EXHIBIT 10.8

                                                        November 11, 2004

Ardent Acquisition Corporation
1415 Kellum Place, Suite 205
Garden City, New York 11530

EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
600 Third Avenue
33rd Floor
New York, New York 10016

            Re:   INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Gentlemen:

            The  undersigned  stockholder  and  officer  of  Ardent  Acquisition
Corporation  ("Company"),  in  consideration of  EarlyBirdCapital,  Inc. ("EBC")
entering  into a letter of intent  ("Letter of Intent") to underwrite an initial
public  offering of the  securities of the Company  ("IPO") and embarking on the
IPO process, hereby agrees as follows (certain capitalized terms used herein are
defined in paragraph 11 hereof):

            1.  If  the  Company  solicits  approval  of its  stockholders  of a
Business Combination,  the undersigned will vote all Insider Shares owned by him
in  accordance  with the  majority  of the votes cast by the  holders of the IPO
Shares.

            2. In the event  that the  Company  fails to  consummate  a Business
Combination  within 18 months from the effective date ("Effective  Date") of the
registration statement relating to the IPO (or 24 months under the circumstances
described in the prospectus  relating to the IPO), the undersigned will take all
reasonable actions within his power to cause the Company to liquidate as soon as
reasonably practicable.  The undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title,
interest  or claim of any kind in or to any  distribution  of the Trust Fund (as
defined in the Letter of Intent) as a result of such liquidation with respect to
his Insider  Shares  ("Claim") and hereby waives any Claim the  undersigned  may
have in the  future  as a  result  of,  or  arising  out of,  any  contracts  or
agreements  with the Company and will not seek  recourse  against the Trust

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Fund for any reason  whatsoever.  The  undersigned  agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the  Company,  pro rata with the other  officers  and  directors of the
Company  based on the number of  Insider  Shares  held by each such  individual,
against  any and all loss,  liability,  claims,  damage and  expense  whatsoever
(including,  but not limited to, any and all legal or other expenses  reasonably
incurred in  investigating,  preparing  or  defending  against  any  litigation,
whether pending or threatened,  or any claim  whatsoever)  which the Company may
become  subject  as a result of any claim by any  vendor or other  person who is
owed money by the Company for  services  rendered  or products  sold,  or by any
target  business,  but only to the extent  necessary  to ensure  that such loss,
liability,  claim,  damage or  expense  does not  reduce the amount in the Trust
Fund.

            3. In order to minimize  potential  conflicts of interest  which may
arise  from  multiple  affiliations,  the  undersigned  agrees to present to the
Company for its  consideration,  prior to  presentation  to any other  person or
entity,  any suitable  opportunity to acquire an operating  business,  until the
earlier  of the  consummation  by the  Company of a  Business  Combination,  the
liquidation of the Company or until such time as the undersigned ceases to be an
officer  or  director  of the  Company,  subject to any  pre-existing  fiduciary
obligations the undersigned might have.

            4. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not
consummate any Business Combination which involves a company which is affiliated
with  any of the  Insiders  unless  the  Company  obtains  an  opinion  from  an
independent  investment  banking  firm  reasonably  acceptable  to EBC  that the
business  combination  is fair to the  Company's  stockholders  from a financial
perspective.

            5.  Neither  the  undersigned,  any  member  of  the  family  of the
undersigned,  nor any Affiliate of the  undersigned  will be entitled to receive
and will not accept any compensation for services  rendered to the Company prior
to the consummation of the Business  Combination;  provided that the undersigned
shall be entitled  to  reimbursement  from the  Company for their  out-of-pocket
expenses  incurred  in  connection  with  seeking  and  consummating  a Business
Combination.

            6.  Neither  the  undersigned,  any  member  of  the  family  of the
undersigned,  or any Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or
accept a finder's fee or any other  compensation  in the event the  undersigned,
any member of the family of the  undersigned or any Affiliate of the undersigned
originates a Business Combination.

