Alena (Harlequin Historical) [Paperback]

Merline Lovelace (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Historical | Publication Date: April 1, 1994

The wild heart of a warrior beat in the breast of Alena, daughter to a queen and mother to a king. A Celtic princess, she resolved never to bend to Roman rule. But how could she foresee that the iron fist of Rome would stoke her soul with the velvet glove of passion.

Marcus Valerius, Prefect of the Seventh Legion, had proven himself many times over in combat. Now newly come to Britannia, he would ensure the peace - despite the wiles of a tall, tawny-haired barbarian goddess with witchcraft in her lips!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Harlequin (April 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373288204
• ISBN-13: 978-0373288205
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,686,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

As an AF brat I lived in France and Newfoundland, both of which I loved, and at least half of the fifty states. As an AF officer, I served tours in Taiwan, Vietnam, the Pentagon, and the rest of the fifty states!

Now I'm having a blast putting all those adventures into my books.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling novel!, June 16, 2001

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Sneha (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alena (Harlequin Historical) (Paperback)

The Princess of the Brigantium tribe and the mother to the child King of the Lopocares, Alena is constantly reminded of her rank among her people and the hatred they hold against the Roman conquerers of their land. Queen Cartimandua, leader of the Brigantium, holds no love for her daughter and instead uses her as a pawn in her own political ambitions. Through her mother's alliance with Rome, Alena is thrown into the care of the handsome and strong, yet rude and disrespectful Roman Prefect of the VII Legion, Marcus Valerius, until Cartimandua can find a suiable husband for her. Alena's headstrong, defiant attitude is no match against the pompous, arrogant Prefect. What will pass between these two polar opposites? Will Alena ever find peace in her life? Or love?

4.0 out of 5 stars Fan of Alena, even though I am not a romance reader, October 24, 2011

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Celeste E. Flenory "Sent Expert" (Montgomery, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alena (Harlequin Historical) (Paperback)

I will be the first to say that I am not one to read romances. They are pornographic at best, and cheesy and cliche at worst. However, this book was a wonderful read. Yes, yes, it has the typical plot that most romances have, but I enjoyed the tension developed by the surrounding story of what was historically going on at the time. (I do love history). So this one gets a four star for being intriguing, page-turning, and non-sugar coated. However...it IS a romance novel, and so I demote it by one star. (;-)

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love the Name, April 21, 2010

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Alena M. Clark "yurxmaswish" (Red Bluff CA) - See all my reviews
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I love the name of this book but maybe because I'm partial...given I can't find a book mark, key chain, etc with my name on it yet, I can find this book. If you haven't guessed it by now, my name is Alena. This was given to me as a gift from a friend of mine who found it at a yard sale and knew I'd love it. I was 18 at the time. This book is what gave me the idea that I just might like reading romances. So I trudged through the book to find out that I do in fact love romances and am honored to share the name and a lot of characteristics of this heroine.

Great book! and even Greater Name!