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Alena was not born a slave, but when Roman soldiers destroy her village and steal her away from her family, she finds herself the property of Marcus Gaius – a wealthy nobleman who is intent on making Alena his mistress.
With the support of Verity, another slave in the Gaius household, Alena decides that she will resist her new master at all costs. But as Marcus starts to open her eyes to the pleasures they could share, Alena must choose between her freedom and a chance at love.
With the support of Verity, another slave in the Gaius household, Alena decides that she will resist her new master at all costs. But as Marcus starts to open her eyes to the pleasures they could share, Alena must choose between her freedom and a chance at love.
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December 3, 2014
I thought the book was good. It kept me entertained for a few hours. I wonder if there's going to be another book. I'd like to know if Max and Verity have children.
*****SPOILER ALERT*****SPOILER ALERT*****SPOILER ALERT*****
Next part was copied from my 2012 reading log:
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. As with free books, you have to be kind of stand-offish. But my experience with free nook books have been pretty good, so far. Anyways, I just really enjoyed it. I like how Alena was brought
into Marcus' home and stood her ground that first day upon her arrival. To not fall before her new master so willingly. I like how the author made the two brothers, Marcus & Max different. Marcus being the more reserved and the youngest of them. And Max, the eldest and the 'ladies man' who seems to be the outgoing and more care free. Marcus falls for Alena. I love watching that relationship build. But duh, its no wonder she became pregnant. If all they did was stay in Marcus room and take comfort in each other, ALL DAY, well hello…baby on the way was the no brainer here. Not like she knew anything about birth control back then. And her being a virgin, too! She really
didn't have anyone to turn to for questions. As for the story of Max and Verity…I'm kinda 'I don't know' about the start of that relationship.You immediately like Verity from the beginning. She was there for Alena and she didn't seem to have any ill feelings towards her. She also seemed pleased with her master, Marcus. Meaning he was not one who beat and rape his slaves but was more fair and took care of them. So when Verity had her encounter with
Max, my heart did go out to her. Max was already married with 3 kids. But he could not see his brother falling for a simple slave girl. His intentions were to ruin that relationship between his brother and Alena. Taking Alena by
force and accusing of having sex with HIS slave would surely hurt Marcus and he would immediately have her removed which would take care of that. However, the girl he trapped in the cellar was not Alena but Verity. Verity
was strong and was even more determined after that encounter with Max. But to see Max break down, after his wife left him and taken his daughter, it was pretty sad. But he was an Ass and deserved everything he had coming. His
inablility to stay faithful to his wife and to parade around other cities with all sorts of women, with no regard as to how this made his wife look. The scheme he put into play to ruin his brothers relationship with his slave, whom he truly loved. And to just be selfish and think of only himself and no one else--he deserved everything he got coming!
But in the end, after he found 'humility' and was able to see and understand the consequenses of his action, he became a more likeable Roman. I really liked the part where he finally saw both Alena and Verity together and realized it was not Alena he assaulted but Verity. The realization was one of the best parts of the book for me. And how Verity took that moment to stand her ground, showing him that he had not AND will not break her, that was cool. The whole plan of getting Marcus home to Alena and apologizing to his brother was good. Alena got her Marcus, he now knows the accusations from Max were false. Alena shares the news of their upcoming baby and they move off to Alena homeland. Happy ending for them. I was touched by Max towards the end. When he finally stopped being this arrogant ASS! When he realized how happy his wife was with her family, seeing her carefree and full of life, he couldn't find it in him to drag her back home. Especially when he knew he didn't even love her. So he became a MAN, and simply walked away…I love, love, love the way he kept trying to apologize to Verity for what he had done. I love her honest
reaction to his apology. She was conflicted by the anger she felt towards him and the strange tingling sensation that also stirred about. I appreciated the authors decision to not have them lost in lust and desire before Max left to carry out his devious plot against the evil Emporer and his neice. They simply laid there and had their MOMENT. Something Verity needed for herself and proof Max needed to show her, that was not the MONSTER she accused him of. I also
loved that he left and entrusted his boys and his household to Verity. It was a good ending for me. First you think its just a story about Marcus & Alena but you get the story of Verity & Max--a bonus! Maybe I liked this book more
because the book before this one did not have such a great ending! I finished this in one day, guess you can say I was quite taken by the whole story!
