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Rome, AD 270. In the wake of the emperors marriage ban, rumors swirl that there is one man brave enough to perform wedding ceremonies in secret. A public notarius and leader of an underground church, Valentine believes the emperors edict unjust and risks his own life for the sake of his...

After more than a decade of tumult, Roman warrior Rex and his beloved wife, Flavia, are thankful to the God they serve for the peaceful life they are living in the city of Alexandria. But with the empire in flux, such tranquility cannot last. When Rex is called away to serve Constantine in his fight against Licinius, Flavia’s loneliness and longing for a baby lead her down the road of temptation. Perhaps one of Egypt’s gods will grant her conception?

860 AD --- A sea of differences separates a pair of young souls fated to unite. A battle ensues, and two worlds collide. An Ængle-Briton woman, deeply rooted in her ancient bloodline, discovers her inner strength when she is ripped from all she loves. Using her heart and mind as her weapon and shield, this innocent captive determines how to survive.

Ruari Ross, cousin to the laird, ponders a marriage arrangement that would ally Clan Ross with Clan Fraser. After a lonely youth, Ruari wants the companionship of a wife without the complication of a love match. When he stumbles upon an injured woman in the forest, he not only saves her life, but changes the course of his entire future. Strong-willed daughter of Laird Fraser, Esme has avoided all her parents’ matchmaking attempts. Above all else, she wishes to avoid marrying a Ross.

France, 1367. Rafeu, Vicomte Bruniquel, is deeply, insanely in love—and he's about to meet the lady of his heart for the first time. Unfortunately for him, lovely English widow Eglantine avoids charismatic French knights like the plague. Bitter experience has taught her that love is an illusion. She will not be deceived again, so she bars her castle to all suitors and creates an English garden paradise in detested France.

Step into a world of medieval intrigue, where the legacy of Almerry Castle is forged through the fires of love and valor. In the heart of the lush earldom of Almerry, a tale of honor, bravery, and an unbreakable bond unfolds. Lady Isabel of Almerry is a force to be reckoned with—tall, with long black hair and piercing green eyes, she has mastered the skills of a knight, forged in the flames of tragedy.

Castle Draygon is a castle with more than one mystery. When Hermes de Norville rides into the village at the base of the castle, little does he know how his life is going to change. A chance meeting with a woman the villagers call the Angel of Death changes his stars. And so begins a complex and dark tale. Castle Draygon is rife with curses and legends, so Hermes discovers. But above the whispers and rumors hovers an evil over the castle that controls its occupants.

Tarset, a captive of time, is trapped in one of the most tumultuous periods of Egypt's history. Torn between her fated soulmate, Atum, and the life she left behind, she must grapple with a heartrending choice. As she navigates her new reality, a dangerous, uncontrollable power grows within her, threatening to consume everything in its path.

Two lovers crest the wave of the golden age of Athens: Pericles, statesman and general, and Aspasia, his courtesan, a philosopher's daughter, and a brilliant woman in her own right. In a world of hierarchies, he is at the top when she arrives as little more than flotsam cast up on Athenian shores. Their love transcends social sanctions, enduring and deepening despite the grave threat it presents to Pericles' reputation as a leader of the Athenian democracy.

"Ich wurde geboren, um die größte Heldin aller Zeiten zu werden." Laut der Prophezeiung des Orakels soll sich die Prinzessin Psyche im Kampf gegen ein tödliches Ungeheuer als größte Heldin aller Zeiten erweisen. So wird sie - gegen alle Regeln - zur Kriegerin ausgebildet. Bis die Göttin Aphrodite neidisch auf die mutige, schöne Sterbliche wird. Sie schickt den Gott Eros, der mit seinen Pfeilen das Begehren in die Welt trägt, um Psyche grausam zu verdammen. Doch der Pfeil trifft ihn selbst, worauf Eros zu einem ewig unerfüllten Verlangen nach Psyche entbrennt.

Ismene, a beautiful, young, somewhat naïve noblewoman, is torn from her childhood home in Greece and her first love. Bound by honor and duty, she marries Pharoah’s chief military commander, Alistair. Though determined to remain true to the man she left behind, her new husband stirs feelings in her she cannot ignore.

Present Day. Finally escaping an abusive marriage, Caterina Rossi takes her three-year-old daughter and flees to Italy. There she's drawn to research scientist Connor, who needs her translation help for his work on volcanology. Together they visit the ruins of Pompeii and, standing where Mount Vesuvius unleashed its fire on the city centuries before, Cat begins to see startling visions. Visions that appear to come from the antique bracelet handed down through her family's generations.

No one desires retribution against their enemy more than Highlander Cormac MacLean. Yet his foe has the favor of the king, and Cormac lacks irrefutable proof of the man’s nefarious deeds, so revenge must be planned with calculated care. But when Cormac’s hot-headed brother impulsively attempts to kidnap their enemy’s stepsister, Cormac finds himself fleeing with the wounded beauty after she sustains an injury trying to protect him.

Jarl, a powerful Viking leader, returns to the rich lands near the Caspian Sea at the helm of his magnificent new longship, the Treasure Huntress. His forces cut a wide swath through the land, taking everything of value—capturing or killing any who stand in their way.

Mahinee and her three horses journey through a time warp to Lemuria during the war with Atlantis. With the backdrop of legend, myth, and the beginning of violent battles, and amid Atlantis' quest for power, Mahinee and her soulmate, Jonair, must escape the treacherous conflict plaguing Lemuria. Can those, who have a great passion for life and love, survive and escape with their lives? Or will the horrors of war destroy their destiny?

Tryana de Gray has been keeping her family’s secrets for as long as she can remember. Having barely escaped a forced marriage to a fanatical baron, she won’t be in control of her own future until she can sever ties with her controlling father. In the meanwhile, she intends to learn to defend herself like the bold Scottish women who helped her escape and then put those skills to use when she faces the secrets of her family’s past.

Zann Blackseed is the huntsman for the king of Evandorm in the land of Mura. Zann has the power to shapeshift into a white wolf, and does so to help in the hunt. But when the king decides to send Zann to hunt in the forests of Glint, things take a nasty turn. While in his shapeshifting form of a wolf, Zann is struck by an arrow and wounded. Little does he ever expect to see that a beautiful wench shot him, and that she happens to be the elven queen of this magical land.

Here is a brilliant recounting of the life of Odysseus after his safe return to the island of Ithaca, his wife Penelope, and his son Telemachus. Countless readers and listeners have thrilled to the adventures of Odysseus in The Iliad and The Odyssey, but what further adventures awaited him after his ten years of war and ten years of wandering? Narrated by Telemachus to the bard Phemios, On Wine-Dark Seas speaks of the human drama of a man gone twenty years from home and family, a man who saw Troy on the night of its destruction, a man who lives the special quest which is his destiny.

Highland warrior Tavish MacNeal is a wanted man. After narrowly escaping the Usurper King Balliol’s noose, his only hope of survival is to hide out in the Lowlands. He is just passing through Lorraine Bronson’s alehouse, but when a pack of Balliol’s soldiers give the widowed alewife trouble, he can’t help but intercede. So much for lying low. To protect them both, Lorraine claims they are husband and wife.

Rhys Blackseed is a knight favored by the king of Kasculbough in the land of Mura. When a portal opens and two women and a dragon come through, his orders are to kill them. Rhys is loyal to his king, but how can he kill the beautiful witch named Medea when all he really wants to do is kiss her? Rhys holds and hides the power of extreme strength, however, all the strength in the world isn't enough to fight off dark magic or a dragon. The race is on to capture the dragon and send it and the witches back through the portal before all of Mura is doomed.