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Druids of Avalon #1
Celtic Fire
When a Roman commander travels through Britannia to investigate a haunting vision, an ambush by hostile Celts leaves him with an unexpected prize—a beautifully enchanting witch.
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In the wilds of Britannia, a fierce battle raged. Rhiannon, rightful ruler of the Celts, longed to see the invading Romans driven from her land. But when she was taken by the enemy, she couldn't deny her reaction to their compelling leader. His dark eyes promised endless nights of wicked delight, yet Rhiannon continued to be haunted by an eerie feeling of recognition.
Having to look upon the ghost of his murdered brother every day was torture for Commander Lucius Aquila. But the strangely fascinating woman he'd captured had the power to make the visions disappear, and Lucius knew she could help him solve the mystery of Aulus' death. Even as he questioned her loyalty, her courage and beauty held him spellbound, and Lucius could only dream of the day he might succumb to her.
Back Cover Synopsis:
In the wilds of Britannia, a fierce battle raged. Rhiannon, rightful ruler of the Celts, longed to see the invading Romans driven from her land. But when she was taken by the enemy, she couldn't deny her reaction to their compelling leader. His dark eyes promised endless nights of wicked delight, yet Rhiannon continued to be haunted by an eerie feeling of recognition.
Having to look upon the ghost of his murdered brother every day was torture for Commander Lucius Aquila. But the strangely fascinating woman he'd captured had the power to make the visions disappear, and Lucius knew she could help him solve the mystery of Aulus' death. Even as he questioned her loyalty, her courage and beauty held him spellbound, and Lucius could only dream of the day he might succumb to her.
309 pages, Paperback
First published May 31, 2005
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About the author
Joy Nash
67 books120 followersJoy Nash is a USA Today Bestselling Author and RITA Award Finalist applauded by Booklist for her "tart wit, superbly crafted characters, and sexy, magic-steeped plots." Joy, best known for the Druids of Avalon and Immortals series, writes romantic fiction in historical, contemporary, and alternate-reality settings. Her newest series is the apocalyptic fantasy The Nephilim: Demons Among Us.
Joy once read a book about a girl living on the moon and thought it was real, until her big sister messed everything up with the truth. Ever since, Joy's been of the opinion that fiction is way more interesting than reality. She credits her love of tortured heroes to the Brontë sisters, her fascination with magical adventure to J.R.R. Tolkien, and her weakness for snarky humor to Douglas Adams.
Join Joy's mailing list at www.joynash.com for info about new releases. Connect with Joy at facebook.com/joynash.
May the stories never end!
Joy once read a book about a girl living on the moon and thought it was real, until her big sister messed everything up with the truth. Ever since, Joy's been of the opinion that fiction is way more interesting than reality. She credits her love of tortured heroes to the Brontë sisters, her fascination with magical adventure to J.R.R. Tolkien, and her weakness for snarky humor to Douglas Adams.
Join Joy's mailing list at www.joynash.com for info about new releases. Connect with Joy at facebook.com/joynash.
May the stories never end!
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July 7, 2009
This was a fairly dark, pretty violent story with a good romance. Definitely a must read for those who have an interest in Roman-Conquest Britain. It reminded me of the movie King Arthur. I have to admire Ms. Nash for writing this story in a gritty style that felt very true to the period. It's fairly unique for any paranormal I have read so far, with the hero, a Roman soldier and high-level citizen, being haunted by his murdered brother's ghost. The heroine is a Celtic queen who has suffered from the brutality of her deceased husband. It has quite a bit of Druidic mysticism if that is an interest to a would-be reader.
July 2, 2017
Only good line in the book: "She tasted like wind and honey."
Never read this. I read it because I'm doing research as a writer.
Never read this. I read it because I'm doing research as a writer.
January 20, 2022
Because sometimes you can judge a book by its cover….
To clarify, while I thought this novel was kinda bad, it wasn’t terrible. It was even entertaining in its trashy fashion. And the story had a lot of potential.
