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The Silent Touch of Shadows (Shadows from the Past Book 1) Kindle Edition
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date31 May 2012
- File size3.6 MB
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- ASIN : B008834GRY
- Publisher : Choc Lit
- Accessibility : Learn more
- Publication date : 31 May 2012
- Language : English
- File size : 3.6 MB
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 330 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1906931889
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Book 1 of 4 : Shadows from the Past
- Best Sellers Rank: 267,591 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 21 in Time Travel Romance
- 30 in Romance Time Travel
- 31,841 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)
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About the author

Christina Courtenay lives in Herefordshire in the UK and is married with two children. Although born in England she has a Swedish mother and was brought up in Sweden. In her teens, the family moved to Japan where she had the opportunity to travel extensively in the Far East.
Christina is a Vice President and former chairman and of the UK’s Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA). She won their Elizabeth Goudge Trophy for a historical short story in 2001 and the Katie Fforde Bursary for a promising new writer in 2006.
Her novels have been shortlisted for and won several awards - 'Trade Winds' (Sept 2010) was short listed in 2011 for the RNA's Award for Best Historical Fiction, 'The Scarlet Kimono' won the Big Red Reads Best Historical Fiction Award the same year, 'Highland Storms' won the Best Historical Romantic Novel of the year award (RoNA) in 2012, 'The Silent Touch of Shadows' was shortlisted for the 2013 RoNAs (Historical) and won the Festival of Romance Award for Best Historical. 'The Gilded Fan' won the RoNA for Best Historical 2014. Echoes of the Runes won the RNA Fantasy Romantic Novel of the year 2021 and Hidden in the Mists was shortlisted for the same prize in 2022.
Christina also writes contemporary YA and 'New England Rocks' was shortlisted for the RNA's awards in 2014. The other three books in the series were published under a different name - Pia Fenton.
When she's not writing, she spends her time tracking down elusive ancestors for her family tree, and her other hobbies include archaeology (the armchair variety), listening to loud rock music and collecting things.
Website - www.christinacourtenay.com
Follow Christina on Twitter - www.twitter.com/PiaCCourtenay
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Customers find this book to be a captivating novel with a romantic story involving the unnatural, and they appreciate how the past and present are interwoven throughout the narrative. The time travel elements receive positive feedback, with one customer describing it as a supernatural time-slip novel. Customers praise the character development, with one noting there are not too many characters with similar names. The book maintains a steady pace, with one customer mentioning there's no lag in the narrative.
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Customers find the book excellent and very readable, describing it as a captivating novel that's a good page turner.
"...to solve this 600 year old mystery, makes for an exciting and very interesting story...." Read more
"...moves at a fair rate, revealing, in flashback, the dramatic events of passion and revenge. Enjoyable romantic romp." Read more
"If you like a good historical novel with a difference please read this book its a lovely story and in these times a nice heart warming read." Read more
"A traditional timeslip story of a knight and his lady from the 15th century and a modern day woman haunted by his ghost...." Read more
Customers enjoy the romantic story involving the unnatural, finding it thrilling and intriguing, with one customer highlighting the enduring love that spans centuries.
"...they have to go to to solve this 600 year old mystery, makes for an exciting and very interesting story...." Read more
"...Intriguing, the plot moves at a fair rate, revealing, in flashback, the dramatic events of passion and revenge. Enjoyable romantic romp." Read more
"...Gripping story of love, secrets and threats with a happy ever after for all" Read more
"Enjoyed this romantic story involving the unnatural. Hard to put down once I got into it. Full of research into family history" Read more
Customers appreciate the storyline of the book, with several noting how the past and present are interwoven throughout the narrative. One customer describes it as a cross between a time travel and ghost story, while another mentions how it demonstrates how the past can affect the future.
"...The characters are well drawn and became real in my mind - I was thinking about them when not reading the book, this is how much the characters got..." Read more
"...please read this book its a lovely story and in these times a nice heart warming read." Read more
"I found this book extremely interesting even if a little predictable at times...." Read more
"Sometimes, you read a book & feel that it touches you so deeply. This is what The Silent Touch Of Shadows did for me...." Read more
Customers enjoy the time travel elements in the book, with one customer highlighting its dual timelines and another noting how past and present collide to create a mystifying experience.
"...The story is written in two time zones, present day and 15th century and one of the things I really enjoyed about this book is that the different..." Read more
"...Gripping story of love, secrets and threats with a happy ever after for all" Read more
"...enjoy Christina Courtney 's novels and this is no exception, loved the dual timelines with love at the heart of both,highly recommended." Read more
"...times, sadness and despair, hope and happiness with an added bit of mystery and intrigue...." Read more
Customers appreciate the character development in the book, finding them plausible, with one customer noting there are not too many characters with similar names.
"...The characters are well drawn and became real in my mind - I was thinking about them when not reading the book, this is how much the characters got..." Read more
"Involving characters. Romantic and delightful. Difficult to put down. An absorbing read. Will look out for more from this author." Read more
"...The character's pull you in, I loved this book and on the strength of this one alone downloaded the others in the series-each one of which is as..." Read more
"...The characters were beautifully drawn, evocative and the emotional journeys were involving. An absorbing and entertaining read." Read more
Customers find the book very gripping, with one mentioning it keeps them riveted.
