When a fifth century pagan priest is
unearthed in Ireland fifteen hundred years after being entombed, archaeologist
Caitlin O’Connell is convinced it’s the find of the century. The body is in
perfect condition, right down to the intricate tattoos adorning the Celt’s
skin. In fact, if scientific data hadn’t proved otherwise, she would swear he
hadn’t been interred more than a few hours.
Eager to discover more about the mysterious
Celt, Caitlin accompanies the body back to the New York museum where she’s
employed, but before she has time to study him, the priest disappears without a
trace.
Rumors surrounding the event begin to
circulate and result in the excavation’s benefactor pulling the plug on the
entire expedition. The rumors are not far off the mark though.
After being buried alive for betraying his
goddess and his priesthood in the dawning age of Christianity, Ciarán wakes to
a strange new world. Alone and frightened in an unforgiving city, he stumbles
upon the only thing familiar to him and seeks sanctuary within the church
walls. With the help of the parish’s pastor, Father Mike, Ciarán slowly grows
accustomed to his surroundings, though he’s plagued by dark dreams and the
disturbing sensation that an evil from his past has followed him into the
future.
But a more immediate danger lurks on his
doorstep. Caitlin is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery concerning
her missing Celt, and when she meets her Uncle Mike’s new handyman, Ciarán
Donnelly, she’s convinced the handsome Irishman knows more about the theft than
he’s letting on.
Yet, even she can’t deny the attraction
between them, simmering below the surface and blurring the lines between her
personal and professional life.
But will Ciarán’s secrets draw them
together or shatter their future forever.
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Andrea Matthews is the pseudonym for Inez Foster, a
historian and librarian who loves to read and write and search around for her
roots, genealogical speaking. She has a BA in History and an MLS in Library
Science, and enjoys the research almost as much as she does writing the story.
In fact, many of her ideas come to her while doing casual research or digging
into her family history.
She is the author of the Thunder on the Moor series
set on the 16th century Anglo-Scottish Border, and the Cross of Ciaran series,
where a fifteen hundred year old Celt finds himself in the twentieth century.
Andrea also writes historical mysteries under the pen
name I. M. Foster. Her series A South Shore Mystery is set in the early 1900s
on Long Island. She is a member of the Long Island Romance Writers, and the
Historical Novel Society.
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