It begins with a tribe of Brigantes in Roman Britain, under the direction of a Druid, sacrificing a Roman commander at Vindolandia. The Roman’s brother, Lucius, is haunted by his ghost, and goes north to discover what really happened. On his way to the outpost, he’s attacked by a group of the tribe, including our heroine, Rhiannon, who shoots an arrow in his ass. He takes her prisoner.
My interest was piqued. But unfortunately the book took a turn for the worse very quickly. I’m not going to fault it for the cheesy sex scenes and the purple prose, because look at the cover. That just comes with the territory with this sort of novel, and it can even be fun to read.
But what did spoil my enjoyment a bit:
1. Insta-lust. No sooner than heroine and hero take one look at each other, but their loins start a-flaming. Lucius barely has the arrow removed from his butt cheek before his “rod” takes over, stiffening every time he glances her way. Which is then mentioned with such regularity (literally every other page, it felt like), that it completely smothered the rest of the story. And any hope of actual character development.
2. I had nothing to root for, especially in the heroine’s case. The tribe she came from was terrible, and the way they treated her was the worst. Why would she feel any loyalty to them? But Lucius keeps reminding her that she’s his slave and pointing out how nice he is that he doesn’t rape her (I mean, he actually kinda does, but in that bodice ripper “she really means yes” way), so why would she want to stay with him? She pretty much had NO good options.
There were a few other things but those were my main issues. Like I said, overall it was mildly entertaining but it could have been much better.
To clarify, while I thought this novel was kinda bad, it wasn’t terrible. It was even entertaining in its trashy fashion. And the story had a lot of potential.
It begins with a tribe of Brigantes in Roman Britain, under the direction of a Druid, sacrificing a Roman commander at Vindolandia. The Roman’s brother, Lucius, is haunted by his ghost, and goes north to discover what really happened. On his way to the outpost, he’s attacked by a group of the tribe, including our heroine, Rhiannon, who shoots an arrow in his ass. He takes her prisoner.
My interest was piqued. But unfortunately the book took a turn for the worse very quickly. I’m not going to fault it for the cheesy sex scenes and the purple prose, because look at the cover. That just comes with the territory with this sort of novel, and it can even be fun to read.
But what did spoil my enjoyment a bit:
1. Insta-lust. No sooner than heroine and hero take one look at each other, but their loins start a-flaming. Lucius barely has the arrow removed from his butt cheek before his “rod” takes over, stiffening every time he glances her way. Which is then mentioned with such regularity (literally every other page, it felt like), that it completely smothered the rest of the story. And any hope of actual character development.
2. I had nothing to root for, especially in the heroine’s case. The tribe she came from was terrible, and the way they treated her was the worst. Why would she feel any loyalty to them? But Lucius keeps reminding her that she’s his slave and pointing out how nice he is that he doesn’t rape her (I mean, he actually kinda does, but in that bodice ripper “she really means yes” way), so why would she want to stay with him? She pretty much had NO good options.
There were a few other things but those were my main issues. Like I said, overall it was mildly entertaining but it could have been much better.
March 17, 2018
An okay story
Got confusing with so many people, but a good story overall. Torn if I'll read the next one or not.
Got confusing with so many people, but a good story overall. Torn if I'll read the next one or not.
March 7, 2024
I did enjoy the book. I will say, however, that I've read many books that are much better. As a result, I had to only give it 3 stars. The book failed to inspire the strong emotion that would have caused me to give it more stars. I didn't love the characters. I got frustrated with them often. They were too arrogant and too caught up in their own situations. The author did do a good job portraying the conflicting emotions in the main characters as they struggled with their desires for their people and their desires for themselves. They just didn't seem interested enough in the desires of Their lover. They assumed too often what the other was feeling and didn't put their lover first. Perhaps this is a product of the time period of the book. Survival was so different. The survival of your village was everything. You could not survive at all without a strong village. The female leads desire to keep her people going was essential to all of their survival. She was the leader of her people. Even if she was just a figurehead in a lot of ways.
