Amanda Witham sees her new job at an eighteenth-century house as a career move, just part of the history business, nothing personal. Then archaeologists find a man's skeleton buried in the garden behind the house.
That night James Grant's ghost introduces himself to her. And a handsome and charming ghost he is, in the tartan kilt and scarlet coat of King George's Highland Regiment. Suddenly Amanda finds history to be up close and very personal indeed.
Like many handsome and charming men, James has put Amanda in a difficult position. She can hardly tell her friends and co-workers of her hands-on original source. And yet she promises James she'll reveal the truth about his death--just as soon as she figures out what the truth is.
So why was he buried in the garden when eighteenth-century records say he died in battle?
Amanda's quest begins in Colonial Williamsburg and ends at James's ancestral castle in Scotland, which, she discovers, is still very much in the family. But nothing, not time and space, not illusion and reality, not love and death, turns out to be what she anticipated. And when James's past finally catches up with her present, Amanda finds her future held at sword's point.
There's more than one glint of scarlet in the shadows of the past--and in the shadows of the heart as well.
"Presenting a delicious mix of romance and supernatural suspense, Carl (Ashes to Ashes) delivers yet another immensely readable tale. She has created an engaging cast and a very entertaining plot, spicing the mix with some interesting twists on the ghostly romantic suspense novel." --Publishers Weekly
"Shadows in Scarlet successfully combines time-travel elements with classic romantic suspense. There is a little something for everyone here, making for a pleasing read." --Toby Bromberg, Romantic Times
"SHADOWS IN SCARLET is a lovely book; part mystery, part ghost story all woven about a lovely romantic middle. As you peel away at the many layers, you find a thoroughly enjoyable read that moves you from Virginia to Scotland, with some good red herrings that lead to a rather entertaining solution to the mystery, with an ending you could NOT have imagined at the beginning of the book. It never bogged down, but bounced along, giving you an enjoyable time from cover to cover." --A Staszalek, Romance Reviews Today
"This engaging paranormal romance contains time travel and suspense elements intertwined seamlessly to create a dynamite plot. The story line is fun and captivating especially seeing the world through the idealistic eyes of the audacious, adorable Amanda. Lillian Stewart Carl furnishes an engaging tale that entertains readers while enticing the audience to elicit more novels like SHADOWS IN SCARLET and a previous work, MEMORY AND DESIRE, from this talented author." --Harriet Klausner, The Best Reviews, Mysterious Readers, and many others
"SHADOWS IN SCARLET is a love story with a twist. The ending is totally unexpected. It is a book that will stay with you for a long time to come." --Jo Rogers, MyShelf.com
"Shadows in Scarlet is indeed classic romantic suspense. If you have an unsatisfied appetite for that kind of story, try it, and anything else of Lillian Stewart Carl's that you can find. If you're new to the category, be assured that she knows what she's doing. You will quickly find yourself enjoying her historical sensibility, her lovely wit, her skilled blending of the magical and the mundane, and her expert affection for Scotland." --Roland Green, sf/fantasy reviewer for Booklist and Publisher's Weekly
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| Ashes to Ashes | Dust to Dust | Garden of Thorns | Memory and Desire |
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| Shadows in Scarlet | Time Enough to Die | Lucifer's Crown |