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After more than a decade of tumult, Roman warrior Rex and his beloved wife, Flavia, are thankful to the God they serve for the peaceful life they are living in the city of Alexandria. But with the empire in flux, such tranquility cannot last. When Rex is called away to serve Constantine in his fight against Licinius, Flavia’s loneliness and longing for a baby lead her down the road of temptation. Perhaps one of Egypt’s gods will grant her conception?

France, 1367. Rafeu, Vicomte Bruniquel, is deeply, insanely in love—and he's about to meet the lady of his heart for the first time. Unfortunately for him, lovely English widow Eglantine avoids charismatic French knights like the plague. Bitter experience has taught her that love is an illusion. She will not be deceived again, so she bars her castle to all suitors and creates an English garden paradise in detested France.

Amara's journey has taken her far; from a slave in Pompeii's wolf den to a high-powered courtesan in Rome...though her story is not over yet. While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to her remain in Pompeii. But it is AD 79, and mighty Mount Vesuvius is about to make itself known.

"Ich wurde geboren, um die größte Heldin aller Zeiten zu werden." Laut der Prophezeiung des Orakels soll sich die Prinzessin Psyche im Kampf gegen ein tödliches Ungeheuer als größte Heldin aller Zeiten erweisen. So wird sie - gegen alle Regeln - zur Kriegerin ausgebildet. Bis die Göttin Aphrodite neidisch auf die mutige, schöne Sterbliche wird. Sie schickt den Gott Eros, der mit seinen Pfeilen das Begehren in die Welt trägt, um Psyche grausam zu verdammen. Doch der Pfeil trifft ihn selbst, worauf Eros zu einem ewig unerfüllten Verlangen nach Psyche entbrennt.

Zann Blackseed is the huntsman for the king of Evandorm in the land of Mura. Zann has the power to shapeshift into a white wolf, and does so to help in the hunt. But when the king decides to send Zann to hunt in the forests of Glint, things take a nasty turn. While in his shapeshifting form of a wolf, Zann is struck by an arrow and wounded. Little does he ever expect to see that a beautiful wench shot him, and that she happens to be the elven queen of this magical land.

Here is a brilliant recounting of the life of Odysseus after his safe return to the island of Ithaca, his wife Penelope, and his son Telemachus. Countless readers and listeners have thrilled to the adventures of Odysseus in The Iliad and The Odyssey, but what further adventures awaited him after his ten years of war and ten years of wandering? Narrated by Telemachus to the bard Phemios, On Wine-Dark Seas speaks of the human drama of a man gone twenty years from home and family, a man who saw Troy on the night of its destruction, a man who lives the special quest which is his destiny.

Rhys Blackseed is a knight favored by the king of Kasculbough in the land of Mura. When a portal opens and two women and a dragon come through, his orders are to kill them. Rhys is loyal to his king, but how can he kill the beautiful witch named Medea when all he really wants to do is kiss her? Rhys holds and hides the power of extreme strength, however, all the strength in the world isn't enough to fight off dark magic or a dragon. The race is on to capture the dragon and send it and the witches back through the portal before all of Mura is doomed.

Everything about Artair Ross's life is about to change. Cousin to the Laird and proud member of the warrior force, he is forced to give it all up to take over his ailing father's duties. However, when attackers overtake a village he is guarding, a shipwreck occurs and a horrible family tragedy happens, it is more than apparent Artair is in for greater battles than he's ever known.

It is dislike at first sight between Caelan Ross and Glynis Macneil. She thinks him too stuffy and English-acting, and he thinks her too wild and without regard for propriety. The attraction that simmers beneath the surface is maddening to both of them. When Glynis runs away and Caelan goes after her, the argument that ensues becomes a night of torrid passion. Both are horrified afterwards. However, always a man of honor, Caelan insists they marry. Glynis, on the other hand, insists they not.

Vi er i Rom, år 58 før Kristi fødsel. Som 24-årig er Valeria Messalla blevet skilt efter ni års barnløst ægteskab, og hun bor nu hos sin bror og hans familie, til glæde for ingen af parterne. En dag under en gladiator kamp tiltrækker hun sig diktatoren Sullas opmærksomhed. En måned efter er de gift. Her fortæller Valeria sin historie til datteren – en farverig og sansemættet skildring af det gamle Rom, af kærlighed i lyst og nød og i dens mest fantasifulde former.

