Review: Suspenseful, Romantic,  Plot Twist, and Lot of Action! A really Good Story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2014
The Barbarian Bride be Eva Scott is a 2014 Escape publication.  I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.On the day of her wedding, Klara takes a stroll to get away for a little time alone after being surrounded by drunken wedding guest.  She encounters a Roman named Lucius and they tussle over some beads.  In order for Klara to  get the beads away from him she must kiss him.  The silly little kiss turns into a very serious kiss.  After the wedding vows are exchanged Klara's new husband passes out cold.  She finds him murdered in his sleep and gets a slight glimpse of the killer.  She recognizes the coat the man was wearing  and is positive it was the Roman she had kissed.  Now there is is a price on Lucius's head and Klara aims to kill him before anyone else can do it.Klara soon finds that Lucius was not guilty of killing her husband.  Now she can explore the feelings she had towards him when they kissed.  But, things don't turn out like she planned.  Before long, the two of them are running away together, then get separated and Klara winds up being sold to a gladiator school.  Lucius and his sister scheme to find a way to free Klara, but the more they scheme the worse  matters become.  Will Lucius and Klara ever find a way to be together?I really enjoyed this book because of the different historical setting.  Rome is not often a location historical romances are set in.  This locale opens up a plethora of possibilities.  Ambition,  pride, politics, manipulation and the laws of the country all work against Lucius and Klara.  Klara is one tough lady inside and out.  She must survive the tense coliseum competition in order to hopefully win her freedom.  If she loses , she dies.  That's one heck of a choice.  Needless to say the tension mounts higher and higher as we hope against hope that Lucius will find a way to free Klara without having to bend to his father's will. Lucius finds his back up against a wall with very little wiggle room.  His love for Klara is so great he is willing to sacrifice his chance at happiness and living the life he wishes to in order to free her from slavery.  What a guy!There are plot twist and shocking secrets,  action, supsense, romance and terrific ending!  Overall this one is an A or 4 stars.