ISBN: 9780373828401

The Flavian Amphitheater, Rome, 81 AD "Blood is sure to stain the sand today!" Adiona Leonia shuddered at Claudia's gleeful prediction. As insidious as a spider, Claudia rarely approac… More...

The Flavian Amphitheater, Rome, 81 AD "Blood is sure to stain the sand today!" Adiona Leonia shuddered at Claudia's gleeful prediction. As insidious as a spider, Claudia rarely approached anyone without nefarious intent. Unfortunately, the older matron had begun to spin her web around Adiona the moment she'd approached the entrance gate. "The gladiators face war elephants and chariots this afternoon," Claudia continued. "I can hardly breathe with anticipation!" Scanning the mob of enthusiastic spectators swarming into the massive arena, Adiona pretended not to hear the other woman over the roar of the crowd and motioned her bodyguards to clear a way to escape. Surrounded by the fragrance of burning pinecones meant to keep the stench of blood and death at bay, Adiona needed no reminder of who faced what in the arena. Her attraction to one particular gladiator both mystified and rattled her. Other than her friend the famed lanista, Caros Viria-thos, she neither liked nor trusted men. Yet she'd been inexplicably drawn to Quintus Ambustus since the first time she'd seen him train at the Ludus Maximus five months earlier. "One of the gladiator troupes is Viriathos's men." Claudia spoke louder, refusing to be ignored. "That should make the day more delightfully gruesome." "It explains the crowds," Adiona agreed absently. "Caros trains the best." " You would know." Claudia's suggestive tone earned Adiona's full attention. Had the bloodhound somehow learned her guilty secret? Her pulse quickened with dread. All of Rome knew of her contempt for the opposite sex. She'd be a laughingstock if anyoneespecially Claudia and her mindless patronsdiscovered her unrequited fascination for one of Caros's slaves. Irritated by the woman's nosiness, Adiona clenched her fists in the weighty folds of her blue stola. "What do you mean, Claudia? Everyone is aware of Caros's talents. I'm not special in that regard." The spider's eyes gleamed with wicked pleasure. "True, but not all of Rome is on intimate terms with the great lanista. " "Are you jealous?" Adiona smiled, misleading her adversary on purpose. Eager to disappear before Claudia sniffed a hint of the real scandal clinging to her cloak, Adiona bid the other matron good day before she could be drawn into more uncomfortable conversation. Glad to be free of Claudia's web, she relied on her trio of guards to lead her through the mob. At the top of the steps, she located her row. Reserved for senators, their families and other wealthy citizens, the prized seats closest to the arena floor were usually off-limits to women, but she and other rich matrons like Claudia were among the few privileged females whose wealth and social influence guaranteed them the best of everything the city offered. Squelching the lust-filled glances men cast her way with a disdainful glare of her own, she took her place on the polished marble bench. The scent of cinnamon-roasted almonds infus Fiction Fiction eBook, Steeple Hill<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: STEEPLE HILL, 281 Seiten, L=170mm, B=108mm, H=23mm, Gew.=144gr, [GR: 21110 - TB/Belletristik/Romane/Erzählungen], [SW: - Fiction… More...

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: STEEPLE HILL, 281 Seiten, L=170mm, B=108mm, H=23mm, Gew.=144gr, [GR: 21110 - TB/Belletristik/Romane/Erzählungen], [SW: - Fiction - Romance], Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Quintus Ambustus is a slave--Adiona Leonia is a wealthy socialite. He fights for his life in the gladiator's ring--she plays cutthroat politics in Rome's high society. He's sacrificed everything for his Christian faith--she believes in nothing and no one. But when Adiona's life is threatened, Quintus is chosen as her bodyguard, and their fascination with one another shocks them both. Neither thought to find joy in a match society would condemn...but their feelings cannot be denied. Have they lost too much to believe in happiness? Or will their growing love let them leave the past behind--and build a new future together? Quintus Ambustus is a slave--Adiona Leonia is a wealthy socialite. He fights for his life in the gladiator's ring--she plays cutthroat politics in Rome's high society. He's sacrificed everything for his Christian faith--she believes in nothing and no one. But when Adiona's life is threatened, Quintus is chosen as her bodyguard, and their fascination with one another shocks them both. Neither thought to find joy in a match society would condemn...but their feelings cannot be denied. Have they lost too much to believe in happiness? Or will their growing love let them leave the past behind--and build a new future together?<

ISBN: 9780373828401

Quintus Ambustus is a slave--Adiona Leonia is a wealthy socialite. He fights for his life in the gladiator's ring--she plays cutthroat politics in Rome's high society. He's sacrificed eve… More...

Quintus Ambustus is a slave--Adiona Leonia is a wealthy socialite. He fights for his life in the gladiator's ring--she plays cutthroat politics in Rome's high society. He's sacrificed everything for his Christian faith--she believes in nothing and no one. But when Adiona's life is threatened, Quintus is chosen as her bodyguard, and their fascination with one another shocks them both. Neither thought to find joy in a match society would condemn...but their feelings cannot be denied. Have they lost too much to believe in happiness? Or will their growing love let them leave the past behind--and build a new future together? The Protector Capshaw, Carla Quintus Ambustus is a slave--Adiona Leonia is a wealthy socialite. He fights for his life in the gladiator's ring--she plays cutthroat politics in Rome's high society. He's sacrificed everything for his Christian faith--she believes in nothing and no one. But when Adiona's life is threatened, Quintus is chosen as her bodyguard, and their fascination with one another shocks them both. Neither thought to find joy in a match society would condemn...but their feelings cannot be denied. Have they lost too much to believe in happiness? Or will their growing love let them leave the past behind--and build a new future together?<

ISBN: 9780373828401

Quintus Ambustus is a slaveAdiona Leonia is a wealthy socialite. He fights for his life in the gladiator's ringshe plays cutthroat politics in Rome's high society. He's sacrificed everyth… More...

Quintus Ambustus is a slaveAdiona Leonia is a wealthy socialite. He fights for his life in the gladiator's ringshe plays cutthroat politics in Rome's high society. He's sacrificed everything for his Christian faithshe believes in nothing and no one. But when Adiona's life is threatened, Quintus is chosen as her bodyguard, and their fascination with one another shocks them both. Neither thought to find joy in a match society would condemnbut their feelings cannot be denied. Have they lost too much to believe in happiness? Or will their growing love let them leave the past behindand build a new future together? Fiction Fiction eBook Quintus Ambustus is a slave--Adiona Leonia is a wealthy socialite. He fights for his life in the gladiator's ring--she plays cutthroat politics in Rome's high society. He's sacrificed everything for his Christian faith--she believes in nothing and no one. But when Adiona's life is threatened, Quintus is chosen as her bodyguard, and their fascination with one another shocks them both. Neither thought to find joy in a match society would condemn...but their feelings cannot be denied. Have they lost too much to believe in happiness? Or will their growing love let them leave the past behind--and build a new future together?<