{"product_id":"the-shadowy-horses-9781402258701","title":"The Shadowy Horses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters--sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!\"--DIANA GABALDON, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eOutlander\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArchaeologist Verity Grey has been drawn to the dark legends of the Scottish Borderlands in search of the truth buried in a rocky field by the sea, in this darkly romantic novel of historical fiction by bestselling author Susanna Kearsley.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe invincible ninth Roman Legion marches from York to fight the Northern tribes, and then vanishes from the pages of history. When Verity Grey goes looking for them in modern-day Scotland, she may find more than she bargained for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer eccentric boss 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere on the windswept Scottish shores, Verity may find the answer to one of the great unsolved mysteries of the historical record. Or she may uncover secrets from the romantic past that were buried for a reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of historical romance will be completely transported by \u003cem\u003eThe Shadowy Horses\u003c\/em\u003e, an exquisite novel of Scottish historical fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso by Susanna Kearsley: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Winter Sea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Desperate Fortune\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Firebird\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rose Garden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Splendour Falls\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeason of Storms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMariana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed of the Dragon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBellewether\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKearsley, Susanna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Susanna Kearsley is a former museum curator who loves restoring the lost voices of real people to the page, often in twin-stranded stories that interweave present and past. Her award-winning novels have been published in translation in more than 25 countries. She lives near Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks Landmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51648986218770,"sku":"9781402258701","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_25670a46-8b03-4bc0-8bf2-0e9f16c7fca9.jpg?v=1759841183","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-shadowy-horses-9781402258701","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}