*****SPOILER ALERT*****SPOILER ALERT*****SPOILER ALERT*****
Next part was copied from my 2012 reading log:
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. As with free books, you have to be kind of stand-offish. But my experience with free nook books have been pretty good, so far. Anyways, I just really enjoyed it. I like how Alena was brought
into Marcus' home and stood her ground that first day upon her arrival. To not fall before her new master so willingly. I like how the author made the two brothers, Marcus & Max different. Marcus being the more reserved and the youngest of them. And Max, the eldest and the 'ladies man' who seems to be the outgoing and more care free. Marcus falls for Alena. I love watching that relationship build. But duh, its no wonder she became pregnant. If all they did was stay in Marcus room and take comfort in each other, ALL DAY, well hello…baby on the way was the no brainer here. Not like she knew anything about birth control back then. And her being a virgin, too! She really
didn't have anyone to turn to for questions. As for the story of Max and Verity…I'm kinda 'I don't know' about the start of that relationship.You immediately like Verity from the beginning. She was there for Alena and she didn't seem to have any ill feelings towards her. She also seemed pleased with her master, Marcus. Meaning he was not one who beat and rape his slaves but was more fair and took care of them. So when Verity had her encounter with
Max, my heart did go out to her. Max was already married with 3 kids. But he could not see his brother falling for a simple slave girl. His intentions were to ruin that relationship between his brother and Alena. Taking Alena by
force and accusing of having sex with HIS slave would surely hurt Marcus and he would immediately have her removed which would take care of that. However, the girl he trapped in the cellar was not Alena but Verity. Verity
was strong and was even more determined after that encounter with Max. But to see Max break down, after his wife left him and taken his daughter, it was pretty sad. But he was an Ass and deserved everything he had coming. His
inablility to stay faithful to his wife and to parade around other cities with all sorts of women, with no regard as to how this made his wife look. The scheme he put into play to ruin his brothers relationship with his slave, whom he truly loved. And to just be selfish and think of only himself and no one else--he deserved everything he got coming!
But in the end, after he found 'humility' and was able to see and understand the consequenses of his action, he became a more likeable Roman. I really liked the part where he finally saw both Alena and Verity together and realized it was not Alena he assaulted but Verity. The realization was one of the best parts of the book for me. And how Verity took that moment to stand her ground, showing him that he had not AND will not break her, that was cool. The whole plan of getting Marcus home to Alena and apologizing to his brother was good. Alena got her Marcus, he now knows the accusations from Max were false. Alena shares the news of their upcoming baby and they move off to Alena homeland. Happy ending for them. I was touched by Max towards the end. When he finally stopped being this arrogant ASS! When he realized how happy his wife was with her family, seeing her carefree and full of life, he couldn't find it in him to drag her back home. Especially when he knew he didn't even love her. So he became a MAN, and simply walked away…I love, love, love the way he kept trying to apologize to Verity for what he had done. I love her honest
reaction to his apology. She was conflicted by the anger she felt towards him and the strange tingling sensation that also stirred about. I appreciated the authors decision to not have them lost in lust and desire before Max left to carry out his devious plot against the evil Emporer and his neice. They simply laid there and had their MOMENT. Something Verity needed for herself and proof Max needed to show her, that was not the MONSTER she accused him of. I also
loved that he left and entrusted his boys and his household to Verity. It was a good ending for me. First you think its just a story about Marcus & Alena but you get the story of Verity & Max--a bonus! Maybe I liked this book more
because the book before this one did not have such a great ending! I finished this in one day, guess you can say I was quite taken by the whole story!
