
And there is suspense, but not nearly enough to keep the reader turning the pages at breakneck speed.

Marketed simply as fiction, The Shadowy Horses does have a love story, but it is kept too far in the background for the book to be considered a romance. However, having just finished my first book by Susanna Kearsley, I have come very close. I grew up on Mary Stewart’s romantic suspense novels, and I’ve not found anyone since who feels the same to me.

Do you ever find yourself missing Mary Stewart? Her lyrical prose, lovely imagery, exotic locales? Always, a beautiful young heroine away from home is surrounded by secrets and suspicious people, one of whom is a sexy and mysterious man.
