Showing titles in Ancient World

Conquering Passion introduces us to Rambaud, Antoine, and Hugh de Montbryce, brothers from a noble Norman family with a long and illustrious military history. The eldest brother, Ram de Montbryce, is an ambitious warrior, greedy for glory and power in the service of his friend, William the Conqueror. His heroism at the Battle of Hastings helps secure the Norman victory and earns him an earldom in newly conquered England.

Is he too late to claim the heart of the woman he loves? The Cabarci estate, Hispania, 95 B.C. Quinto returns home from his medical studies to finally claim the woman of his dreams only to find out that in the time he gave Cammena to grow up, she hasn’t only done that, but has also managed to fall in love with his best friend, Adrianu. His only choice now is to leave again or stay and watch the woman he loves find her happily ever after with another man. But when Adrianu suffers a bad accident Quinto is forced to work together with Cammena to save his life. Keeping his hands off of his ...

Robert Harris' "Pompeji" war ein internationaler Triumph. Der Autor versteht es wie kein Zweiter, als Gegenwart zu beschreiben, was zweitausend Jahre zurückliegt. Auch "Imperium" spielt in der Antike und bietet erneut eine spannende Mischung aus historischen Fakten und Fiktion. Im Mittelpunkt steht ein gerissener, mit allen Wassern gewaschener Anwalt und geborener Machtpolitiker: Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Can true love happen twice? The last thing Chloe expects when she travels to New Hampshire is to end up with a mysterious Claddagh ring and a fated romance. If that isn't enough, she's been thrown into a love triangle and meant to help a medieval country in peril. Torn between the deceased lass he still loves and the modern-day woman destined for him, Laird Aidan Hamilton sets out with Chloe to protect King David II from Edward Balliol and his disenfranchised nobles, the 'disinherited.' A quest that ultimately means facing off with the dark brotherhood with which they are aligned. Thrust on...

Aunque el mensaje que Bulwer-Lytton trata de transmitir en su novela, de que la erupcion que destruyo a Pompeya en los primeros anos de nuestra era, lo merecian por tratarse de una sociedad corrupta, puede ser discutible, nadie duda de lo emocionante de este romance historico.

The voices of children are no longer heard in the streets of Jericho. Its patron goddess, Asherah, claims the newborns, its king profits and lives in the city’s palace, crime is never more than a step around the corner, and Ladies of the Night are often found dead by morning. For Rahab, this has become her life. She is a harlot, and she is convinced this is her mothers’ fault. Now a nomadic people known as the Israelites have conquered two kings nearby, just east of the Jordan River Valley. At first, Rahab takes only mild notice. But then two spies enter Jericho and break into her house...

Kang is a young Asian Prince that has inherited a harem. He is cold-heart and wants someone to love him for him and not his title and wealth so he relieves himself with the harem women, that is until the feisty brown beauty Karma is brought to the harem. Karma was abducted while picking apples on her father's land. She quickly has to learn another language and the ways of being a harem woman. Karma fights her situation every step of the way but she knows this is now her life as Prince Kang, harem woman. Will Kang and Karma meet in the middle and make the best of the situation?

Troya: la ciudad más codiciada de la Antigüedad Héctor siempre fue el héroe que Troya necesitaba: un guerrero leal, un hijo ejemplar, un esposo devoto. Pero antes de la guerra que lo cambiaría todo, vivió un amor secreto con Pentesilea, la princesa de las amazonas, que encendió en su espíritu un anhelo de libertad. Años después, con Troya sitiada por los ejércitos griegos y la leyenda de Aquiles creciendo día a día, Héctor deberá enfrentarse no solo a sus enemigos, sino también a una elección imposible: entre el amor y el deber, entre la valentía y el miedo, entre la vida ...

“I have watched you from the shadows and know one thing for certain. I crave you.” Grim Serksson is a Viking who knows what he wants. And presently, it’s the beautiful woman he has been watching in the new land he discovered. He’s hidden in the shadows for long enough, now is the time to take what he wants. It’s almost too easy to swipe her from her home and bring her to his secret hideaway… Tabitha Samuelle just wants to live a quiet life as a geologist in her small town, taking care of her luscious garden with her beloved Aunt Rose. But someone has been following her, she ...

His honor was lost to a lie. Her love could be the truth that saves him. Librarian Claire Beauchamp is more comfortable with ancient manuscripts than modern life. When a mysterious book throws her back to 1730s Scotland, she lands at the mercy of brutal bandits. Her only salvation comes from Duncan MacLeod, a fierce Highland outlaw cast out by his own clan for a betrayal he did not commit. Duncan sees a spy in the strangely dressed woman. But Claire’s knowledge of historical documents is the one thing that could prove his innocence. To clear his name, he must trust this woman from another...