February 8, 2018
A well-written story, this book takes the reader to a slightly different historical framework .... the Romans struggle to contain the wilds of Britain. The romance was powerful and interesting, and the heroine (a queen of her people) faces a terrible struggle in that those around her are convinced she has to throw her life away by marrying a barbarian (one of several) to "save" her people from war. Given the war-like nature of that time, that seems unlikely ... but the pressure is there. This is a great departure from a lot of historical fiction ... a slightly different time frame ... a slightly different set of religions ... and people who have little hope for connection .... but they make one :)
August 12, 2018
I can look past the writing and snort and eye roll worthy romance, but the cheating, the rapes, the carelessness with which slaves are mentioned and the overall attitude towards women in this book is just wrong.
January 1, 2018
Great
This is the best book I have read on a long time. Can't wait to read more of the series.
This is the best book I have read on a long time. Can't wait to read more of the series.
January 4, 2018
Interesting
A nice touch on historical romance, with a twist here and there. A bit brutal to some i would say, but an easy read.
A nice touch on historical romance, with a twist here and there. A bit brutal to some i would say, but an easy read.
January 11, 2018
Slow to start and then hard to put down!
This did start a bit slow for my taste but then developed into an interesting story with a lot of Roman and Celtic information as well.
This did start a bit slow for my taste but then developed into an interesting story with a lot of Roman and Celtic information as well.
February 10, 2018
Mixed reviews
While the story has some promise, there was little fire and mostly smoke. Adding the boy Marcus was a stroke of genius
While the story has some promise, there was little fire and mostly smoke. Adding the boy Marcus was a stroke of genius
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March 4, 2022
You go way back in history with this one, it's the first book in the series and she writes so beautifully. I really enjoyed reading it and hope that everyone who reads it feels the same
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March 19, 2017
First Book of The Druids of Avalon Series. It had a very slow start but once you get to the middle where Rhiannon is captured by Lucius does it get better. There is a lot of magic, ghosts, mystery, twists, romance & it was hard to put down. Excellent read. Joy Nash is a great author. On to Book #2. The Grail King.
August 20, 2025
Haunted by the specter of his dead brother, the hero leaves his command position is the Roman army, takes a handful of soldiers and leaves for Britannia to seek revenge. On the way, the barbaric but uncoordinated Celts seem to be much more united than imaged as a large group attack the hero's convey. In the process of protecting his son, he's shot in the ass by an arrow. Vowing to kill the man responsible he instead finds himself face to face with a woman. A woman he's injured. He claims her for his own and takes her with him to the camp. There, unbeknownst to him, he's enslaved a queen.
The heroine doesn't much care for the title, not when it comes equipped with her giving her body to a man who sleeps with other women. Neither the less she's willing to do her duty and she can't when she's this roman dog's prisoner. She makes her hatred of him and his people abundantly clear but when he behaves like a gentleman is throws her off. She was expecting him to rape her by now or at least beat her, her dead husband created a rather poor picture of men in general in the heroine's opinion. But this man, with his beautiful clean shaven face, treats her with a measure of respect. He's gentle with her, helping her every time she stumbles, much to her chagrin. He doesn't forced himself on her though he makes it quite clear he desires her and working on seducing her. Problem is, it's working. She knows it's wrong to feel this way about her enemy but she can't stop herself from craving the feelings he promises with his sweet words and even sweeter touch.
The hero has had woman from nearly every corner of the empire but never has he meant a woman quite like this one. Everything about her makes his crave her more. he thrill of the chase, the tenderness she shows his son and those rare times she feels generous enough to grace him with a smile. There affair is hot and many nights of abstinence making their love making all the more feverish. The hero loses himself in her, the torment of his dead brother forgotten for those brief hours spent in her arms. The heroine feels powerful and vulnerable at the same time in the arms of a man who shows her true love and affection. But this is not meant to last. She knows she must abandon him before her people cause war rescuing her (even though is was the wish of these men that she seduce the roman and bring him to them for sacrifice like his brother). She refuses to do this. She can't hurt him, she wants only to see him same but in the process of trying to protect him, she breaks his heart. He thinks she betrayed him and used him, after all he's does for her and all the love he's shown her, how could she d this? But the idea of her in pain or distress urges his mercy. They realize that their seperate worlds, what they've fought so hard for, mean nothing if they can't be together.
