MOONSHADOW Penelopi Neri Love Spell Gothic Romance - Candleglow May 2001 ISBN # 0-505-52416-3 {Click here to buy this book} Award winning author Penelopi Neri's newest book "Moonshadow" could herald the return of the Gothic Romance. A dark foreboding

Madeleine is the only daughter of an English country doctor. She's an avowed spinster who wishes to only take care of her father into his later years. But when an injured man shows up on their doorstep, Madeleine's future will change forever. However, she begins to have second thoughts when her new husband takes her to his home to live. The blood red glow from the windows as they shine in the afternoon sun foretells what is to come. Ghosts, legends, dreams of death and dastardly deads invade Madeleine's mind at every turn.

Lord Justin de Harcourt, 12th Earl of Steyning, never thought he'd know such joy as he has found with Madeleine. The few short weeks that he's known her during his recovery made him realize that he would be a fool to let her slip away from him. Marrying her, he takes her home with him to Steyning Hall to live forever, happily. He hopes that with her sunny outlook and gregarious personality that the shadows that have lurked over his home for so many years will be vanquished. Only, he doesn't count on his wife becoming the catalyst that brings a family legend to life.

"Moonshadow" is a deeply engrossing story with surprising twists and turns on every page. There are no dull spots here, nor are any parts of the storyline left dangling, left unanswered, at the close of the book. A plethora of secondary character keep the story moving quickly along while at the same time brightens an otherwise overly dark tale. The switch between Medieval and 19th century England's are made smoothly. Equally, the rich detail of both periods is quite believable. And the legend of Steyning Hall kept me engrossed in the story. As with any good mystery, the writing and storyline kept me glued to the pages trying to figure out how things would play out, and to see how the evils would be righted.