Stone Mason

By V.M. Merrick

Some places don't ask to be saved. They ask to be held.

When a mountain house begins to fail under the slow weight of time, weather, and abandonment, Silas Vance is hired to do what he does best: stabilize stone, slow collapse, and move on before the cost becomes personal.

But this job is different.

The house is still lived in.
The land still remembers who built it.
And the woman refusing to leave understands exactly what staying will cost.

Stone Mason is a quiet, grounded novella about work that cannot be rushed, choices that cannot be undone, and the discipline required to hold something upright when walking away would be easier.

There are no heroes here.
No easy fixes.
Only stone, weather, and the people willing to stand between them.

A Ridge Road novella.
For readers who prefer restraint over spectacle and meaning over momentum.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMN68PKG
• ISBN13: 9798247586272
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"