TOUR Audio - PNR - THE CROSS OF CIARAN (The Cross of Ciarán, #1) by Andrea Matthews Narrator Liam Gerrard

THE CROSS OF CIARAN
Cross of Ciaran, #1
by Andrea Matthews
Narrator: Liam Gerrard
Length: 9 hours and 18 minutes
Released: January 25th 2025
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Genre: Paranormal Romance

 The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . THE CROSS OF CIARAN (Cross of Ciaran, #1) . . . Most certainly brings to life history. I found the blend of reality, history, past and present to be well thought out. Caitlin was, in the beginning, the typical scholar. She was focused and determined. That carried out through to the end with her job, interaction, and with Ciarán. Ciarán was at one time a priest in fifth century Ireland. He was a believer in Christ. He was suppose to be the bringer of the goddess' future sons. He was condemned for loving and marry a woman. They both paid the price for that.

Now, fifteen hundred years later, he finds himself in a land he knows nothing of. He find a friend to confide in and a woman that sparks other things for him. And still he wants answers. Answers that no one in this time can give to him. 

Liam Gerrard was a new to me narrator. I found his voice worked well for the historical pnr. He had that lyrical voice that worked for Celtic Ireland.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Andrea Matthews. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

When a pagan priest is unearthed in Ireland 1,500 years after being entombed, archaeologist Caitlin O'Connell is convinced it's the find of the century. The body is in perfect condition. In fact, if scientific data hadn't proved otherwise, she would swear he hadn't been interred more than a few hours. 

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. Rumors surrounding the event begin to circulate. 

After being buried alive for betraying his goddess and his priesthood in the dawning age of Christianity, Ciarán wakes to a strange new world. Alone and frightened, he seeks sanctuary within the church walls. With the help of the parish's pastor, Father Mike, Ciarán grows accustomed to his surroundings. But an immediate danger lurks on his doorstep. 

Caitlin is determined to get to the bottom of the missing Celt, and when she meets her Uncle Mike's new handyman, Ciarán, she's convinced he knows more about the theft than he's letting on. Yet, even she can't deny the attraction between them. But will Ciarán's secrets draw them together or shatter their future?

 

Andrea Matthews is the pseudonym for Inez Foster, a historian and librarian who loves to read and write and search around for her roots, genealogical speaking. She has a BA in History and an MLS in Library Science and enjoys the research almost as much as she does writing the story. In fact, many of her ideas come to her while doing casual research or digging into her family history. She is the author of the Thunder on the Moor series set on the 16th century Anglo-Scottish Border, and the Cross of Ciaran series, where a fifteen-hundred-year-old Celt finds himself in the twentieth century. Andrea is a member of the Romance Writers of America, Long Island Romance Writers, and the Historical Novel Society.

 

Liam Gerrard is an award-winning voice artist with over ten years of experience working in every field of the voice industry, as well as a highly acclaimed stage and screen actor. His animation Walter Tull—Britain's First Black Officer was nominated for a BAFTA in 2016, and he has been nominated for an Audie Award in 2017. He has narrated over thirty audiobooks in a wide range of genres and styles. He comes from a large Irish family, although he was raised in Yorkshire before moving to the Middle East, where he went to school. He studied at Lancaster University and then as a classically trained actor at Mountview; he is currently the youngest actor to play the lead role of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest in London's West End. He has worked for the most renowned theater companies, including the Royal Exchange Theatre (two Manchester theater award nominations), Edinburgh Lyceum Theatre (five Critics Choice nominations), Soho Theatre (MTN nomination), and most regional theaters throughout the U.K., including Alan Aykbourn's SJT, New Vic, Oldham Coliseum, Nottingham Playhouse, and Theatre by the Lake. His wide-ranging experience has also seen him perform Opera in Rigoletto. He is an associate lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in Broadcast Voice and is also a communication skills specialist and trainer. In addition, he is an examiner for the Royal College of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons, Royal Scottish College of Surgery. In his spare time Liam is also a musician who plays the violin, drums, piano, and percussion. He also enjoys spending time with Peg, his Springer Spaniel, out on the Peak District whenever he can get away from the studio! 

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