August 17, 2012
I'm not sure what I thought about this book. It was a great story line but the male characters weren't that likable and the female characters acted like they had an attitude but they always ended up being doormats. The women didn't seem to notice that they were acting married even though they weren't. One even gave birth to a bastard without once mentioning it. I don't care for relationships that start out with sex and the characters think that it is so awesome that it must be love. Then you have two women who are innocent going into the relationship and the men, at least for Max, sound like they have quite a history as sluts. Yes, men can be sluts!
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May 9, 2013
My review contains spoilers and they're are mostly my thoughts as I went with the book...
It doesn’t often happen that you read free book from an unknown author and find something really enjoyable. I can tell because I do read a lot of freebies in hopes of finding interesting debut/new-to-me authors. This short story, Captured by Christine Cross was one from the ineresting bunches. I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading it. When I finished, I was pleasantly surprised by the story.
The story is set in ancient Rome (as was my understanding). Alena wasn’t born a slave and was raised in a fishing village near the sea. One day, the Roman soldiers wreck havoc on her village. With her family killed, Alena was brought to Rome and sold as a slave girl. Marcus, the second son of the noble Gaius family buys her. Alena knows what her fate would be and she’s duly scared of her of her now bleak future. When she looks up her new master, she finds that he’s young, strong and handsome with dark hair and blue-green eyes. Another man, who resemblances him to a good degree but with brown eyes and blonde hair, tells him that ‘his purchase is quite good’. Alena, as confused and angry she was, understands that this man could only be a relative of some sort to her new master.
Gaius family is the richest of all Rome. Marcus is the youngest, while his brother Maximus or Max is the heir. Between the brothers, Marcus is the more serious one and wears-his-heart-on-sleeves type. But Max, he’s not. He’s a bit on the frivolous side and uses his good looks and charms to the fullest to get what he wants. Max is married with kids but he’s not faithful to his wife, Helena. I should’ve been bothered by Max’s ways as I generally am but somehow I wasn’t. Max’s marriage was arranged and he doesn’t love his wife. At times, it felt like he wasn’t married at all because his marriage wasn’t a focal point in the story. Even though he’s a lousy husband, Max isn’t a bad father.
Soon Alena is brought to the villa of her new master. Another slave girl, Verity, helps her with bathing and stuff. At night, she’s called into her master’s room. Alena is scared but she defies Marcus’s orders to kiss him. She also, soon finds out that her master is unlike what the slave owners are generally like. He’s kind and generous. He doesn’t force himself on her, and OMG, probably is hurt by her rejection. Alena is both angry at and attracted to Marcus. She’s also intrigued by this encounter.
Marcus never thought of marrying or having kids, with Max seeing to the matter of heirs, and he’s not really into random roll in the hayloft. It can be a problem of course. Now, finding this slave girl so very different than the rest boots his interest like no other. Marcus is also intrigued and he wants her acceptance of him as her lover, without any force. In the passing days, Alena relents though because Marcus seduces her with his kisses and touch, which he didn’t need to do. Alena also hears from Verity that Marcus is, indeed, a very generous master to his slaves. As they become lovers, things start to look better. It was apparent that both Marcus and Alena are into each-other. They talk and stay together, make love. Marcus proves to be a dream come true for Alena considering her circumstances. Their relationship is not like that of a master-slave, but of a rather real couple. I felt that they just connected with each-other.
But Max starts making trouble once he gets the wind that Marcus is actually quite serious about Alena, that he might end up marrying her. This, of course, can’t be done! A rich and noble son of Gaius family can’t marry a slave! Max starts out as a very distasteful character TBH. He is selfish, thinks only about his own pleasures. The author did a good job of surprising me where Max was concerned because he was also a controversy in itself. From the description of things, Max maybe lousy in many things and the worse husband material but he has always been a kind brother to Marcus and a good father to his kids. Yet, no matter, he can’t agree with Marcus’s plan for Alena. Soon, Emperor Claudius’s niece Octavia is invited in his house for a match with Marcus.
