Roman Conquest

by Lavinia Collins

She fights them, she falls for him…

An absolutely gripping brand-new historical romance set in Roman Britain

As the Romans advance in their conquest of Britain, valiant centurion Quintus Falerius becomes separated from his legion.
Lost in unfamiliar woods without his horse and gear, Quintus encounters Sena, a feisty warrior of the Dobunni tribe.

Narrowly avoiding a fight to the death, Sena eventually offers to guide Quintus back to his camp in exchange for money. But on the way he becomes fascinated by her wild spirit, so different from the women at home. And beneath the armour, she discovers a gentler side of Rome.

The Romans are building a bathhouse on sacred waters and Sena knows that opposing them will bring her tribe to its knees. Maybe the reasonable Quintus might help them regain access to the sacred springs.

But Sena’s people are suspicious of her dalliance with the invaders and gruff, warring Tatirum, contender for chiefdom, will make his feelings known by forcing her to become his wife.

Will Sena do the right thing and submit or follow her heart and dash all hope of peace?

This is the first book by Lavinia Collins set in Roman Britain but she is the author of several other historical romance titles based on Arthurian legend. Look out for her epic stories about the lives of Arthurian women – Guinevere, Morgan, Morgawse, and Igraine – told from their perspective.

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278 pages, Paperback

Published April 25, 2022

About the author

Author, feminist, fantasist and chronic daydreamer Lavinia Collins grew up in the rural Westcountry, where there was nothing to do but get lost in her own imagination. She began her love affair with all things medieval when she visited Tintagel castle as a little child. She went on to study medieval literature at University, where she indulged her habit of getting lost in an imaginary past by studying medieval Literature. While there she learned everything about chivalry in theory, and almost nothing in practice. She wanted to share just a little bit of the powerful magic of medieval literature and legend with the wider world, and bring these half-lost stories to a modern audience, to recover the most of all the stories of the women of these legends, who often get lost among all of the tales of heroes and battles. She hopes that you find reading her books as much of a romantic, immersive escape from the “real world” as she did writing them. Now she splits her time between her main passion, writing, and a bit of teaching and a lot of fussing the cat and daydreaming. She loves eating (mainly chocolate), drinking (mainly wine) and being merry (combination of the previous two and good friends).

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Historical mistakes begin with the cover. What is that chap wearing? Certainly not the uniform and helmet of a Roman centurion.

[Erik Empson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since the epic series of four trilogies about women figures in the legends of King Arthur it is not surprising we haven't seen new material by Lavinia Collins for a while. Having a well earned rest, no doubt.
This latest release shows a mature Collins. The execution is great.
Roman Conquest is set in Britain some time around 60 BC, following Boudica's death. It is a fascinating period of Rome's expansion and Collins explores the resistance of the British tribes. It is a clash of worlds and caught up in this are two people who dream of an end to the conflict. But their alliance, though noble, is dangerous.
Collins mixes fact and fiction and more knowledgeable people will be able to understand how the characters correspond to actual historical figures, but this transported me to an ancient world that I could almost reach out and touch.
I hope to see more carefully crafted books like this one from Collins.