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Whispers In Stone
She came home to bury the past. But the past isn't ready to stay dead.
When seventeen-year-old Saoirse McKenna returns to her rural Irish village, she expects stares and silence—not to be haunted by voices from beneath the ancient burial mounds that surround her home. The whispers are calling her by name... and they're growing louder.
Drawn into a centuries-old prophecy and chased by memories she tried to forget, Saoirse must unravel the secrets buried in stone and blood. As the veil between worlds thins, she discovers a connection to a goddess of flame and healing—and a power that could save the land or burn it down.
But ancient forces have awakened.
And they are no longer waiting.
Whispers in Stone is the first book in a fast-paced, atmospheric Celtic-inspired fantasy, blending ancient magic, slow-burn romance, and a coming-of-age journey into myth, prophecy, and peril.
The Beauty of Magic Series
Whispers in StoneBlood of BrigidCrows of Connaght
When seventeen-year-old Saoirse McKenna returns to her rural Irish village, she expects stares and silence—not to be haunted by voices from beneath the ancient burial mounds that surround her home. The whispers are calling her by name... and they're growing louder.
Drawn into a centuries-old prophecy and chased by memories she tried to forget, Saoirse must unravel the secrets buried in stone and blood. As the veil between worlds thins, she discovers a connection to a goddess of flame and healing—and a power that could save the land or burn it down.
But ancient forces have awakened.
And they are no longer waiting.
Whispers in Stone is the first book in a fast-paced, atmospheric Celtic-inspired fantasy, blending ancient magic, slow-burn romance, and a coming-of-age journey into myth, prophecy, and peril.
The Beauty of Magic Series
Whispers in StoneBlood of BrigidCrows of Connaght
- GenresFantasy
228 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 15, 2026
About the author
W.J. May
255 books1,192 followers Wanita May grew up in the fruit belt of Ontario - St.Catharines. Crazy-happy childhood, she always has had a vivid imagination and loads of energy.
The youngest of six -- four older brothers, and a sister -- taught her at a young age to be competitive in all aspects of life.
At sixteen, she began competing in athletics (track and field) and before she turned seventeen, she was representing Canada in high jump. She continued to compete, breaking Canada's JR High Jump record (1.92m - 6' 3 1/2" for those metric-ly challenged). She attented University of Toronto, and Kansas State University - winning CIAU's and becoming All-American 6x - NCAA Indoors Runner Up + more.
But you're not interested in her athletic career - unless of course you're curious to know she stands 1.70m (5'7") and has jumped 20cm over her head on more than one occassion. She's represented Canada at the World Championships, World Jrs., won Francophone Games, and loved every minute of every competition. From the grueling workouts, the crazy weights she lifted on her back, the days she thought her lungs were going to spit out of her mouth for lack of oxygen, the travelling around the world and the opportunity to read - her favourite past time.
Life continued with her husband (a distance runner from Liverpool, UK, who she met at KSU) and then their first, then second and finally third child. Their house became full of more imagination and stories.
Wanita and her husband run an online business, dealing in antiques and collectables - particularly jewelry and porcelain (one of the business' website: www.wadeincanada.com ).
After her father passed away in 2009, from a six-year battle with cancer (which she still believes he won the fight against), she began to write again. A passion she'd loved for years, but realized life was too short to keep putting it off.
Her first book, Rae of Hope - from the Chronicles of Kerrigan - will be available October 2011 by kNight Romance Publishing.
She is currently represented by Dawn Dowdle of Blue Ridge Literary Agency. Wanita is a writer of Young Adult, Fantasy Fiction and where ever else her little muses take her.
The youngest of six -- four older brothers, and a sister -- taught her at a young age to be competitive in all aspects of life.
At sixteen, she began competing in athletics (track and field) and before she turned seventeen, she was representing Canada in high jump. She continued to compete, breaking Canada's JR High Jump record (1.92m - 6' 3 1/2" for those metric-ly challenged). She attented University of Toronto, and Kansas State University - winning CIAU's and becoming All-American 6x - NCAA Indoors Runner Up + more.
But you're not interested in her athletic career - unless of course you're curious to know she stands 1.70m (5'7") and has jumped 20cm over her head on more than one occassion. She's represented Canada at the World Championships, World Jrs., won Francophone Games, and loved every minute of every competition. From the grueling workouts, the crazy weights she lifted on her back, the days she thought her lungs were going to spit out of her mouth for lack of oxygen, the travelling around the world and the opportunity to read - her favourite past time.
Life continued with her husband (a distance runner from Liverpool, UK, who she met at KSU) and then their first, then second and finally third child. Their house became full of more imagination and stories.
Wanita and her husband run an online business, dealing in antiques and collectables - particularly jewelry and porcelain (one of the business' website: www.wadeincanada.com ).
After her father passed away in 2009, from a six-year battle with cancer (which she still believes he won the fight against), she began to write again. A passion she'd loved for years, but realized life was too short to keep putting it off.
Her first book, Rae of Hope - from the Chronicles of Kerrigan - will be available October 2011 by kNight Romance Publishing.
She is currently represented by Dawn Dowdle of Blue Ridge Literary Agency. Wanita is a writer of Young Adult, Fantasy Fiction and where ever else her little muses take her.
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May 5, 2026
The way nothing even happened in this book?
I was excited for this because I love Celtic lore. I love May and I can tell this book was heavily researched, but the plot was not there.
Saoirse spends the entire book feeling "flames crackle beneath her skin", having the same shy conversation with her childhood crush about how they missed each other, hearing dissonant whispers saying she was "born in ash and flame", and seeing shadowy figures in the woods.
It ends in a bang, as is May's style, so I'm sure book 2 will pick up. This was just a miss for me.
I was excited for this because I love Celtic lore. I love May and I can tell this book was heavily researched, but the plot was not there.
Saoirse spends the entire book feeling "flames crackle beneath her skin", having the same shy conversation with her childhood crush about how they missed each other, hearing dissonant whispers saying she was "born in ash and flame", and seeing shadowy figures in the woods.
It ends in a bang, as is May's style, so I'm sure book 2 will pick up. This was just a miss for me.
June 4, 2026
I kept reading this because I hoped it would get better, but it didn’t. I love Celtic themed novels, but this missed the mark. Too much wandering around the burial mound with nothing important happening. I will not be reading the second book in the series!
July 3, 2026
I was enjoying this book up until the ending. It is a cliffhanger. It gets to the point where the challenge is there but ends without the fight to a finish. Otherwise I would have given it a five-star rating. Recommended if you don't mind that type of ending.
August 11, 2026
Eion's sense of humor is the best part of this book!
The book is confusing but Eion's comments make it worth reading. He's great! The pic of her and her description don't match at all.
The book is confusing but Eion's comments make it worth reading. He's great! The pic of her and her description don't match at all.
July 13, 2026
I really could not get into this book.
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