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The Gargoyle of Gull Rock
Paperback
Series: Chronicles of Gull Rock, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 14 2026
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A cozy fantasy about a reclusive lighthouse keeper, a stubborn gargoyle, and the found family he never knew he needed.
Arthur Pemberton-Kay moved to the edge of the world to be left alone. Gull Rock Lighthouse suited him perfectly: eighty-four stone steps, a kettle that always went on at the same hour, and no one close enough to ask how he was really doing. Then a fisherman leaves him a cracked stone carving as a paperweight - and one spilled cup of tea later, Arthur discovers it's not a paperweight at all. Barnaby is a gargoyle: granite-grey, bat-winged, with a bulldog's endearingly grumpy face and a heart that glows amber-gold whenever he feels safe - and he has absolutely no intention of letting his new keeper hide from the fishing village of Oakhaven, its warm-hearted baker, its damp and gentle selkie, or the community slowly working its way into a solitary man's carefully guarded life. As the mist rolls in and the harbour's old protective magic begins to fade, Arthur will have to decide whether the quiet he fought so hard for was ever really what he wanted.
- A Found Family He Never Asked For: a warm-hearted baker, a gentle selkie, and a whole fishing village that refuses to let Arthur stay a stranger.
- A Gargoyle Companion Who Refuses to Be Ignored: Barnaby's amber-gold heart and bulldog scowl make him one part guardian, one part impossible-to-refuse roommate.
- Slow-Burn Village Belonging: changing seasons, a Midwinter festival, and no cliffhangers - just a lighthouse, a kettle, and a slow exhale.
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