Review: Absolutely Beautiful Romance Story! Love It!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2013
Astarte's Wrath is an absolutely beautiful historical romance with supernatural elements. I fell in love with the way author Trisha Wolfe twisted this fictional love story with the true history of Cleopatra's son, Caesarion (Xarion), the pharaoh of Egypt. Xarion and Star's romance is sexy, humorous, and heart-wrenching as they fill a lifetime of love in the short time they have with each other. Xarion had my heart with the tender, sensual way he loves Star. He's is a beautiful, breathtakingly sexy man. And Star is strong-willed with raw courage. She shows no fear when it comes to protecting her pharaoh and her lover. Star and Xarion stole my heart with their forbidden love and had me in tears for their story. Wolfe has done an excellent job weaving historical facts with her own fantastic imagination to create an amazing, magical story that will stay with me long after I've read the last page.Star is a Kythan warrior, and her race is enslaved to the pharaohs. The slaves can never have romantic, sexual relationships with those they serve. Star and Xarion grew up together, best friends since childhood, and they both knew their destinies. Star would serve, and Xarion would dominate. But Xarion did what was forbidden and fell in love with Star. It's not their forbidden love that will keep them apart, however, but the one who promises to destroy everything Egypt stands for.Astarte's Wrath is a beautiful story about tragic love and a war set against Cleopatra and her family and a girl's wrath against the enemy who will take everything she loves away from her. I highly recommend Astarte's Wrath as a steamy, forbidden romance, New Adult must read!My Favorite Swoon Scene with Star & Xarion:I bet your heart is pounding hard right now, the adrenaline claiming your body"--he presses his palm over my heart--"with a need only your clandestine lover can satisfy."I breathe deeply through the hitch in my throat, the feel of his hand on my chest causing my breaths to catch. "You're just the cockiest little king. You assume you're the only thing that gives me satisfaction?"His smile widens as he lifts one of my arms and kisses the sensitive skin of my wrist. "If there is something in this world that can please you more than me," he says, his warm breath caressing my skin, "then I'll be extra diligent in my duties tonight, my queen. Indulge me with every sensation that gives you pleasure, and I will match it and more."