Lingering Shadows is Part 1 of a series, and is not a stand alone novel. The story continues in Book 2 "Facing the Shadows".Born of wealth and privilege, Elizabeth Walton-Smythe's future should have been set in stone. The headstrong teacher and her minister beau should have been married. That was the plan, as far as Lizzy was concerned. But, that wasn't to be, and one fateful encounter with a roguish Irishman quickly alters Lizzy's future...