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Chasing Shadows Paperback – October 2, 2014

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Book 2 of 3: Rising Shadows Trilogy

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Would you choose to entwine your fate with a hero of the past, even if it meant altering the future? The murder of an ancient king spurs Sarah Matthews to travel back in time, putting her life in jeopardy as she races against the clock to solve a thousand-year-old mystery and pick up the pieces of her star-crossed romance. Her return to Serimone reveals that the kingdom is in upheaval under the new regime, and unable to right the empire alone, Sarah seeks out the help of Will, the town's blacksmith and secret vigilante. But her hopes of rekindling their fairy tale romance are dashed when a discovery about his past severs their fragile relationship. Confused and alone, Sarah throws herself into her mission at the castle, though the fearsome solitude of the stonework prison causes her to seek out an unlikely ally. Damien Lisandro is a dashing Spaniard who brightens her dull world with his kindness and disarming charm. But as Sarah draws closer to him and to the faceless killer in their midst, she realizes that the severed threads of time and the mystery surrounding Serimone Castle are unraveling rapidly, weaving new tapestries of devastation. When a counterfeit Shadow tragically claims the life of someone Sarah cares for, and with Damien running from a dark past and secrets of his own, she wonders whom she can trust. Knowing the murders are connected, Sarah scrambles to uncover the identity of the impostor on her own. But as more lives are lost in her personal crusade, she questions how far she is willing to go to bring the guilty party to justice. Sarah is forced into harm's way countless times as she races to solve the puzzle before it is too late and Serimone becomes nothing more than a faded memory of the past. . . And before Sarah herself becomes a permanent fixture in history.

Book 2 of 3

Rising Shadows Trilogy
Print length

440 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Ink Smith Publishing
Publication date

October 2, 2014
Dimensions

5.5 x 0.98 x 8.5 inches
ISBN-10

1939156572
ISBN-13

978-1939156570
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ink Smith Publishing (October 2, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 440 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1939156572
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1939156570
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.22 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.98 x 8.5 inches

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Ashley is a young twenty-something who has been spinning tales since she discovered that her wild imagination and love of storytelling could make a career. Reading and writing are her way of experiencing grand adventures from home, and her first two books "Rising Shadows" and

"Chasing Shadows" became a way for others to join in her fantastical escapades. She is a native to bookstores, coffee shops, the beach, and San Diego, CA. She also has an unexplainable aversion to clowns and describes outlines as a “proverbial noose.” Follow her quirkiness on http://ashley-townsend.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ashleytownsend.author https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5839773.Ashley_Townsend https://twitter.com/TownsendTales

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Dino Man

Wow blown away great story

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2015

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I was completely blown away by the story. I haven't had a chance to read rising shadows yet much because I'm not a fan of reading e-books. After reading chasing shadows I may have to rethink this. I really like her character development and I felt at the end of the story I had a better understanding of who the characters were, even though I'm sure we're first introduced in rising shadows. In a way I felt her style had been influenced a little by Dickens. There are parts of the story but jumped out at me and Ashley did a fantastic job of using words to paint and extremely vivid picture. There were points in the story that I could see what Will, Sarah, and Lisardo look like. One of those books that I was unable to put down I just wanted to turn my page to see what happens next. Well done an excellent read I would recommend this book to anyone. Absolute plant writing and I can't wait to see what the next books are by this incredibly talented author. I really can't stop raving about how great this book was I thoroughly enjoyed it

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Terri Rand

Journey back with Sarah to Serimone and join in more adventures!!

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018

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I was so excited to see journey with Sarah back to this magical place. I could not wait to see what new adventures she would have. I love Will and wanted to see where they would go, and the introduction of Damien was genius. I really didn't want to like him, but he was such an interesting character. I personally didn't want Sarah to pursue a relationship with him but he was just so darn charming!! I fairly flew through this book and could not wait to see what would happen next. So many wonderful things to look forward to, a wedding, mysteries that needed solving and a world I would gladly have stepped into had I only been given a chance. A terrific read. I really cannot wait to dive into the third book!!

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surrat

Another fun ride!

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2022

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I’ve been looking forward to reading this for a while, and I wasn’t disappointed! This book started off with action and kept me in suspense the whole way. If you enjoyed book 1, then you’ll love this one. Another fun ride from Townsend!

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Deborah O'Carroll

Great romance/exciting adventure!

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015

CHASING SHADOWS kept me guessing, there were lots of surprises, and it was overall a good and exciting adventure/romance. It was kind of too long for me, but that's just my personal preference. I felt a bit like the first half dragged somewhat, with the plot seeming to get lost behind a lot of emotions and the love triangle, and a lot of stuff seemed to sort of come out of nowhere. But the final third picked up considerably and turned awesome and very exciting and I absolutely loved it!

I loved the romance--it was great and went back and forth between being breathtakingly sweet, to me wanting to bang the heads of both parties against the nearest hard thing and go ''seriously guys, don't be idiots!'' But that of course is half the fun of romance tales--we like a little exasperating on the side with our heart-sighing romance. ;) (I personally didn't like the love triangle part of it though--nothing against this book in particular, I'm just not a big fan of love triangles in general. But I know many people would enjoy it so that's fine and it was fairly well done.)

