The second book in the Riverstones series, Scattered Stones continues the story of Mary Healey and her family during the gold rush in Central Otago, New Zealand.Jim, Mary's husband, has returned, and together they are trying to build a future that will become a legacy. However Mary feels her hold on her children is slipping, and life is becoming as uncontrollable as the river in flood.News of gold being struck on the West Coast sparks a new rush, and Mary fears her precious hotel will be deserted, and Long Gully will become a ghost town.Scattered Stones is a story of one family who face many challenges but whose closeness and strength prove that when all else is lost, love remains.