Shadows in the Spring
On sale
24th April 2025
Price: £10.99
Genre
Two souls bound together for eternity but lost in time. Until now.
Brimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay’s gripping dual-time novel travels from the present day to the danger of Roman Britannia.
Praise for Christina Courtenay:
‘Paints a vivid picture of life in two very different timeframes and, as the stories unfold, we see how the themes of life and love change little with the centuries. Fast-paced and thrilling!’ SARAH MAINE
______________________________
Her head buzzed with long-forgotten memories,
fleeting images that flickered in and out of her mind.
Nothing tangible, and not a single one fully formed, but teasing and tantalising,
as if they wanted to surface but didn’t know how.
AD 80
Duro of the Iceni tribe escaped life as an enslaved gladiator and is now finally home in Britannia with one thing on his mind: vengeance. For 20 years he has sought the Roman legionary who destroyed his family. What he didn’t expect was Gisel: a fierce Germanic woman with long white-blonde hair, forced into slavery by the Romans. Hypnotised by her spirit and her beauty, Duro frees Gisel and slowly tries to win her trust as they work together to complete his quest.
Present Day
Mackenna Jackson returns to Bath with a broken heart, thanks to rockstar Blue Daniels. Luckily she can still count on Blue’s former bandmate Jonah Miller as a listening ear. But Jonah has secretly been fighting stronger feelings, drawn to Mac’s quiet confidence and gorgeous white-blonde hair. As they explore the area, memories they can’t quite explain flood them both.
Is the spark between Mac and Jonah in fact a sign of something much deeper – a love enduring through millennia – or can it all be an illusion?
______________________________
Just some of the rich praise for Christina Courtenay’s pacy, evocative and romantic novels including Echoes of the Runes, The Runes of Destiny and Promises of the Runes:
‘I’ve been looking forward to this book . . . and it far exceeded my hopes and expectations. Romantic, fascinating and gripping, it’s one of my favourites of the series’ NICOLA CORNICK
‘As a reader, I was delighted and absorbed accompanying Ivor on his quest to the 9th Century. Courtenay writes so beautifully, drawing you in to each scene, that time and pages slip by effortlessly’ ERIN GREEN
‘Whenever I need a break from the Twenty-First Century, I read one of Christina Courtenay’s novels’ SUE MOORCROFT
‘I wonder if I, too, can find a way to travel back in time… If not, reading this book was the next best thing’ GILL STEWART
‘Seals Christina Courtenay’s crown as the Queen of Viking Romance’ CATHERINE MILLER
‘This epic romance is sure to sweep you off your feet!’ TAKE A BREAK
‘An absorbing story, fast-paced and vividly imagined’ PAMELA HARTSHORNE
‘A love story and an adventure, all rolled up inside a huge amount of intricately-detailed, well-researched history. Thoroughly enjoyable’ KATHLEEN MCGURL
Brimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay’s gripping dual-time novel travels from the present day to the danger of Roman Britannia.
Praise for Christina Courtenay:
‘Paints a vivid picture of life in two very different timeframes and, as the stories unfold, we see how the themes of life and love change little with the centuries. Fast-paced and thrilling!’ SARAH MAINE
______________________________
Her head buzzed with long-forgotten memories,
fleeting images that flickered in and out of her mind.
Nothing tangible, and not a single one fully formed, but teasing and tantalising,
as if they wanted to surface but didn’t know how.
AD 80
Duro of the Iceni tribe escaped life as an enslaved gladiator and is now finally home in Britannia with one thing on his mind: vengeance. For 20 years he has sought the Roman legionary who destroyed his family. What he didn’t expect was Gisel: a fierce Germanic woman with long white-blonde hair, forced into slavery by the Romans. Hypnotised by her spirit and her beauty, Duro frees Gisel and slowly tries to win her trust as they work together to complete his quest.
Present Day
Mackenna Jackson returns to Bath with a broken heart, thanks to rockstar Blue Daniels. Luckily she can still count on Blue’s former bandmate Jonah Miller as a listening ear. But Jonah has secretly been fighting stronger feelings, drawn to Mac’s quiet confidence and gorgeous white-blonde hair. As they explore the area, memories they can’t quite explain flood them both.
Is the spark between Mac and Jonah in fact a sign of something much deeper – a love enduring through millennia – or can it all be an illusion?
______________________________
Just some of the rich praise for Christina Courtenay’s pacy, evocative and romantic novels including Echoes of the Runes, The Runes of Destiny and Promises of the Runes:
‘I’ve been looking forward to this book . . . and it far exceeded my hopes and expectations. Romantic, fascinating and gripping, it’s one of my favourites of the series’ NICOLA CORNICK
‘As a reader, I was delighted and absorbed accompanying Ivor on his quest to the 9th Century. Courtenay writes so beautifully, drawing you in to each scene, that time and pages slip by effortlessly’ ERIN GREEN
‘Whenever I need a break from the Twenty-First Century, I read one of Christina Courtenay’s novels’ SUE MOORCROFT
‘I wonder if I, too, can find a way to travel back in time… If not, reading this book was the next best thing’ GILL STEWART
‘Seals Christina Courtenay’s crown as the Queen of Viking Romance’ CATHERINE MILLER
‘This epic romance is sure to sweep you off your feet!’ TAKE A BREAK
‘An absorbing story, fast-paced and vividly imagined’ PAMELA HARTSHORNE
‘A love story and an adventure, all rolled up inside a huge amount of intricately-detailed, well-researched history. Thoroughly enjoyable’ KATHLEEN MCGURL
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