num_pages: 250
description: After an inconvenient display of mercy in the arena the gladiator Anazr is pulled from the sands and contracted to nobleman Lucius Marianus to train his new stable of female gladiators. His charges are demoralized and untested and they bear the marks of abuse. Anazr has a scant two months to prepare them for the arena and his new master demands perfection.Anazr is surprised by how eager he is to achieve itfar more eager than a man motivated only by self-preservation. Perhaps its because Marianus is truly remarkable: handsome dignified honorable and seemingly as attracted to Anazr as Anazr is to him.But a rivalry between Marianus and his brother sparks a murder conspiracy with Anazr and his gladiatrices caught in the middle. One brother might offer salvation . . . but which? And in a world where life is worth less than the pleasures of the crowd or the whims of a master can there be any room for love? As a gladiator Anazr's defenses are near impenetrable. But as a man he learns to his cost that no armor or shield can truly protect his heart.
language: English
title: Mark of the Gladiator
publisher: Riptide Publishing