Marcus Helios who also goes by Lord Alexander is not your typical gentleman of the Ton. Not only is he the son of Cleopatra and Marcus Antonius, but he is what is know as a Shadow Guard, an immortal who seeks to protect their inner realm from "transcended" souls. These souls have turned evil and one such soul he fought against was Jack the Ripper. Marcus is slowly going mad after saving another Shadow Guard. He hears voices inside his head and he is afraid that he will succumb to the darkness that awaits him. But he may have hope in the form of Mina Limpett whose father may hold the key to his salvation.

Mina's father is believed to be dead after he never returned from an exhibition to Tibet. Professor Limpett was accused of borrowing museum artifacts from the British Museum and he resigned from his post as the language scholar there. Mina felt her father was going mad after he told her this outlandish tale of a secret society of men who have discovered the secrets of immortality for their own evil purposes. His goal was to find the ancient Akkadian scrolls that these immortals would kill to own. Mina accompanied her father who made her go back to England for her safety.

Now Mina is alone, living with her uncle, his two daughters and his new wife. She can't believe her father has died and is overcome with grief. But than a handsome but mysterious gentleman comes looking for her asking about the same scrolls her father was looking for and found. Lord Alexander wants to purchase these priceless artifacts from her, as he believes she has them in her possession. Mina tells him otherwise. Even though he doesn't believe her, he feels a connection with her and decides to woo her, which leads to a sensual courtship between the two. But there is another dark immortal called the Dark Bride who is killing innocents and wants to make Marcus her king. Marcus must try and stop this evil creature and protect Mina before he is consumed by the dark madness that he can barely escape.

Kim Lenox returns with her second book in her Novel of the Shadow Guards with SO STILL THE NIGHT, an atmospheric Victorian paranormal about a group of people who straddle the line between good and evil. The Shadow Guards lurk in the shadows but keep up a façade in polite company. Marcus is one of these immortals torn between what is right and what is wrong. He doesn't want to give in to his dark side and there are a few close calls on his end, if not for Mina who arrives to save him.

Mina is a, intelligent and mature heroine who knows the world is a sinister place. She longs for Marcus even though she is not sure she can trust him. And when he shows her his true side, she must come to terms with him or everything they have work towards will be destroyed. There is also a great deal of tension and suspense and the final outcome is not certain, especially when Marcus's paper eating, snake loving sister, Selene comes to assassinate him.

SO STILL THE NIGHT is a haunting read that will have you looking over your shoulder and jumping at your own shadow.