Praise for Shadows in the Night... "Finnis' lively debut...is timely as conquerors seek to impose civilization on a barbarian culture." -Publishers Weekly Roman Britain in 91 AD is part of the mighty Empire ruled by Domitian Caesar. But many native tribes hate their conquerors and seize any chance to harass the Roman settlers flocking in to colonize the new province. Tension is especially high in the north, where Aurelia Marcella, a young innkeeper from Italy, runs the Oak Tree Inn on the road to York. A string of savage murders reveals a secret native war-band whose aim is to drive out all Romans. When a traveler, Quintus, is nearly killed near the inn, he and Aurelia must track down the rebel warriors and identify their mysterious masked leader, the Shadow of Death. Jane Finnis loves the straight Roman roads of East Yorkshire, where she lives with her husband Richard. She spends much of her time researching and writing about the Roman Empire. www.janefinnis.com
