Review: Wonderful historical romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2013
Just had to keep reading to see how it all would work out. Set in Roman times it does not sugar coat the lot of slaves in those times. That they were property with no rights that could be subjected to all manner of cruelty and depravity by their masters and mistresses. This is a beautiful romantic adventure that follows the perilous journey of  Anni/Lara and Vali and as a secondary story Ninia and Braxus across the Roman Empire to Britannicus. I loved the character development of both Lara and her handmaiden Ninia from women who tried to not be noticed for fear of being hurt to women willing to fight for what they wanted. Both Vali and the former gladiator, Braxus, who has been hired to bring Lara back to her scheming mother are scarred and damaged souls. They don't believe they are worthy of love. The changes to all four of these characters over the course of the story are well developed and believable.