AS FORETOLD BY HER FATHER in a vision, Catrin has become a battle-hardened warrior after her trials in the Roman legion and gladiatorial games. She must return to Britannia and pull the cursed dagger out of the serpent’s stone to fulfill her destiny. Only then can she unleash the vengeance from the ancient druids to destroy her evil half-brother, the powerful sorcerer, King Marrock. Always two steps ahead and seemingly unstoppable, Marrock can summon destructive natural forces to crush any rival trying to stop him and has charged his deadliest assassin to bring back Catrin’s head.

Psyche is mortal, beautiful, and doomed to love a god she is forbidden to see. Married to an unseen husband who visits her only in darkness, Psyche lives in a palace of wonders, bound by trust alone. When envy and fear lead her to betray that trust, she loses everything. Her husband vanishes, revealed too late as Cupid himself, the god of love. What follows is a harrowing journey of devotion and endurance. Hunted by Venus, tested by cruelty and fate, Psyche must complete impossible labors: sorting mountains of grain, stealing golden fleece, drawing water from the rivers of death, and ...

Captured and tortured by the English during Longshanks' war against the Scots, Ronan MacGrigor finds the strength to escape only to suffer the fear and rejection of his own clan. Forced to stalk the shadows at night, Ronan becomes a prisoner of illness, fear, and memories. Fearing for his life, his brother summons a healer whose reputation borders on that of a miracle worker, but she comes from the land of the Sassenach, the very people who tried to destroy Ronan.

An old sorcerer is how everyone knows him, but Orrick Pendragon has only chosen to shape-shift into the image an old man because of his painful past. When he stole the Eternal Flame more than 100 years ago, he had no idea of the consequences of his action. Being immortal and also married, he had to watch as his loving wife grew old and died while he stayed young and continued to live forever. Heartbroken, he swore he would never fall in love again. But when Lady Hope appears at his tower door seeking his assistance to find the Eternal Flame, he's intrigued and attracted to her.

To protect what little family she has left, Lady Catrin Fitzalan switches places with her cousin when King Edward orders the pious girl to wed his royal champion, a vicious knight called the King’s Raven. Rumors abound that this savage is responsible for the deaths of Lady Catrin’s father and brother. How can she allow her sweet cousin to wed a murderer?

A healer devoted to peace. A warrior determined to redeem his clan. An alliance as perilous as it is forbidden. Isla MacGregor has spent her life mending wounds, yet the rift between her clan and the infamous Campbells seems beyond repair. When Malcolm Campbell arrives bearing warnings of a sinister plot, old grudges flare, and Isla must choose between duty and a chance to uncover the truth. As enemies close in and alliances are tested, Isla and Malcolm discover a connection as fierce as it is unexpected. But in the Highlands, love is a dangerous gamble, and their bond could cost everything...

Rook the Ruthless is one of the bastard triplets of the king. In vengeance against the father who ordered them killed as babies, he now lives in hiding in the catacombs, working with his small army and brother to raid the king. But when Lady Calliope stumbles into his lair with only kindness and light in her heart, he starts to question his dark ways. Can a ruthless man who lives amongst the dead be brought back to the light by a woman full of life before it's too late?

Life has always been a banquet for Sappho, one to be savored to the fullest. Following a magnificent destiny, her strange and sensual odyssey has carried her to the far corners of the ancient world, from Delphi to Egypt, to the Land of the Amazons, and the realm of Hades. For Sappho, it was always about love—love that seduced her into a plot to depose a dictator, and love that made her trade an unwanted marriage bed of a despised and drunken husband for a seemingly endless series of lovers, both male and female.

Some promises are hard to keep… Phillip promised he’d let her go home. He promised, after she completed her task, she’d be free. He didn’t promise her that he wouldn’t capture her heart before he released her. For Sarah, captive of the Highland laird, that these promises are kept is paramount. Phillip never expected to fall in love with the woman who was supposed to save his brother’s life. He also never expected to break a promise. But some promises are hard to keep, especially when he finds out the secrets she’s keeping.

Ian MacKeefe is haunted by the demons in his head, taunting him of his tarnished past. And then in the fire on All Hallow's Eve, he sees the face of Tearlach MacTavish, the man he'd killed and buried three years ago. Not a settling thought since this is the night when the veil is pushed aside and the dead are said to be able to come back to life.