Britannia, AD 117: Roman centurion Flavius Ferox is trying to live a quiet life of dignified leisure, overseeing his wife's estate and doing his best to resist the urge to murder an annoying neighbor—until someone else does it for him. Dragged back into a life of violence, Ferox finds himself chasing raiders, fighting chieftains and negotiating with kings, journeying far into the north just as war breaks out. With the new emperor, Hadrian, sending agents from Rome, the whole world seems to be changing.

When her mother, the Persian king’s famous senior scribe, is kidnapped, Jemmah and her sister must sneak undetected into enemy territory to rescue her. But infiltrating their adversary’s lands proves easier than escaping them. Fleeing through dangerous mountain passes, their survival depends on the skills of a stranger they free from prison: a mysterious prince named Asher. Asher is not who the world believes he is. Despite his royal blood, he has had to climb his way out of poverty. A manufacturer of some of the best weaponry in the East, Asher has only one goal: to destroy his father.

Yorkshire, 1367. Lady Azalais disguises herself as a minstrel to travel through war-torn France and ransom her father. Her brother plans to marry her to his brutish friend but Azalais, disillusioned with coarse and lustful men, hopes her father will let her become a nun instead. As an impoverished knight, Sir William must fight for his living—unless he can forge a life through his love of song. When offered a mission to protect a talented musician through France, Will seizes the chance to test his dream of becoming a minstrel—a dream that will prevent him from ever marrying.

Kleopatra bliver født år 69 før Kristus og er allerede som lille pige en vigtig brik i kampen om kongemagten i Egypten. Hævet over sine omgivelser i en gudelignende status, men samtidig kastebold mellem magtspillerne og næsten konstant i livsfare. Da Cæsar under den truende borgerkrig i Romerriget tager til Egypten, tvinger den tyveårige Kleopatra sig adgang til ham, og et af verdenshistoriens berømteste kærlighedsforhold begynder.

1195 A.D.—Sir Galen Burleson has a love 'em and leave 'em reputation. Enormous and powerful, he is the captain of the army at Hexham Castle. Galen is in control of his life and his future until his dying father, tired of his son's roving ways, demands he marry Lady Lorica de la Beauvriere, the sole heiress of the St. Nicholas Court Castle fortune.

Brigid MacNaughton can outshoot any lad in the Highlands with a firearm or bow and easily scare away the most amorous suitor. When she is packed off to London to "smooth her rough edges," Brigid vows to turn this punishment into an adventure. She'll master the rules of society, become the perfect English miss to placate her family, then return to the Highlands and her old life. Until she falls in love with a quiet, self-possessed Englishman who believes her ruse.

Five dazzling plays showcasing characters from the reign of biblical King David In these fascinating, moving and insightful plays, a different light is shone on the famous biblical King. From the original mission of King Saul to find the shepherd boy after Samuel's prophecy, to David's final...

Nella Terra tra i due mari chiamata Messapia, la giovane Ellis vede il suo villaggio distrutto dalla ferocia dei guerrieri greci di Taras. Il re suo padre è costretto a giurare fedeltà al vincitore e lei viene condotta in ostaggio dinanzi al sovrano nemico. Furiosa e impotente, ma desiderosa di vendetta, Ellis promette al guerriero che l'ha derisa che lui sarà il primo a morire per mano sua. Questi non è altri che il figlio primogenito del re di Taras, Alexios, un combattente rispettato da tutti per la sua forza, il quale rimane però colpito dal coraggio della bella prigioniera.

Medieval England 1272 A.D.: Sir Eryx de Reyne has both Scots and English blood in him, and serves at Prudhoe Castle on the Scots border. And that's where his destiny lies. Cleaning up after a border skirmish along the ancient Roman wall, he chases some Scots into the ruins of a Mile Castle, an old Roman fort. After a brief battle, he is about to leave the ruined castle when he notices loose stones and the reflection of something metal. Pulling away the stones, he discovers an ancient Roman gladius.

1260 A.D.—Dogged by sinister rumors courtesy of a jealous older brother, Gage de Reyne becomes a mercenary known as the North Wind—destructive, powerful, and cold as ice. But a chance meeting with a childhood friend Lady Wynter de Thorington brings about a spark that could melt the glacier he's become.