Author · Front Royal, VA

A little bookshop.
A world of stories.

Kayla Stone writes fiction and real-life reflections born of loss and hope — from a memoir-tinged HOA saga to the quiet countdown of Twenty-One Days and Forever.

Steaming coffee beside blue books in a warmly lit enchanted library
"We craft tales that inspire, comfort, and bring people closer, one page at a time."— Kayla Stone
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The Shelf

Find your next chapter

Stories for the heart, a little everyday chaos, and a path into somewhere magical. Browse a shelf and make yourself at home.

Dear Management: I Need to Report My Neighbor book cover

Dear Management: I Need to Report My Neighbor

A wickedly funny, painfully true look at life under an HOA — for anyone who has ever drafted a strongly worded email to the board.

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Amanda's Story

Twenty-One Days and Forever

A grief memoir about loss, resilience, and the quiet countdown that changes everything — Amanda's story, twenty-one days and beyond.

The Essential Guide

Community Association Bible

A practical 12-month record book for January–December 2027, designed to help organize the details of the communities you manage.

Community Manager: Meeting Minutes

Keep meeting discussions, decisions, motions, and action items organized in a practical community-association meeting record book.

Out Nov 16 The Secret of Bramble Hollow — cover art
Bramble Hollow Series · Book One

The Secret of Bramble Hollow

Ten-year-old Emalynn Byrne is small for her age, big on curiosity, and never without her dog, Clover — until Clover leads her past a forbidden fence to an ancient ring of stones and reveals she can talk. Book one of a five-part series about friendship, magic, and growing up on an Irish farm where nothing is quite as ordinary as it seems.

Brace NoVA: A Disaster Preparedness Guide for Families, Communities & Businesses
Northern Virginia Edition

Brace NoVA

A hyper-local disaster preparedness guide for Northern Virginia families, HOAs & small businesses — hazard-specific plans, emergency contacts, and planning tools built for the DMV.

A Place for What I Carry: A Grief & Remembrance Journal cover
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A Place for What I Carry: A Grief & Remembrance Journal

Gentle, optional prompts and room to write about the person you miss. Undated pages let you move at your own pace, without pressure to find the right words or follow a timeline.

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Bramble Hollow Coloring & Activity Book

Coloring pages and activities inspired by The Secret of Bramble Hollow—a creative companion to its world.

Limited Time · Holiday Special

The 2026 Holiday Bundle

Everything a community manager needs — three books, one order, one holiday price.

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Brace NoVA + Community Manager Minutes Book + Community Association Bible

  • 13+ hazard-specific disaster plans
  • Federal, state & local legal framework
  • VDEM, FEMA & Red Cross contact directory
  • Fillable resident & vendor emergency forms
  • Ready-to-use board meeting minutes template
  • Action item tracker & sign-off pages
  • Full portfolio compliance reference
  • Shared 12-month community calendar
$55

All three books for $55. Shipping and applicable taxes calculated at checkout in our Square shop.

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Kayla Stone, author, wearing an olive jacket
Meet Kayla

A journey of resilience and storytelling

Kayla's writing is inspired by profound loss and unwavering hope. She writes to give voice to the silent, comfort to the broken, and joy to the weary — turning hard-won experience into stories that connect.

Based in Front Royal, Virginia, Kayla splits her time between drafting new books and reading debut and independent fiction closely, generously, and without pretense.

"Create stories that connect. We craft tales that inspire, comfort, and bring people closer, one page at a time."
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Every book deserves to be read closely — not skimmed, not algorithmically summarized, but genuinely met by another mind.

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Notes on Writing & Publishing

Behind-the-scenes updates from Kayla's launch and life as an indie author.

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