Blending sweet paranormal historical romance with Scottish coastal folklore and nineteenth-century maritime ambition, this story follows three brothers working to fund their passage to the Swan River Colony while apprentice sculptor Ben discovers living stone that feels magically alive under his chisel. On the windy hill above Burke Castle, his carvings of winged gargoyles and a sleeping stone lady draw the eye of the lord’s sheltered daughter.

Readers who love reachable historical and folklore-infused authors like Melanie Dickerson, A. L. Sowards, Kari Trumbo, and Chalon Linton will be drawn right into the Stone brothers’ journey, alongside fans of aspirational favorites like Juliet Marillier’s Shadowfell, Susanna Kearsley’s The Winter Sea, and Sara Donati’s Into the Wilderness.

Available in e-book, e-reader, paperback, and audio across major booksellers, this opening volume of a complete four-book series features endearing microtropes including bantering brothers building a life together, an artistic hero who sees more than stone in rock, a heroine who teases the hero over the faces he carves, and dreams of a new colony as a fresh start for the found family. The mythic coastal mood and brotherhood echo films like The Secret of Roan Inish and Master and Commander.

For readers who love: clean paranormal historical romance, Celtic kelpie folklore, stonemason and sculptor heroes, three brothers saga, nineteenth-century Australia migration stories, gargoyle carvers, and sweet slow-burn yearning. Perfect for fans of: The Secret of Roan Inish, Master and Commander, Song of the Sea, and the monumental kelpie sculptures of Andy Scott.