One night at Marcus’s villa, Max meets up with him to discuss about this marriage and Marcus’s relationship with Alena. When he finds that Marcus isn’t swayed where she’s concerned, Max hatches an awful plan. He goes to the room where Alena and Verity stay. Max didn’t know that Alena now mostly sleeps in Marcus’ room. In the darkness, he mixes Verity up with Alena since both girls shared some identical of physical features and follows her. Verity was probably attracted to Max but she also knew his reputation. Anyway, the reason behind his plan was that Max could later tell Marcus that his precious Alena is not capable of fidelity. What happens next in the dark cellar wasn’t something I should’ve enjoyed, but I did. It was pure physical manipulation no doubt about it, a rake to an innocent. Max was a veritable bastard for what he did but he doesn’t hurt Verity, unless emotionally. Afterwards, even though he still doesn’t recognize who it was, Max leaves with feeling awfully guilty when Verity whispers to him that he’s a monster.
Marcus doesn’t care for his match with Octavia but a few days later, he had no other choice but to meet with her in Max’s house. While at dinner, he gets angry seeing the way Octavia begins familiarly touching and flirting with Max, him reciprocating. Marcus is also mad for Helena, who was present but not at all interested in what her husband does. Later Helena confesses to Marcus when they’re alone that she will leave Max soon. I’m still confused about the state of this marriage (apart from cheating) as it wasn’t explored well, which is why it felt like Max wasn’t married at all. Both Helena and Max were very distant apparently, though they produced three children.
That night, Helena takes her infant daughter and flees. Max flirts, gets drunk and wakes up with a headache and Octavia naked in his bed. Yes, I know I should’ve been grossed out by his activities. He wasn’t a likable man. On the other hand, Marcus doesn’t know what to do when Max shows up about Helena, which he does later in the morning. Marcus tells him the truth and I liked the way he mocks Max’s actions. In a rage, while leaving, Max insinuates to Marcus of Alena’s supposed cheating.
After that Marcus does some indefinitely moronic things, which made me wanna kick his stupid arse. But Max... he begins surprising me in turn, by trying to change his ways for good. Alena is hurt by Marcus’ actions after Max’s accusations. Marcus later frees all his slaves, including Verity. Alena and Verity meet up again in Verity’s uncle’s house. By now Alena knows Verity’s past, that she wasn’t born a slave as well but sold herself to make money so that her uncle’s family’s debts are paid. Verity is also an orphan and was raised by her uncle.
I loved the twists and turns this story took and hooked me from the first page till the last and this little fact counts! Even though I liked Marcus and Alena, Max was the most surprising character of all. After that dubious consent scene, I was more interested in his and Verity’s romance since he started showing signs of change and guilty feelings. Verity was a stronger person than she let others see, which made me love her more.
Yes, I know Captured needs some good editing, some more twists and detailing of some incidents that remained vague (i.e. Max’s revenges), still I would recommend it to anyone looking for something different. I think the author’s writing was simple, yet good. I didn’t feel lost. She used mixed POVs technique (Alena’s from first person, while the others from third person) but it never, once, bothered me. She handled it really well. The story kinda ends abruptly so I think we definitely need a sequel. I hope the author is listening and not disheartened by the negative reviews/stars. Max and Verity need their story to be told. A solid 4 star read.
“Captured” is unfortunately not available for download in either smashwords or kobo anymore. I downloaded my copy from smashwords as a free read.
Warning: If you aren’t comfortable with dubious consent scenes, this story might not be for you!
It doesn’t often happen that you read free book from an unknown author and find something really enjoyable. I can tell because I do read a lot of freebies in hopes of finding interesting debut/new-to-me authors. This short story, Captured by Christine Cross was one from the ineresting bunches. I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading it. When I finished, I was pleasantly surprised by the story.