This is the 2nd Roman themed book I've read this week and though it was not the favourite it was a very lovely novel. The torment the hero experienced was heartbreaking and his relationships discovered through self awareness were lovely. Seeing his brothers ghost, desperate to push his soul to rest while the man withered in agony was pretty hard to read. Realizing that he's never been a loving man makes the hero sick with guilt. He took for granted his brothers love while the man lived and he vows to be a better father to the son he's neglected all these years. It's the heroine's influence that sparks this change. She shows him that life is short and to appreciate the time spent with love ones while you can before it's gone. She as a character kept everything bottled up inside. While the hero was spilling his secrets and his nightmares to her, she never talked about her people or her role in the rebellion. She never spoke of her brother and really showed him nothing of her inner thoughts besides desire. I would have liked their relationship to be a little more balanced. Still, it was a good book with a great Roman atmosphere even in the wilds of Britannia and I adored the hero and enjoyed the heroine.
The heroine doesn't much care for the title, not when it comes equipped with her giving her body to a man who sleeps with other women. Neither the less she's willing to do her duty and she can't when she's this roman dog's prisoner. She makes her hatred of him and his people abundantly clear but when he behaves like a gentleman is throws her off. She was expecting him to rape her by now or at least beat her, her dead husband created a rather poor picture of men in general in the heroine's opinion. But this man, with his beautiful clean shaven face, treats her with a measure of respect. He's gentle with her, helping her every time she stumbles, much to her chagrin. He doesn't forced himself on her though he makes it quite clear he desires her and working on seducing her. Problem is, it's working. She knows it's wrong to feel this way about her enemy but she can't stop herself from craving the feelings he promises with his sweet words and even sweeter touch.
The hero has had woman from nearly every corner of the empire but never has he meant a woman quite like this one. Everything about her makes his crave her more. he thrill of the chase, the tenderness she shows his son and those rare times she feels generous enough to grace him with a smile. There affair is hot and many nights of abstinence making their love making all the more feverish. The hero loses himself in her, the torment of his dead brother forgotten for those brief hours spent in her arms. The heroine feels powerful and vulnerable at the same time in the arms of a man who shows her true love and affection. But this is not meant to last. She knows she must abandon him before her people cause war rescuing her (even though is was the wish of these men that she seduce the roman and bring him to them for sacrifice like his brother). She refuses to do this. She can't hurt him, she wants only to see him same but in the process of trying to protect him, she breaks his heart. He thinks she betrayed him and used him, after all he's does for her and all the love he's shown her, how could she d this? But the idea of her in pain or distress urges his mercy. They realize that their seperate worlds, what they've fought so hard for, mean nothing if they can't be together.
This is the 2nd Roman themed book I've read this week and though it was not the favourite it was a very lovely novel. The torment the hero experienced was heartbreaking and his relationships discovered through self awareness were lovely. Seeing his brothers ghost, desperate to push his soul to rest while the man withered in agony was pretty hard to read. Realizing that he's never been a loving man makes the hero sick with guilt. He took for granted his brothers love while the man lived and he vows to be a better father to the son he's neglected all these years. It's the heroine's influence that sparks this change. She shows him that life is short and to appreciate the time spent with love ones while you can before it's gone. She as a character kept everything bottled up inside. While the hero was spilling his secrets and his nightmares to her, she never talked about her people or her role in the rebellion. She never spoke of her brother and really showed him nothing of her inner thoughts besides desire. I would have liked their relationship to be a little more balanced. Still, it was a good book with a great Roman atmosphere even in the wilds of Britannia and I adored the hero and enjoyed the heroine.
