Showing results for "The Wolf" in Ancient

Sold by her mother. Enslaved in Pompeii's brothel. Determined to survive. Her name is Amara. Welcome to the Wolf Den.... Amara was once a beloved daughter, until her father's death plunged her family into penury. Now she is a slave in Pompeii's infamous brothel, owned by a man she despises. Sharp, clever and resourceful, Amara is forced to hide her talents. For as a she-wolf, her only value lies in the desire she can stir in others. But Amara's spirit is far from broken. 

Iceland, AD 935. Einar Unnsson is destined to be great. When he fights, a frenzy comes upon him. It makes him lethal in battle – so lethal he just defeated the man his own father sent to kill him. Now, with Einar exiled from his kingdom, his father turns his vengeance on Einar's mother – his escaped former bedslave. Yet Einar is in no position to protect her. He's made an enemy of the powerful King Eirik and must fight for his own life before he can save her. Einar depends on the Wolf Coats, a band of fearsome, bloodthirsty warriors, but they're convinced the fates have cursed them.

Jarl Dragon Heart has taken to the seas. With his wolf warriors, he raids further afield than ever before as he seeks his destiny. He has to fight new enemies as well as treacherous former allies. The Norns weave their webs and the Vikings discover the Middle Sea and Africa before they find themselves at the court of Nikephoros 1, the Emperor of Byzantium. A vast moving novel filled with battles both at sea and on land as the Viking Wolf unleashes his pack on the world.

Cassandra attende davanti alla porta della fortezza di Micene che si compia il suo destino. Agamennone, che l'ha portata con sé come bottino di guerra, varca la soglia oltre la quale lo attende sua moglie Clitennestra per ucciderlo. Nel tempo che le resta, Cassandra ricorda gli eventi che hanno portato alla rovina di Troia, la sua città.

From bestselling author Joan Wolf comes a sweeping retelling of Esther's story, where palace intrigue, forbidden love, and divine purpose collide. Perfect for fans of Francine Rivers and Angela Hunt, A Reluctant Queen brings the biblical tale of courage and romance to vivid life. "Joan Wolf...

Leaving the valley of horses with Jondalar, the handsome man she has nursed back to health and come to love, Ayla embarks on a journey that will lead her to the Mamutoi; the Mammoth Hunters. But as she settles into this new life among a people at first strange and disturbingly different, Ayla...

Die Weisheit König Salomos ist seit jeher legendär. Schon zu seinen Lebzeiten kannte man in weiten Teilen des Ostens die Geschichten über den klugen und gütigen König. Diese Geschichten waren auch bis in das weit entfernte Königreich von Saba gedrungen. Die dort herrschende Königin Bilkis Balmaka wusste, dass nur ein Mann ihrer Liebe würdig war: König Salomo. Und so machte sie sich mit ihrer Karawane auf diesen sagenumwobenen Mann zu finden.