Review: One of the Most Moving Love Stories I Have Ever Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2014
Genre: (Historical) RomanceAudience: Adult (Violence)HEA/Stand Alone: YesCliff Hanger/Series: No. Could be made into a series though.Pricing: FairEditing: GoodHero rating: 5 starsHeroine rating: 5 starsStory line rating: 5 starsOriginality: 5 stars******************************Overall rating: 5 starsWould I recommend this book: YES!Would I re-read this book: YES!I'm an avid reader, but may only give one review per couple hundred books read. It's not that my opinion is worth so much or not worth so much, it's that I don't normally take the time out unless a book is THAT good or THAT bad. This short story just so happens to be THAT GREAT! I originally bought the book because it had been recommended by a Facebook page as erotica. It's not, and that turned out to not be a problem. But it is one of the most moving love stories I have ever, ever had the pleasure of reading. There was a love scene, but nothing I'd call erotic so I'd say this is a 'clean' book in that aspect, but the violence should be an issue to be avoided by younger readers. Note that the violence is not there for the sake of violence- the story takes place in 58 B.C. in a Roman colosseum where the Hero must protect his Love. Violence was the norm and anything less would take away from the believability of the story and the lengths in which a man (god) would go to save his Love.This is the first book by Jaye Shields I've read, and if this is just a small example of her talent, you can bank on the fact I'll be adding more of her titles to my collection in the future. Ms. Shields' writing talent had me falling in love with Ares, the ultimate in heroes, for a god- he's a true man's man! I hope to see more stories from Ms. Shields with his character, and maybe the other ancient Roman/Greek gods. I series along this line would be more than possible, and I'm hoping if a series does come out of this title, that Ms. Shields keeps each one a stand-alone.The only drawback I had, which wasn't enough to lesson the stars, is I wish the story had been longer, only because I hated to say goodbye to the characters. The .99 pricing I paid was more than fair for this more than rememberable short story. It's originality was so refreshing (let's face it, the Billionaire/Cinderella stories have been done to death) and it was a great sample and introduction to Ms. Shields' work.Buy the book. You'll be glad you did :)