4.5 starsGreat historical romance fiction. I loved it! (though I did skim some of the historical bits, they just we so long and I didn't care enough to concentrate on them).Summary: Carrie settles into the shadow of Slains Castle in Scotland, creates a heroine named for one of her own ancestors,...
This was a really good read. I couldnt put it down. However, I was a little disappointed with the story. I wish there was more interaction between the main characters before they connected. The author seemed to spend more time on the main character flashing to the present rather then developing t...
Having read The Firebird first, all I can say is that I knew what was going to happen and bawled my eyes out anyway.However, because I apparently have Thoughts about this, I REAAAALLY did not care for the modern storyline, though--just based on this and the two other Kearsley books I've read, her...
I LOVED this book. Had a hard time putting it down. Do you know how when you read a book the characters become part of your thought life? This was one of those. How do you stop living with friends who are in your head? Ouch! I love love love intricate plots, and this was one of those. It wasn't h...
A Good YarnThe tale is a good yarn, primarily along the romantic side with touches of historical data incorporated throughout. The author provides a substantial amount of detail about the main characters which makes them all the more realistic. Although I found it a bit slow at the beginning, I...
Read This Review & More Like It On Ageless Pages Reviews!A thoroughly satisfying mix of history, the paranormal, with a dash of romance to flavor, The Shadowy Horses does not disappoint. A bit more romance-orientated than my previous read by this author (Mariana), I can still easily endorse Susa...
I am already a huge fan of Susanna Kearsley's book and thought I had read them all. Then I discovered this earlier book of hers published in 1998. It is not rated as high on here as some of her others, but it just happened to be the right book for me! So five stars because I could not put it d...
Mariana has made me an instant fan of Susanna Kearsley and after finishing her novel, I'll be sure to look for more works by this author. This was such a beautifully written novel and at times it felt reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier's writing as Kearsley does a masterful job of depicting her se...
Storms make trees take deeper roots. - Dolly PartonSEASON OF STORMS was first published in 2001. Sourcebooks rereleased this title with the following note from Susanna:This book was first published when emails were rare and nobody I knew owned a cell phone. to update the story's technology woul...
The Bas-Vivarais, near the village of Maisonneuve March 3, 1732 A week had gone by and she still was no closer to guessing the place where MacPherson was leading them. Since killing Stevens at Valence the Monday before, he’d been more than annoyingly secretive, and if the ...
On the quayside, in front of the Ship Hotel, David bent for a moment to tic a shoelace while I dug my hands in my pockets and looked around. I'd never seen the harbor when the fishing fleet was out. It didn't look at all forlorn, as I'd expected. Instead it had the peaceful and serene demeanor of...
It felt strange to be following people I couldn’t see, but I had faith that Rob, walking behind me, saw clearly enough for the both of us, so when he said Colonel Graeme and Anna were just up ahead I believed him. They were, from the angle at which he was watching them, slightly more inland and n...
‘… and they cannot eat or bathe, or do anything for pleasure – not until the sun has set, tomorrow night. It is a most important holiday. Paul calls it Yom … Yom …’ ‘Yom Kippur?’ ‘Yes, that is it.’ Thierry nodded. ‘The Day of Atonement. Paul says it is a day for remembering the dead, and for conf...