September 28, 2010
Celtic/Roman setting was interesting. The characters and events were ok, but I was hoping for something a little more special.
STORY BRIEF:
The Romans are occupying Northern Britannia in 116 AD. There are numerous Celtic clans who are weak against the Romans because they fight among themselves. Rhiannon is a healer and the queen of one clan. In order to unite the clans, she chose a mate who later died. She plans to wed Edmyg, Britannia’s greatest warrior, again to unite the clans. When the Celts attack a group of Romans, Rhiannon is captured by the current Roman commander Lucius. He is immediately drawn to her and keeps her in a bedroom near him instead of in the slave quarters. He wants her, but he won’t force himself on her.
Lucius’ brother Aulus was killed by the Celts six months earlier. His skull was kept by Madog, who was a Druid user of magic. Aulus’ ghost is trapped due to Madog’s magic. The ghost is always hanging around Lucius. Only Lucius can see him. Lucius wants to solve the mystery of Aulus’ death and free the ghost. Rhiannon knows something but won’t tell Lucius.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
I haven’t seen that many historical novels about the Celts and the Romans, so it was a nice change of pace. Other than the Celtic setting, I found this pretty standard. The plot, events, characters, and dialogue were ok, but there wasn’t anything special or different enough to make it stand out. The ghost and magic added a small amount of fantasy to the story, but they were a minor part of the story.
DATA:
Story length: 309 pages. Swearing language: none. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 5. Total number of sex scene pages: 19. Setting: 116 and 117 AD Northern Britannia and Assyria. Copyright: 2005. Genre: historical romance with a little fantasy.
OTHER BOOKS:
To date, I’ve read one other story by Joy Nash. I gave 4 stars to “Christmas Unplugged,” copyright 2009, which appears in the anthology “Santa, Honey.” My 4 star review for the anthology was posted on 10-4-09.
CAUTION SPOILER:
I did not like one part. Rhiannon and Lucius are in love. On page 253 she is aware that his men plan to mutiny with a plan to kill him. Yet she does not warn him. Her reason is that he would ask her how she knew this. She would have to tell him that a particular Celt in his fort was a spy. She chose to protect the spy instead of the man she loved? She would send him to his death? I think Rhiannon could have come up with a way to warn Lucius without giving away the spy’s identity.
STORY BRIEF:
The Romans are occupying Northern Britannia in 116 AD. There are numerous Celtic clans who are weak against the Romans because they fight among themselves. Rhiannon is a healer and the queen of one clan. In order to unite the clans, she chose a mate who later died. She plans to wed Edmyg, Britannia’s greatest warrior, again to unite the clans. When the Celts attack a group of Romans, Rhiannon is captured by the current Roman commander Lucius. He is immediately drawn to her and keeps her in a bedroom near him instead of in the slave quarters. He wants her, but he won’t force himself on her.
Lucius’ brother Aulus was killed by the Celts six months earlier. His skull was kept by Madog, who was a Druid user of magic. Aulus’ ghost is trapped due to Madog’s magic. The ghost is always hanging around Lucius. Only Lucius can see him. Lucius wants to solve the mystery of Aulus’ death and free the ghost. Rhiannon knows something but won’t tell Lucius.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
I haven’t seen that many historical novels about the Celts and the Romans, so it was a nice change of pace. Other than the Celtic setting, I found this pretty standard. The plot, events, characters, and dialogue were ok, but there wasn’t anything special or different enough to make it stand out. The ghost and magic added a small amount of fantasy to the story, but they were a minor part of the story.
DATA:
Story length: 309 pages. Swearing language: none. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 5. Total number of sex scene pages: 19. Setting: 116 and 117 AD Northern Britannia and Assyria. Copyright: 2005. Genre: historical romance with a little fantasy.
