The Cross of Ciaran

The Cross of Ciaran

By Andrea Matthews

Genre:-Romance Time Travel

Length:-9hours and 18minutes

Blurb:-When a fifth-century pagan priest is unearthed in Ireland fifteen hundred-years after being entombed, archaeologist Caitlin O'Connell is convinced it's the find of the century. The body is in perfect condition, right down to the intricate tattoos adorning the Celt's skin. In fact, if scientific data hadn't proved otherwise, she would swear he hadn't been interred more than a few hours.

 Eager to discover more about the mysterious Celt, Caitlin accompanies the body back to the New York museum where she's employed, but before she has time to study him, the priest disappears without a trace. Rumours surrounding this event begin to circulate and result in the excavation's benefactor pulling the plug on the entire expedition.

 The rumours are not far off the mark though. After being buried alive for betraying his goddess and his priesthood in the drawing age of Christianity, Ciaran wakes to a strange new world. Alone and frightened in an unforgiving city, he stumbles upon the only thing familiar to him and seeks sanctuary within the church walls. With the help of the parish's pastor, Father Mike, Ciaran slowly grows accustomed to his surrounding though he's plagued by dark dreams and the disturbing sensation that an evil from his past has followed him into the future. But a more immediate danger lurks on his doorstep.

 Caitlin is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery concerning her missing Celt, and when she meets her Uncle Mike's new handyman, Ciaran Donnelly, she's convinced the handsome Irishman knows more about the theft than he's letting on. Yet, even she can't deny the attraction between them, simmering below the surface and blurring the lines between her personal and professional life. But will Ciaran's secrets draw them together or shatter their future forever.

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My Review:-The story starts in the fifth-century, Ciaran has fallen in love with Aisling and because of this he has betrayed his religion and the Goddess of the Lake. Because of this Aisling is murdered and thrown into the lake with a stone border tied around her waist.  Ciaran is entombed in a cave and cursed to a life without rest.

 Hundreds of years later while Caitlin O'Connell is working on a dig she unearths Ciaran's tomb, but something doesn't seem right about the body inside, it's as if time has stood still, it is prefect, as is the writing. They decide to ship the body back to New York, so they can look at it in more detail. Caitlin travels with the body, on arrival there is no body, but where can it be?

 Ciaran awakens in a strange world that he knows nothing about. Being a priest Ciaran seeks help from Father Mike. While visiting her Uncle Mike Caitlin meets her uncle's handyman Ciaran but why does she think she's met him before, she can't figure it out.

I love how the story is wrote between timelines, The narrator told the story clearly, and I liked how he moved from one character to another, even using an Irish accent