The story is set in ancient Rome (as was my understanding). Alena wasn’t born a slave and was raised in a fishing village near the sea. One day, the Roman soldiers wreck havoc on her village. With her family killed, Alena was brought to Rome and sold as a slave girl. Marcus, the second son of the noble Gaius family buys her. Alena knows what her fate would be and she’s duly scared of her of her now bleak future. When she looks up her new master, she finds that he’s young, strong and handsome with dark hair and blue-green eyes. Another man, who resemblances him to a good degree but with brown eyes and blonde hair, tells him that ‘his purchase is quite good’. Alena, as confused and angry she was, understands that this man could only be a relative of some sort to her new master.
Gaius family is the richest of all Rome. Marcus is the youngest, while his brother Maximus or Max is the heir. Between the brothers, Marcus is the more serious one and wears-his-heart-on-sleeves type. But Max, he’s not. He’s a bit on the frivolous side and uses his good looks and charms to the fullest to get what he wants. Max is married with kids but he’s not faithful to his wife, Helena. I should’ve been bothered by Max’s ways as I generally am but somehow I wasn’t. Max’s marriage was arranged and he doesn’t love his wife. At times, it felt like he wasn’t married at all because his marriage wasn’t a focal point in the story. Even though he’s a lousy husband, Max isn’t a bad father.
Soon Alena is brought to the villa of her new master. Another slave girl, Verity, helps her with bathing and stuff. At night, she’s called into her master’s room. Alena is scared but she defies Marcus’s orders to kiss him. She also, soon finds out that her master is unlike what the slave owners are generally like. He’s kind and generous. He doesn’t force himself on her, and OMG, probably is hurt by her rejection. Alena is both angry at and attracted to Marcus. She’s also intrigued by this encounter.
Marcus never thought of marrying or having kids, with Max seeing to the matter of heirs, and he’s not really into random roll in the hayloft. It can be a problem of course. Now, finding this slave girl so very different than the rest boots his interest like no other. Marcus is also intrigued and he wants her acceptance of him as her lover, without any force. In the passing days, Alena relents though because Marcus seduces her with his kisses and touch, which he didn’t need to do. Alena also hears from Verity that Marcus is, indeed, a very generous master to his slaves. As they become lovers, things start to look better. It was apparent that both Marcus and Alena are into each-other. They talk and stay together, make love. Marcus proves to be a dream come true for Alena considering her circumstances. Their relationship is not like that of a master-slave, but of a rather real couple. I felt that they just connected with each-other.
But Max starts making trouble once he gets the wind that Marcus is actually quite serious about Alena, that he might end up marrying her. This, of course, can’t be done! A rich and noble son of Gaius family can’t marry a slave! Max starts out as a very distasteful character TBH. He is selfish, thinks only about his own pleasures. The author did a good job of surprising me where Max was concerned because he was also a controversy in itself. From the description of things, Max maybe lousy in many things and the worse husband material but he has always been a kind brother to Marcus and a good father to his kids. Yet, no matter, he can’t agree with Marcus’s plan for Alena. Soon, Emperor Claudius’s niece Octavia is invited in his house for a match with Marcus.
One night at Marcus’s villa, Max meets up with him to discuss about this marriage and Marcus’s relationship with Alena. When he finds that Marcus isn’t swayed where she’s concerned, Max hatches an awful plan. He goes to the room where Alena and Verity stay. Max didn’t know that Alena now mostly sleeps in Marcus’ room. In the darkness, he mixes Verity up with Alena since both girls shared some identical of physical features and follows her. Verity was probably attracted to Max but she also knew his reputation. Anyway, the reason behind his plan was that Max could later tell Marcus that his precious Alena is not capable of fidelity. What happens next in the dark cellar wasn’t something I should’ve enjoyed, but I did. It was pure physical manipulation no doubt about it, a rake to an innocent. Max was a veritable bastard for what he did but he doesn’t hurt Verity, unless emotionally. Afterwards, even though he still doesn’t recognize who it was, Max leaves with feeling awfully guilty when Verity whispers to him that he’s a monster.