OTHER BOOKS:
To date, I’ve read one other story by Joy Nash. I gave 4 stars to “Christmas Unplugged,” copyright 2009, which appears in the anthology “Santa, Honey.” My 4 star review for the anthology was posted on 10-4-09.
CAUTION SPOILER:
I did not like one part. Rhiannon and Lucius are in love. On page 253 she is aware that his men plan to mutiny with a plan to kill him. Yet she does not warn him. Her reason is that he would ask her how she knew this. She would have to tell him that a particular Celt in his fort was a spy. She chose to protect the spy instead of the man she loved? She would send him to his death? I think Rhiannon could have come up with a way to warn Lucius without giving away the spy’s identity.
March 20, 2014
This book was fast-paced and hard to put down.
Rhiannon is a Celtic queen and Lucius is a Roman General although that isn't what he's referred to in the novel. He captures her on the battlefield and takes her back to his fort and tells her she is a slave. But, of course, they fall in love and the rest is history.
However, there were some really good things about this story that sort of set it apart from others. Lucius is actually there to seek revenge for the death of his brother and he wanted to know how he was killed. He'd been told it had been a hunting accident and didn't believe that because his brother wasn't much of a hunter. Therefore, he is trying to find some answers. Meanwhile, his brother's ghost is around him all the time and everybody thinks he's losing his mind because he talks to him all the time and nobody else can see him. The only time he isn't around is when Rhiannon is around.
Then there's the little story of Marcus, Lucius's son. I really loved the relationship between them. It was sort of cold and stand-offish at first but it got really sweet. That was a lesson in acceptance only Lucius had to learn it the hard way.
The reason I gave the book only four stars is because it really needed an epilogue. At the end of the book, I wanted to know more about how they ended up. I wanted to know if they went on to have more children because I really didn't believe Rhiannon couldn't have any more. I wanted to know where they ended up and what they did with themselves and how Marcus was doing. I just wanted to know more.
But, overall, it was a great book.
Rhiannon is a Celtic queen and Lucius is a Roman General although that isn't what he's referred to in the novel. He captures her on the battlefield and takes her back to his fort and tells her she is a slave. But, of course, they fall in love and the rest is history.
However, there were some really good things about this story that sort of set it apart from others. Lucius is actually there to seek revenge for the death of his brother and he wanted to know how he was killed. He'd been told it had been a hunting accident and didn't believe that because his brother wasn't much of a hunter. Therefore, he is trying to find some answers. Meanwhile, his brother's ghost is around him all the time and everybody thinks he's losing his mind because he talks to him all the time and nobody else can see him. The only time he isn't around is when Rhiannon is around.
Then there's the little story of Marcus, Lucius's son. I really loved the relationship between them. It was sort of cold and stand-offish at first but it got really sweet. That was a lesson in acceptance only Lucius had to learn it the hard way.
The reason I gave the book only four stars is because it really needed an epilogue. At the end of the book, I wanted to know more about how they ended up. I wanted to know if they went on to have more children because I really didn't believe Rhiannon couldn't have any more. I wanted to know where they ended up and what they did with themselves and how Marcus was doing. I just wanted to know more.
But, overall, it was a great book.
June 15, 2012
It was my first time reading a novel with Celts and Romans characters. It was a good idea to place the story during the Roman invasion. I liked the fact that the whole story doesn't only focus on Rhiannon and Lucius's relationship. There's an important place granted to the Celt/Roman conflict, development of second characters, but also to some magic. It's definitly not only another romance novel, which is great.
Rhiannon is quite a woman. She's torn between her loyalty for her people and the man she starts to learn, to appreciate (and who knows how to arouse a lady with just some words!). Plus, she begins liking Marcus too and feels responsible for the issue with Lucius' brother, but she's not a crybaby like we can often see in romance novels. She's tormented, true, but for good reasons, and even if sometimes we don't agree with her choices, it's well developped so the different events don't come out of nowhere.
