N. N. Light’s Book Heaven is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Isn’t that wonderful?
I’d like to introduce you to romance author Margaret Izard.
Question 1: Where were you ten years ago in relation to your author/writer career? If you weren’t writing, what were you doing?
2015 was my triplet’s Junior year in High School. Back then, I focused on their development and education. In the spring, we headed into the theatre’s musical, Once Upon a Mattress, where my daughter was a chorus member and son #2 built sets. I had lent my dance expertise by doing all the choreography for the production. In addition, I sewed many of the costumes. There were many band events for son #1, who played trumpet and still does.
How does this relate to my writing? Since I was young and involved in performing arts, I’ve always told stories. With my undying dedication to the triplets, I tutored them through school. When they finished college, the desire to write was very strong since I’d held back my own interest for so long, bringing us to today, where I spend most of my time writing or editing my stories.
Question 2: Looking back on the past ten years, how has your writing grown?
I started seriously writing five years ago just wanting to share my stories. Once I wrote a book, I had to learn to write well. The storytelling was pretty good, but the craft of writing needed work. With much effort, I’ve improved my skills to elevate my stories. As with my dancing/acting training, writing is an ongoing learning process I work to improve with each book.
Question 3: What are you doing now? How many books have you published?
After almost two and a half years in the querying trenches searching for an agent or publisher, in 2023 I found a home with Wild Rose Press. My first series, Stones of Iona, is nearly complete with seven books and three Christmas Companion books. Looking ahead, I plan to venture forth with my shape-shifting dragons, which I first introduced in the Stones of Iona book 1, Stone of Love. Look for Dragons of Tantallon in 2026.
Stones of Iona Series
Human emotion powers the magic stones. Apart, they are strong; together, they are all-powerful. In the wrong hands, the stones could destroy the world. Travel to parts of the world in the present and the past as we follow multiple characters on the quest to restore the magic stones.
Fall in love over and over with the new series, Stones of Iona. For centuries, the Fae charged the MacDougall family with guarding the magic Fae stones. In one fateful moment, the monarchs of the family die in a horrible accident. In a panic, the good Fae cast the handheld magic gems across space and time to protect them from the evil Fae. The current generation of the MacDougalls must seek the lost stones and return them to the Chapel in the Woods at Dunstaffnage Castle in Scotland for safekeeping for all mankind.
Stone of Love, book 1.
2024 Reader’s Favorite Honorable Mention Romance Sci-fi/Fantasy Award! BookFEST Silver award Fall 2024! Literary Titan Gold Award!
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. Out now.
Stone of Fear, book 2. Literary Titan Gold Award! 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. Out now.
Stone of Lust, book 3. Literary Titan Gold Award! 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? Releases October 21st.
Thistle in the Mistletoe, a Christmas companion book. Literary Titan Silver Award! 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. Releases November 4th.
Stone of Hope, book 4. Literary Titan Gold Award! 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. Coming March 17, 2025.
Highlander’s Holly and Ivy, a Christmas companion book. The sequel to The Thistle in the Mistletoe featuring Roderick and Mary’s son, Alex where 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. Coming November 2025.
Next in the series: Stone of Faith, book 6. Stone of Destiny, book 7. Evergreen Evermore, a Christmas companion book. This series leads into another connected series, Dragons of Tantallon, my dragon-shapeshifters I introduced in Stone of Love.
Watch a fun video from Margaret Izard…
Giveaway -
In celebration of our 10th anniversary, the authors have each donated a prize (sixty in total) and they range from free books to swag to gift cards.
Open internationally but some prizes are only open to US residents only
Runs March 1 - 31, 2025
Winner will be drawn on April 1, 2025
Author Biography
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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