Marcus doesn’t care for his match with Octavia but a few days later, he had no other choice but to meet with her in Max’s house. While at dinner, he gets angry seeing the way Octavia begins familiarly touching and flirting with Max, him reciprocating. Marcus is also mad for Helena, who was present but not at all interested in what her husband does. Later Helena confesses to Marcus when they’re alone that she will leave Max soon. I’m still confused about the state of this marriage (apart from cheating) as it wasn’t explored well, which is why it felt like Max wasn’t married at all. Both Helena and Max were very distant apparently, though they produced three children.
That night, Helena takes her infant daughter and flees. Max flirts, gets drunk and wakes up with a headache and Octavia naked in his bed. Yes, I know I should’ve been grossed out by his activities. He wasn’t a likable man. On the other hand, Marcus doesn’t know what to do when Max shows up about Helena, which he does later in the morning. Marcus tells him the truth and I liked the way he mocks Max’s actions. In a rage, while leaving, Max insinuates to Marcus of Alena’s supposed cheating.
After that Marcus does some indefinitely moronic things, which made me wanna kick his stupid arse. But Max... he begins surprising me in turn, by trying to change his ways for good. Alena is hurt by Marcus’ actions after Max’s accusations. Marcus later frees all his slaves, including Verity. Alena and Verity meet up again in Verity’s uncle’s house. By now Alena knows Verity’s past, that she wasn’t born a slave as well but sold herself to make money so that her uncle’s family’s debts are paid. Verity is also an orphan and was raised by her uncle.
I loved the twists and turns this story took and hooked me from the first page till the last and this little fact counts! Even though I liked Marcus and Alena, Max was the most surprising character of all. After that dubious consent scene, I was more interested in his and Verity’s romance since he started showing signs of change and guilty feelings. Verity was a stronger person than she let others see, which made me love her more.
Yes, I know Captured needs some good editing, some more twists and detailing of some incidents that remained vague (i.e. Max’s revenges), still I would recommend it to anyone looking for something different. I think the author’s writing was simple, yet good. I didn’t feel lost. She used mixed POVs technique (Alena’s from first person, while the others from third person) but it never, once, bothered me. She handled it really well. The story kinda ends abruptly so I think we definitely need a sequel. I hope the author is listening and not disheartened by the negative reviews/stars. Max and Verity need their story to be told. A solid 4 star read.
“Captured” is unfortunately not available for download in either smashwords or kobo anymore. I downloaded my copy from smashwords as a free read.
Warning: If you aren’t comfortable with dubious consent scenes, this story might not be for you!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 24, 2019
I really liked it. There were parts that felt disjointed but I really liked the overall story.
January 10, 2013
Captured by Christine Cross
Alena went from a peaceful life by the sea to losing everything she loved and being forced into slavery. She soon found herself bought by Marcus Gaius and not soon after taken to his bed. Her life was not that bad but it still hung over her head that she was not free. And then a few words destroyed everything. Verity was also a slave within the house of Marcus. She quickly befriended Alena.
The House of Gaius, Maximus and Marcus, was one of the wealthiest in Rome. Marcus was the second son and didn’t need a wife or family but his brother did talk him into buying a slave. Max just never imagined that Marcus would become so attached to the woman.
This is a story of power, money and romance. What power in the wrong hands can do and what life is like without any. Not even your own life, as is the case with the slaves. And what one hateful act can do to destroy lives. I really enjoyed this book and liked the way the author took four characters and blended them all into the story so that the book ended with a closure for all of them. I thought it was very well done. Warning, there is a scene where one of the characters forces himself onto the female slave, it is not done violently but I feel that it should be mentioned as it is a sensitive subject.