I didn't give 5 stars though because even if the author took the time to write about the whole druid thing, etc. it didn't catch me enough, and I ended to read these (short) parts maybe too quickly. Unfortunately, it wasn't as well worked than the other parts of the book when it could have been so much interesting.
Anyway, It was a really good story and I'll certainly read the sequel of Druids of Avalon!
Rhiannon is quite a woman. She's torn between her loyalty for her people and the man she starts to learn, to appreciate (and who knows how to arouse a lady with just some words!). Plus, she begins liking Marcus too and feels responsible for the issue with Lucius' brother, but she's not a crybaby like we can often see in romance novels. She's tormented, true, but for good reasons, and even if sometimes we don't agree with her choices, it's well developped so the different events don't come out of nowhere.
I didn't give 5 stars though because even if the author took the time to write about the whole druid thing, etc. it didn't catch me enough, and I ended to read these (short) parts maybe too quickly. Unfortunately, it wasn't as well worked than the other parts of the book when it could have been so much interesting.
Anyway, It was a really good story and I'll certainly read the sequel of Druids of Avalon!
July 18, 2011
I found the first two or three chapters really confusing, because I couldn't work out what was happening to who or where, because there were too many character names that didn't match up. For example, Rhiannon is a Welsh name, so I assumed the story was set in or near Wales. Then we find her deceased husband was named Niall - this is an Irish name. Strange, but possible that someone on the far west coast of Wales could marry an Irish man. Her brother is called Owein - that name is from northern England/southern Scotland (the Welsh version would be Owain). So where exactly are we? Wales/southern England, Ireland or northern England/southern Scotland? Then we find the Romans are at a fort called Vindolanda, just south of the Scottish Border... They are all Celtic names, but quite different areas of the country that I don't see intermingling in this time period. It's annoying, but by chapter 5, the story is starting to be engaging enough that I'm not noticing it so much.
August 5, 2016
In case you got sick of all the British historical romances being set in the Regency era, here's one set in the 2nd century! It features Romans, Druids, native Brits (aka Celts) and some crazy mysticism / necromancy stuff. Oh and some steamy romance, but you probably figured that our given the genre. Good times!
I would put this (story line wise) somewhere between Mists of Avalon and that 2004 King Arthur movie with Clive Owen.
PS The best character in the whole story is the main male character's son, Marcus. Marcus is cray cray adorbz. ;)
PPS The cover of this book makes absolutely no sense, IMO
I would put this (story line wise) somewhere between Mists of Avalon and that 2004 King Arthur movie with Clive Owen.
PS The best character in the whole story is the main male character's son, Marcus. Marcus is cray cray adorbz. ;)
PPS The cover of this book makes absolutely no sense, IMO
June 3, 2014
When I first started reading this book I was quite confused up to about three chapters into the book. I think the biggest thing that was confusing during that time was all the characters. I loved all the names of the characters in the book. Once you get past any confusion the book ends up being pretty decent for a historical romance.
July 5, 2014
This book entertained and informed, but I found myself wondering about the level of historical accuracy. The portrayal of Celtic men as brutes insensitive to female sexual needs didn't quite pass the credibility test. That said, the author weaves an interesting tale and creates vibrant scenes while building tension about the possible outcome.
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June 25, 2016Slow and dull
It seemed as if the action within the book has an after thought, the characters were a little dull, and the story lacked the 'umph' to keep me entertained.
I did enjoy the small sprinkle of paranormal activity however... Until it got morbid.
It seemed as if the action within the book has an after thought, the characters were a little dull, and the story lacked the 'umph' to keep me entertained.
I did enjoy the small sprinkle of paranormal activity however... Until it got morbid.
July 5, 2009
All time favorite!
September 21, 2009
This is a great read for fans of Camelot.
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September 27, 2010Sounded interesting, but I couldn't get into the story. DNF.
October 6, 2010
Unapologetic use of magic, divination, ghosts and astral projection. A somewhat pat ending but still emotionally real.
January 5, 2011
I thought this book was very good.
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May 31, 2011DNF tried but could not get into the story
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