"...myself and others I found the book had a very interesting story, very gripping, and the research was very well done, hope Christina writes more of..." Read more
"This book had me gripped from start to finish. Can't wait for the next one to be written in the series" Read more
"What a story. It was a gripping read each chapter was better than the next. It had everything that I love history, ghosts and romance...." Read more
"This is the first book I've read of this Author, keeps you riveted, would recommend it and will read more of her novels" Read more
Customers like the pacing of the book.
"First time I have read Christina Courtenay. I found The Silent Touch of Shadows excellent from beginning to end. Really impressed." Read more
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Customers appreciate the pacing of the book, with one noting that the plot moves at a fair rate and another mentioning that the time slip element is well-executed without confusion.
"...Intriguing, the plot moves at a fair rate, revealing, in flashback, the dramatic events of passion and revenge. Enjoyable romantic romp." Read more
"...Simple plot, the pages whizzed by though and I would look to read this author again. Predictable but enjoyable read." Read more
"...Touch of Shadows four stars as I did like it and enjoyed the time slip element of the story. But I did find it over dramatic...." Read more
"...to "now" and "then" throughout the story so that there was no lag in the narrative. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 March 2015Genealogist Melissa is finding it hard to get her life back on track after her husband has not only left her for another woman, but started a new family too. When the offer to visit her great aunt's ancestral manor house in rural Kent appears out of the blue, Melissa jumps at the change of scene. From first sight she is drawn to the house, and she and her twelve year old daughter Jolie decide to accept her aunt's kind offer and move in with her. Before long Melissa starts experiencing very real dreams where she is visited by Roger, a handsome knight from the 15th century - he is pleading for her to help him. Meanwhile Melissa meets Jake the father of Jolie's new friend Amy. Jake is the local vet and unbeknown to Melissa at the beginning, he is also experiencing strange dreams, his featuring a red haired beauty, also from the 15th century. How their dreams are linked and the lengths they have to go to to solve this 600 year old mystery, makes for an exciting and very interesting story.
The story is written in two time zones, present day and 15th century and one of the things I really enjoyed about this book is that the different times are entwined together in small chunks - so you don't get fully engrossed in one time zone and lose track of the other, as can often happen with books written in different time zones. In this book, the short chapters are alternative past and present.
The characters are well drawn and became real in my mind - I was thinking about them when not reading the book, this is how much the characters got inside my head. An unusual and beautifully written story. I recommend it without reservation.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2025Melissa finds herself haunted by a mysterious ancestor. Coming to terms with her divorce, she moves to the country with her daughter and finds herself tasked with a search to uncover a family mystery. Intriguing, the plot moves at a fair rate, revealing, in flashback, the dramatic events of passion and revenge. Enjoyable romantic romp.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2025If you like a good historical novel with a difference please read this book its a lovely story and in these times a nice heart warming read.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 February 2025A traditional timeslip story of a knight and his lady from the 15th century and a modern day woman haunted by his ghost. Can Melissa, a genealogist, get to the bottom of the story of the ghost that haunts her Great Aunt's house? Very well written.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2025OK book ,not my usual type
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 January 2025You have to suspend your disbelief to get the most out of this tale of love and hate which transcends time.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 August 2024Searching for her true parents brings danger with hidden secrets that pose threats to her safety upon discovery of her lost family. She finds happiness in discovery of her true parents but someone wants to quiet her. Gripping story of love, secrets and threats with a happy ever after for all
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 December 2024I loved this story with it's twist an.d turns. Great writer to have come up with this plot and I love that the brothers got their just deserts
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- Piedad BoteroReviewed in the United States on 31 March 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!
Another lovely book from your brain! Thank you so much! I’ve been reading your books; gobbling them down like bonbons! God bless you for giving me such incredible stories to make me dream again!
- Deidre MidoloReviewed in Australia on 29 January 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely story of love and murder.
I really enjoyed this book of love ❤️ intrigue and murder by
Christina Courtenay.
Great characters of courage and strength and add time shifting, it creates a most enjoyable story. Can't wait for the next one. Thanks Christina.
- MariaReviewed in Canada on 10 February 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTIFUL STORY!
This book was very well written. I can’t imagine how the author wove the two stories into one. It was exciting at times and sad at others. I usually don’t read this type of book but I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
- Penny HillReviewed in the United States on 10 February 2014
4.0 out of 5 stars Strange but very compelling
Now that I have read this book I realised I really enjoyed it. Ghosts aren't my "thing" but this story grabbed my interest. I always have loved historical romances and this is certainly one with the present day mixed in. A strange way of writing but it worked very well to my way of thinking. A good read and recommend it.
- RISReviewed in Canada on 11 February 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read.
A very well written story. I both wanted to continue reading and to pause to make it last. Liked the transition between past and present, flowed well. Enjoy!