Review: Diana by the Moon
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2013
Diana by the Moon takes place in Arthurian England - but it is far from your typical story from this time period.  Diana is a young Roman woman left to run her family's estate after a Saxon raid kills the men.  She is a very strong character, but the experiences she had during the raid have left her emotionally scarred with a very hard edge to her personality.  The other women left behind, as well as her little sister Minna, are doing everything they can to try and run the estate to make food for them to survive.Alaric is a soldier with the celt, Arthur.  Diana hates Arthur - she places part of the blame of the Saxon raid on his shoulders.  Alaric is one of the most loyal soldiers Arthur has and everything he does is for Arthur.  When he offers Diana protection in exchange for food and shelter he has no idea how slim things are.  As they work the estate together they become more and more close, with an uneasy friendship developing between them.There is a lot of charcter building in the story which I love.  Both Diana and Alaric are so very well developed with a depth to them I don't see very often in a romance.  There were a few side storylines amongst the other characters to help keep the story interesting at all times as well.  This would have gotten five starts but for two things.  One is a pet peeve about either of my main characters having sex during the book with someone other than the other leading character.  I know that it happened during the time and it was historically accurate, but it's just something I'm not a fan of.  This was a great story and I'm so glad I read it.