The Shadowy Horses

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Synopsis

With its dark legends and passionate history, the windswept shores of Scotland are an archaeologist’s dream. Verity Grey is thrilled by the challenge of uncovering an ancient Roman campsite in a small village. But as soon as she arrives, she can sense danger in the air.

Her eccentric boss, Peter Quinnell, has spent his whole life searching for the resting place of the lost Ninth Roman Legion and is convinced he’s finally found it – not because of any scientific evidence, but because a local boy has ‘seen’ a Roman soldier walking in the fields, a ghostly sentinel who guards the bodies of his long-dead comrades.

Surprisingly, Verity believes in Peter, and the boy, and even in the Sentinel, who seems determined to become her own protector…but from what?

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Part ghost story and part romance…beautifully imaginative with a dream-like quality.

— The Bookseller

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Did You Know…

My interest in the mystery of the ‘lost’ Ninth Legion began in childhood, when I read Rosemary Sutcliffe’s The Eagle of the Ninth. It’s recently been made into the film The Eagle, starring Channing Tatum (as Marcus).

Also…

The Shadowy Horses is set in Eyemouth, in the Scottish borders. You can visit the town’s website here.

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Gallery

My novels are set in real locations, and doing the on-site research is an essential part of my writing process. Here are some of my photos.

Eyemouth Harbour and the Ship Hotel

The Ship Hotel

Gunsgreen House overlooking the harbour

Old Linthill which became my Rosehill

The front of the house

The field. You can just see the Principia at the top left

The field seen from the drive

More of the field from the drive

Eyemouth Fort on the headland seen from the Promenade

Taken from the Promenade at sunset

The swans passing the middle pier

Virtual Tour

These were the “stops” on my virtual book tours to mark the re-issue of Mariana & The Shadowy Horses in the U.S. in April and October, 2012. Thanks so much to all the bloggers who generously hosted me, and to Beth Pehlke at Sourcebooks for arranging everything. (If I’ve accidentally missed your blog stop on the tour, please let me know).

October 5
Guest Post: Using Archaeologists in The Shadowy Horses
Passages to the Past

October 5
Guest Post: My personal ghost stories
Reading Between the Wines

October 12
Guest Post: The Dilemma of Dialect
Fresh Fiction

October 17
Guest Post: The Mystery of the Lost Ninth Legion
My Friend Amy

October 19
Interview
The Royal Reviews