Siren's Call

Destiny's Women #1

by Merline Lovelace

She rose from the water like a nymph, dressed only in sea foam and a wild mane of midnight hair. This was Phaedra, a daughter of Sparta, a woman who could easily lure a man into dangerous waters - where Alexander of Athens would willingly drown. He abducted Phaedra as a prelude to battle, then tempted her with his raw virility and laughing blue eyes. But yielding to this golden-haired warrior would betray all that she was. Yet to refuse his love would deny all that she was meant to be!

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Historical, Harlequin Historical, Greece, Historical Fiction, War

297 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1994

About the author

After a 23-year AF career, Colonel Merline Lovelace launched a second career as a writer, basing many of her tales on her own experiences in uniform and on her travels all around the globe.

The USA Today best-selling author now has more than 11 million copies of her books in print. Her works have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA. Merline is especially proud to have been named the University of Oklahoma's Writer of the Year and the Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year.

Reviews

[Stasia Bruhn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like the men who are mesmerized by the sirens of myth I too was captivated by this book..Phaedra is a woman after my own heart..She has a fierce spirit and she comes off too strong for some..But Alexander knew how to handle her. Phaedra is a Sparta woman through and through-She will fight any man , She believes in women's rights, and has a wicked tongue if you get on her bad side which is quite often lol..But if you capture her heart she will be yours forever ..Captain Alexander, son of Athens and his men were on a spying mission when they saw the lovely Phaedra aka Lady Thedis. To keep the mission quiet Alexander decides to kidnap Phaedra. It is a beautiful tale of how two people brought up so different can still find common ground and that common ground is Love for each other. Is it a rose garden no..Do they argue with each other oh yes..But I believe that even with this they calm each other..They always have passion in their veins. They understand each other more than anyone else..This book is pretty tame compared to others I have read..It is just to me a romantic tale..

[Bev Walkling · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read most of this while on a very lengthy train ride and it kept me interested throughout. Set mainly in Athens at a time when war was imminent and then upon the people's of Sparta and Athens I felt it gave me a better understanding of the time period. The author was initially inspired to right it by a course she was taking at the Naval War College. As part of the course she had to write a paper on international strategies for maritime states. One of her sources was a detailed work on the battles between Athens and Sparta and this research shows in the battle scenes included in the book. Yes, it is a love story but the history shone through for me and was more than I would typically expect to find in a romance novel.

[Ruby · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as I remembered it.

[Jena]

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[Teresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

It took me forever to read this book... it's not really bad, and the hero is pretty great, but I so couldn't get into the heroine's mind... I absolutely can undertsand why she fell in love with Alexander, but vice versa? Phaedra starts to get likeable only at the very end of the book... until then, I found her completely annoying. I know, that might be historically correct (Spartans aren't known for their sweet characters), but I found it unnerving nonetheless.
The sex scenes start great- and then the lights go out. Not really my favorite way of things in the books I'm reading.

[Elizabeth Keysian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. Fantastic to read about a different historical period, and the build up of tension (and lust) was great!