Originally published in Polish in 1896 by Nobel Prize-winning author Henryk Sienkiewicz, "Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero" is the story of a love that develops in Rome between a young Christian woman, Lygia, and Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician, during the reign of Nero in 64 AD. The title "Quo Vadis" is translated from Latin as "Where are you going?" The quote is a reference to the New Testament verse John 13:36, which states "Simon...

I, Claudia: A Novel of the Ancient World "They were the faces of my dreams..." Claudia Procula--wife of one of the most controversial figures in ancient history--comes alive to twenty-first-century readers in a groundbreaking new novel by the award-winning author of the Lindsey McCall medical mystery series. For decades, the daughter of the last Oracle at Delphi has suppressed the secrets of her birth, extensive education, and marriage to the...

One soul bound mate...one quest to find her. Year 1211, Scottish Highlands. As the Laird of Carron Castle, Coll MacKenzie has agreed to wed the daughter of his clan's allied chief in order to strengthen their bonds, only when he returns home after months away, it's to discover a woman ensconced within his household who could so easily shatter all his well-devised plans. Fae-blooded Fiona is the only woman who's ever challenged him in ways that spoke...

He seeks the one his heart desires... With their fae-blooded clan teetering on the verge of extinction, Jamie Matheson finds himself battling a deep attraction to one of the few remaining unmated women within his clan, a woman he's not permitted to touch unless a soul bond forms between them. Like his fellow clansmen, he must ensure her protection, even if that means from himself. Annabella wishes to forge a mated bond with only one man, yet when...

The sorceress Narena has done many things for Leisos — advised the king, helped heal a young girl and sent a prince forward in time to save his life. Now, to protect her people, she may have to sacrifice herself, her lover, her child. Maybe even all three. She hunts for the one who threatens the royal family and the throne of Leisos. And also seeks the daughter taken from her at birth. There's only one problem. They might be one and the same. What...

A Classic Celebration of Nature and Romance "Down the footpath the two went through the perfect morning, the love of God and all nature in their hearts." ― Gene Stratton,Porter At the Foot of the Rainbow by Gene Stratton,Porter is about Dannie Mcnoun and how he spends his day and his relationship with friend Jimmy Malone. The relationship is complicated by a girl named Mary.

"The second in Greenwood's Delphic Women series offers a far different premise on a familiar story, crammed with well-researched detail, fascinating characters and erotic scenes." -Kirkus Reviews STARRED review From Mount Olympus, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, yawned. Even perfection can be tedious. "My Lord," she called to Apollo, "Sun God and brother. Let us play a game with mortals-my power against yours." And so Cassandra, the golden-haired...

In a revelation of the gay world of ancient Rome, a collision course is set with the present-day gay culture. A new historical tale of how the past impacts the present in the Italian town of Tivoli outside of Rome begins. It brings together all the elements of suspense and history once more. At the end of the first century, the Roman emperor Hadrian sailed down the Nile river with his retinue on the royal barge, including his male paramour, Antinous....

Tribune Coralanus is a devoted soldier of Rome, intent in keeping local order within one of the Empire's outer provinces to the East. However, when he meets Tia, the natural daughter of a General he once served under, his world is, turned upside down with love. Tia lives within a different background, from which she wishes to break. Can Tribune Coralanus serve Rome and save Tia?

When a simple farm girl attracts the notice of the King's half brother, it leads to a dazzling world of privilege, intrigue, war and passion.