I had a hard time connecting with Sarah, the main character, since most of the time she drove me batty by being stupid. But I think that's likely just me, and I have a feeling most readers would like her better. And I still wanted her to win, of course! She did grow on me, eventually.

Can we just take a moment to talk about Will now? Will was awesome and fabulous and I loved him a ton and he is one of my favorite characters now. He's basically a big broken strong huggable bundle of epic, the perfect mix of a dark-guy and a hero and an all-around great guy who is just awesome and can be really sweet at times too, though you wouldn't know it with his shell. His struggles and confused moments only made him more endearing. His caring and bravery and amazingness... just yes. He's a mean shot with a bow, too. ;) Will is basically the main reason I really liked this book. It's well worth reading just for him!

The Spaniard was brilliantly done and I won't give anything away but it was fascinating how he was written. I have very complicated thoughts/emotions about the whole thing that I'm still working on sorting out.

The other characters were all very well drawn and realistic-feeling, from Edith to Karen and the Professor and the Joneses (yay, Seth!) to characters like Robert. Particularly Robert. Yes. That is all I will say. (Also Richard. I really liked Richard! Even though he was sort of random. I somehow thought he'd be more important and now I really want to read more about him! I'm weird like that. :P)

The medieval setting was really neat. It was that sort of ''gritty'', ''realistic'' sort of medieval that is more realistic than my taste would prefer, but I most people seem to like their medieval settings to be that way, so... *shrug* The whole book felt very REAL though. In fact, at times, it felt so real that it felt a bit more like real life than like a novel--like this was really happening to the main character. Very real emotions and problems and little day-to-day details instead of everything being streamlined and so dramatic and novel-like, if you know what I mean. Which was very different, somehow, and made me think about it, so even if I wasn't used to that sort of feeling, it was actually kind of cool.

The level of detail was awesome! I just loved how detailed everything was. I could see and feel everything and felt perfectly immersed. I loved the lovely settings, like the castle with its ornate feeling at times, and the cold but beautiful snowy forest... just yes! I loved being immersed, and it was amazing to feel so much a part of the world. I definitely felt like I was there.

It had its moments of fun and hilarity and I found myself laughing aloud a few times, and quoting some particularly wonderful lines that were funny, brilliant, or well-written. Points for that!

I wish the slight hints of Robin Hood stuff had been more explored (maybe more is in Book 1 and 3? I can hope! :)) but most of what there was, was cool! Even small hints are a lot of fun!

A few other little thoughts:
-I really disliked the whole Jade plot though. I can't really say much about it because of spoilers but... just no.
-I definitely feel like this is for older readers, higher teens and up maybe, just for some general content.
-There were occasional touches of Christianity, for those wondering if it was there.
-I haven't read much time travel, but this one was fairly neat! Interesting to read, anyway.

This is a sequel, and I haven't read the first book yet, so maybe some things are more explained in that. Mostly though there were enough hints about the events of the first that I didn't feel lost, so you don't have to read it in order to ''get'' this one. I'm certainly now curious about it though and want to read the prequel--and the third one (when it comes out) to find out what happens! But at the same time, though I do want more, CHASING SHADOWS still wrapped up fairly well. It left me feeling happy at the end.

Overall, it wasn't a five-star favorite for me, but it earned its four stars and I absolutely loved the last third of the book! Mostly, the problems I had with it were my personal preference, and I feel like many others would enjoy it more.

If you like time-travel, medieval tales, realistic-feeling settings with a bit of grittiness, a love triangle and sweet romance, with a touch of Robin Hood and intrigue and adventure in castle rooms and snowy forests, this is the book for you.

[I received a complimentary PDF from the author in return for my honest review. (Thank you!) I wasn't required to be positive, and these thoughts are entirely my own.]

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Bethany Biancavilla

so I read way too fast and don't stop to enjoy it well enough

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2014

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I just finished the book and I LOOOOOOOOOVED it! I was tantalized by so much romance and was gripping the edge of my seat at the action scenes -- and it was delightfully so much longer than the first. It was creative and entertaining, and melted my heart on occasion. I am about to do my customary re-read, now that I whipped through it so quickly the first time (I can hardly wait to get to the end the first time I read a book, so I read way too fast and don't stop to enjoy it well enough. So here I go, back to Serimone!). SIgh. I <3 Will. For real.

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Veronica Hollis

Amazing!

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2020

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Utterly captivating and brilliant. I cannot wait to see what happens in book three! What a cliffhanger ending. Well done friend!

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2014

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Chasing shadows transports you to Serimone, a vibrant castle one thousand years ago in the past. This is an intriguing mystery, with many plot twists. The characters were well developed, including the supporting roles. The Jones’ and Mathews’ family dynamics added a wholesome quality to the story. Sarah learns a lot about herself and the people in Serimone, as she races to solve a murder mystery. Enjoyed the trip!

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Darlene

Gripping Storyline

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2015

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Chasing Shadows is such a good read! Suspenseful, surprising, and edge of your seat action. It brings emotions out of you and it's so easy to relate to the characters and to visualize yourself in each situation that Sarah finds herself in.

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