**Strong sexual content and language
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Alena went from a peaceful life by the sea to losing everything she loved and being forced into slavery. She soon found herself bought by Marcus Gaius and not soon after taken to his bed. Her life was not that bad but it still hung over her head that she was not free. And then a few words destroyed everything. Verity was also a slave within the house of Marcus. She quickly befriended Alena.
The House of Gaius, Maximus and Marcus, was one of the wealthiest in Rome. Marcus was the second son and didn’t need a wife or family but his brother did talk him into buying a slave. Max just never imagined that Marcus would become so attached to the woman.
This is a story of power, money and romance. What power in the wrong hands can do and what life is like without any. Not even your own life, as is the case with the slaves. And what one hateful act can do to destroy lives. I really enjoyed this book and liked the way the author took four characters and blended them all into the story so that the book ended with a closure for all of them. I thought it was very well done. Warning, there is a scene where one of the characters forces himself onto the female slave, it is not done violently but I feel that it should be mentioned as it is a sensitive subject.
**Strong sexual content and language
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October 12, 2012
I had higher hopes in the beginning. The men sounded hot and very alpha, which I like. While it was a nice, quick read, I was disappointed in how the men turned out to be so whipped. Even though they were "slaves", the women more or less ran the show. Plus, Max had to have been 3 shades of stupid to not figure out his error after the fact, while living in the same house for like a week or more. No meant no, unless you could make the woman hot enough before she REALLY meant no for real. Some gaping plot holes, but if you didn't look too close, it could still be an entertaining read.
October 22, 2012
I am never quite sure what I am gonna get when I get a free read. But this was a great surprise. I really loved this book. It follows a young women torn from her family and sold as a slave. Her Master is everything she believes she hates in a Roman. But soon finds out differently. This was really a good book. This book kept me from wanting to put it down. 17 chapters with a prologue and epilogue but so much is put in this short story. For me it was a page turner. I am going to look up this Author to see what else she has out their.
October 16, 2012
I am not usually a huge fan of historical reads but I enjoyed this one. The one thing that was a little strange to me was a love scence in a sub-plot that started out seeming like it was going to be rape and ending with both characters enjoying the experience. Couldn't quite figure that part out and not entirely comfortable with it. Beyond that it was an easy read with a good love story.
December 21, 2012
Not a bad read, but it progressed way too quickly. I also didn't really like that the story started out being about one slave, then towards the end of the book it became more about another and her story was the one that closed out the book.
August 24, 2012
I would really gives this a 2.5. This was a free read on B&N. It was a decent read, and it had the potential for a better story line the author just didn't follow through.
September 14, 2012
Really wish I could do half stars. I'd give this a 3.5 if I could.
September 15, 2012
not worth reading.....trash and poorly written
October 17, 2012
Like it it was a quick read
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October 23, 2012It was alright, A good book to read when your bored. Not bad!
October 23, 2012
Pretty good story line found on b&n for free
October 30, 2012
The worst book EVER! It's about slave girls that fall in love with their owners (one of whom raped her when they met)... WTF? Not cool. Don't read this garbage.
November 11, 2012
I absolutely loved how the plot was centered around a forbidden love between a Roman noblemen and his slave!
December 21, 2012
This was a really good read! My expectation of it was not much and it ended up being one of the better erotic stories I have read.
December 31, 2012
The plot was flat and made no sense.
January 25, 2014
I'm not into falling in love with rapists, & slavery. I was disgusted! I would only recomend it to those who love lusty books. Its just not me...
not-finished
January 10, 2013Free nook book. I don't feel fair rating it because I don't think it's necessarily a bad book, just not for me. It's too modern in it's dialog and actions and on the smutty side.
January 10, 2013
So really liked this book.
January 29, 2013
Max shook his head. “I don’t want the world,” he said. “I want peace." <3
March 8, 2013
Loved this story! Would like to see more from the author.
April 22, 2013
Loved it. Wonderful plot & characters. Great detail to the ancient Roman life. Sweet love story.
November 5, 2012
Cute and I enjoyed the story line.
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