Kim Lenox - Blog

So who is Mark, the hero of my new release, SO STILL THE NIGHT?

Here’s how I imagined him in my mind:

That’s Gabriel Aubry. That lucky Halle Berry.

Mark is an immortal, but he hasn’t been around forever. Only since around 29 BC.

The Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her Roman triumvir lover, Mark Antony, (seen above, as painted by Lawrence Alma Tadema) had twins together. Mark is their son. Though he was born Alexander Helios, he goes by Mark, after his father. Another of my Shadow Guards is Selene, his twin sister.

They were about twelve at the time of their parents’ legendary deaths. I thought it would be interesting to consider how that past history affected both of them.

So how does he end up in Highgate Cemetery, in 1889, on a hilltop overlooking London? Gosh, you’ll have to read and find out!