{"id":7166,"date":"2023-01-12T12:50:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=7166"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:53:02","slug":"the-stone-mother","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-stone-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stone Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1140\" data-attachment-id=\"7167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-stone-mother\/solsticelight_shop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/solsticelight_shop.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,1140\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"solsticelight_shop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/solsticelight_shop.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/solsticelight_shop.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/solsticelight_shop.jpg\" alt=\"Stark white book cover with a skeletal tree in the middle and ominous vines around the edges\" class=\"wp-image-7167\" style=\"width:378px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/solsticelight_shop.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/solsticelight_shop-600x950.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/solsticelight_shop-200x317.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/solsticelight_shop-360x570.jpg 360w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/solsticelight_shop-38x60.jpg 38w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/solsticelight_shop-57x90.jpg 57w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>FEATURED IN:<\/strong> <strong>Bleak Midwinter: Solstice Light<\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quillandcrowpublishinghouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quill &amp; Crow Publishing House<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>\u00a0January 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:\u00a0<\/strong>Cassandra L. Thompson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cover Art:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/faylane.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fay Lane<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<em>THE STONE MOTHER<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Villagers suffer for no longer worshipping the stone statue of the Caileach.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7166_07d130-f7{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7166_07d130-f7 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7166_07d130-f7 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7166_07d130-f7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7166_07d130-f7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7166_07d130-f7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7166_07d130-f7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7166_07d130-f7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7166_07d130-f7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7166_07d130-f7\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7166_bca680-73.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7166_bca680-73 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/thecrowshoppe.com\/products\/the-bleak-midwinter-duology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">MORE INFO<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PUBLICATION DETAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope begins at the first sign of light\u2026\u00a0The second part of a special double-feature anthology from Quill &amp; Crow Publishing House, Bleak Midwinter: Solstice Light pulls us out of the cold, dark winter night and into the morning light. A dark fiction anthology with lighter horror elements, this anthology still honors the Gothic themes of dreadfulness and despair, but ends with a dash of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amanda M. Blake, Victoria Clapton, Seluna Drake, S.C. Fantozzi, A.R. Frederiksen, Erin Keating, J.S. Larmore, Mary Rajotte, Sarah Von, and New York Times Bestselling Author, Jacqueline West.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AN EXCERPT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-left\"><blockquote><p><em><br>In times forgone, when previous generations feted her with ritual and pageantry, the glen was fruitful and lush, with no households left wanting. The villagers threw meal and bread to her to keep their cattle hearty and, in return, The Stone Mother made their harvests bountiful. But their belief in her lapsed. They abandoned her and turned away their gazes. And for that, Bl\u00e6cloch now suffers.<\/em><\/p><cite>\u00a9 MARY RAJOTTE<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">READER REVIEWS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;In Bleak Midwinter, her short \u201cThe Stone Mother\u201d concerns the same theme: worshiping an old god to bring prosperity to the land. 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