            7. The undersigned will escrow his Insider Shares for the three year
period  commencing on the Effective  Date subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow

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Agreement  which the Company will enter into with the  undersigned and an escrow
agent acceptable to the Company.

            8. The  undersigned  agrees to be a Vice  President  of the  Company
until the earlier of the  consummation by the Company of a Business  Combination
or the liquidation of the Company.  The undersigned's  biographical  information
furnished  to the Company and EBC and  attached  hereto as Exhibit A is true and
accurate in all respects, does not omit any material information with respect to
the undersigned's  background and contains all of the information required to be
disclosed  pursuant  to Section 401 of  Regulation  S-K,  promulgated  under the
Securities Act of 1933. The undersigned's Questionnaire furnished to the Company
and EBC and annexed as Exhibit B hereto is true and  accurate  in all  respects.
The undersigned represents and warrants that:

      (a) he is not subject to or a  respondent  in any legal  action  for,  any
injunction,  cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain
from  any  act  or  practice  relating  to the  offering  of  securities  in any
jurisdiction;

      (b) he has never  been  convicted  of or  pleaded  guilty to any crime (i)
involving any fraud or (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of
funds of another person,  or (iii)  pertaining to any dealings in any securities
and he is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and

      (c) he has  never  been  suspended  or  expelled  from  membership  in any
securities  or  commodities  exchange  or  association  or had a  securities  or
commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked.

            9. The undersigned has full right and power,  without  violating any
agreement by which he is bound, to enter into this letter agreement and to serve
as a Vice President of the Company.

            10. The undersigned authorizes any employer,  financial institution,
or  consumer  credit   reporting   agency  to  release  to  EBC  and  its  legal
representatives  or agents (including any investigative  search firm retained by
EBC) any  information  they may have  about  the  undersigned's  background  and
finances  ("Information").  Neither EBC nor its agents  shall be  violating  the
undersigned's  right of privacy in any manner in  requesting  and  obtaining the
Information  and the  undersigned  hereby  releases them from  liability for any
damage whatsoever in that connection.

            11. As used  herein,  (i) a  "Business  Combination"  shall  mean an
acquisition  by merger,  capital  stock  exchange,  asset or stock  acquisition,
reorganization

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or otherwise,  of an operating business selected by the Company; (ii) "Insiders"
shall mean all officers,  directors and stockholders of the Company  immediately
prior to the IPO; (iii) "Insider  Shares" shall mean all of the shares of Common
Stock of the Company owned by an Insider prior to the IPO; and (iv) "IPO Shares"
shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company's IPO.

                                                     Robert Sroka
                                                     ------------
                                                     Print Name of Insider


                                                     /s/ Robert Sroka
                                                     ----------------
                                                     Signature

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EXHIBIT A

      Robert Sroka has been our vice president  since our  inception.  Mr. Sroka
has  served as a  managing  director  of  Corporate  Solutions  Group,  LLC,  an
investment  banking  firm,  since  December  2003.  Mr. Sroka has also served as
managing  partner of  Lighthouse  Partners,  a private  investment  and business
consulting  company,  since August 1998.  From February  1994 to June 1998,  Mr.
Sroka served as managing director of Investment Banking-Mergers and Acquisitions
for J.P.  Morgan.  Mr. Sroka has also served as a director of Sypris  Solutions,
Inc.,  a Nasdaq  National  Market  listed  provider of  outsourced  services and
specialty  products,  since March 1997.  Mr. Sroka also serves as  non-executive
chairman of the board of Avado  Brands,  Inc.,  an operator of  restaurants.  On
February  4, 2004,  Avado  Brands,  Inc.  filed a voluntary  petition  under the
federal  bankruptcy  laws.  Mr. Sroka received a B.A. (cum laude) from the State
University of New York at Buffalo and an M.A. (with honors) and an M.B.A.  (with
distinction) from New York University.