of Doubt bookmark; Stone of Doubt recipe card; and Wild Rose Press (publisher) 2025 calendar.
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April 28: The Book Connection
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This looks like such good book.
This sounds like an interesting series. Are the books stand alone reads?
Sounds like a great read.
Thank you for featuring STONE OF DOUBT today.