Tour Stop/Giveaway: Stone of Faith

 

Check out Margaret Izard's Stone of Faith today and make sure to enter the giveaway in the post as Margaret Izard will be awarding a Stone of Faith Book Swag box (a $100 value) to a randomly drawn winner. The more you comment on the tour stops, the better your chances of winning. The tour is sponsored by Goddess Fish Promotions and you can find all the tour stops HERE.

Guest post from Margaret Izard:

 Topic: Do your characters seem to hijack the story or do you feel like you have the reins of the story? Explain.

I’m a plotter and I keep the reins. I build each book on a clear series spine—the stones’ mythology, the MacDougall legacy, and the endgame I’ve planned across titles. Research and my story outline anchor the big beats. I have a muse, and she takes me some great places, so my characters still surprise me, but inside that framework. They might shift how a scene unfolds or demands a quieter moment before the storm, yet they don’t change the destination.

In Stone of Faith, for example, Ewan and Lorelei nudged me toward deeper intimacy and resilience, but the course stayed set: the Stone of Faith lost at sea in Stone of Lust drives an ocean-bound quest, siren lore shapes Lorelei, and their bond powers the final choices. So yes—my characters breathe, argue, and sometimes reroute a path, but I steer the ship. If a surprise deepens emotion or theme (love, sacrifice, hope), I keep it. If not, back to the charted course.

 

STONE OF FAITH

Author: Margaret Izard

 Paranormal Romance

The heart’s most extraordinary battle is the one fought for love.

 

Haunted by a family legacy that threads magic through the ages, Captain Ewan MacDougall and his ghostly crew sail between worlds—freeing enslaved people. A worthy goal, yet he longs for what eludes him—true love. When he crosses paths with a legendary siren of the sea, bound to a cruel, power-hungry madman, Ewan finds the woman destined to claim his heart.

 

Trapped and forced to use her voice to lure ships into the clutches of evil, the spark in Ewan’s eyes awakens hope in Lorelei’s soul—a chance to break free and protect her Fae family. Yet, the wicked monster holding her captive will stop at nothing to kill the human who touches and loves her as no one has ever done before.

 

Will the fated connection they share break the chains of dark magic or claim two more victims in a quest to find the Stone of Faith?

  

Excerpt Two:

 

As they lay on the deck, a hand touched his beard. “You aren’t a ghost?” Her whitened fingers came to her mouth, and then she licked them. “Flour?” The sight of her tongue flicking over her digits had Ewan biting back a groan. His gaze found her—electric blue eyes. Up close, white rings glowed around the edges as silver flecks sparkled in the middle. He coughed, and a puff of flour hit her face, making her scrunch her nose and then sneeze.

 

Ewan’s hand brushed her hair from her eyes, leaving a trail of white. “Bless ye.” He chuckled when more dust puffed at her. The flour was an old trick from his and Doug’s childhood. A prank they played on Mrs. A using her fright of Dunstaffnage Castle’s ghost to terrify her. When she discovered the missing flour and its usage, they both had to help her in the kitchen for a week. The chore wasn’t all bad. Mrs. A would take pity on them and feed them chocolate-chip cookies, their favorite.

 

Doug’s boots appeared beside him. “And what do we have here? A siren washed up on our deck?”

 

Ewan sat up, pulling the redhead with him. She followed, clinging to him as she shook.

 

His eyes roamed her body and found a gash on her leg. “A damsel in distress, Doug.”

Giveaway Information:

 

Margaret Izard will be awarding a Stone of Faith Book Swag box (a $100 value) to a randomly drawn winner.

 

The 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

Wild Rose Press (publisher) 2025 calendar (While supplies last) 

Enter to win a special Stone of Faith swag box

 

AUTHOR Bio and Links: 

Margaret Izard is a multi-award-winning author of historical fantasy and paranormal romance novels. 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 passion 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 and loves to hear from readers.

 

Readers can email me at:  info@margaretizardauthor.com

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