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I really liked this book. I am a fan of historical romances.
This book was filled with action and romance. It was mostly
accurate, right down to the injustices of how young women
were treated back then. I loved our hero Valens, he was
brave and willing to try and better himself just because she
suggested he could be more than just a gladiator. He may
have been born a pleb but had more honor than most men
of power. and he treated Phedra as an equal he saw her as
more than a position. And oh Phedra she was strong smart
and even though she had to marry a man she did not want.
She did so with honor and respect for her husband. But oh so
smart to strike the bargain she did with her father. A word of
warning there are parts where you will want to scream at the
injustices done to them and some spots that will bring you to
tears. But this is a mark of a good book, If you can been
drawn in emotionally, you know the writer put a piece of
herself into the book. I
hope you enjoy this book as much as
I did. If you do like this book, please consider leaving a
review.
The Authors really like it when you do, they value your opinions too.
Phaedra, a dutiful daughter of Rome’s most influential
senator, has no choice but to marry a man chosen by her
father. But a chance encounter with handsome gladiator
Valens Secundus sends her pulse racing—and, for the first
time, makes her wish she could choose her own fate.
They make each other a promise: she’ll insist on having the right
to select her next husband, and he’ll do everything within his
power to win his freedom.
A gladiatorial champion, Valens has fought his way up from
poverty to become a star in the arena. The only two things he
craves are his freedom and the luscious Phaedra, both
seemingly far out of reach. But four years after their fateful
meeting, Phaedra returns to Rome and soon becomes a
widow, and Valens answers to no one but himself. They’re
finally free to explore their fiery passion—while evading a
powerful and wealthy new suitor of Phaedra’s—until Valens
must return to the arena one last time. And in order for
Phaedra to control her own destiny and claim her love,
Valens will need to survive the battle of his life.
The Gladiator's Mistress (Champions of Rome, #1)
~*~*~ Jennifer D. Bokal ~*~*~
Jennifer D. Bokal penned her first book at age eight. An early
lover of the written word, she decided to follow her passion
and become a
full-time writer. From then on, she didn’t look
back. She earned a
master of arts degree in creative writing
from Wilkes University and
became a member of the
Romance Writers of America. She authored several
short
stories, poems, and feature articles, and in 2007 she
published
her first novel, Celtic Heart. Happily married to her
own alpha male for
twenty years, she enjoys writing stories
that explore the wonders of
love. Jen and her manly husband
live in upstate New York with their
three beautiful daughters,
two aloof cats, and two very spoiled dogs.
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