The Gladiator [Kindle Edition]

Marianne Lacroix (Author)

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Julia Williamson translates an ancient love spell that takes her back in time and into the body of Julia, Caesar’s niece. Awakening in a strange time is shocking enough, but then she is to be presented to a Gladiator for a night of heated sex.

Marcus Atronius Magunnus wasn’t expecting the lady of wealth requesting his services to be the woman he has yearned for from afar. He shares more than a night of ecstasy within her welcoming arms—he offers his heart.

In the arena, Marcus defies her uncle, Julius Caesar, to honor her, thus condemning him to Caesar’s wrath. Julia wins Marcus in a wager, but their happiness is shadowed by the ever present danger of the angered Emperor. Together they must face the challenges and find the strength to love despite the ever looming threat of death.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 177 KB
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004T4WTUC
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,131 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

MARIANNE LACROIX started writing as a child in elementary school. Her first book was a story about a Christmas underwater featuring an eel, a whale and an octopus which she read to the first grade class to a memorable round of applause. She grew up in New Jersey in a small town located between Philadelphia and Atlantic City where she received her Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Glassboro State (aka Rowan University). Shortly afterward, she married and moved to Southwest Georgia. There she went back to school for nursing. She has worked in a hospital, a nursing home, and a local physician's office.

When she was pregnant, Mari revisited her earlier passion for writing. Always a voracious reader, she decided to write romances she'd like to read. She has written several short stories, novellas and novels and has received numerous recognitions for her writing such as two Romantic Times BOOKclub Reviewer Choice nominees, a Paranormal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature (PEARL) Honorable Mention, and a Cupid and Psyche Award (CAPA). She is active in Romance Writers of America and is founder and President (2008-2010) of the Florida Panhandle Romance Writers (FPHRW) RWA chapter located in Tallahassee, Florida, and Member-at-Large (2010) for Passionate Ink, the Erotic Romance Special Interest RWA chapter. Mari loves reading romance, surfing the web, hanging out with her family and friends, and gossiping on the phone.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Gladiator, November 23, 2009

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This review is from: The Gladiator (Kindle Edition)

Julia Williamson worked week after week to translate ancient Roman scrolls in her care. After reciting the decoded verse aloud, she is transported back in time, quickly coming to the realization that words were magic. She awakes to find out she is just in time for a scheduled rendezvous with the gladiator, Marcus, a man she has traveled time and space for. The fierce arena champion is restrained by chains; this does not deter their passion for one another in the least. For years, Marcus has waited for this moment, burying his forbidden love for woman of his dreams, willing sacrifice everything in the moment.

Searing the pages from their very first encounter, Julia and Marcus forge a bond tested by danger and adversity. The Gladiator places them at a historical pulse point that would make history buffs green with envy, while cowering in fear. Historical details breathe virtual life into the setting, as the lovers are swept into a spiraling, emotional rollercoaster controlled by the merciless decadence of the era. Politics and plots, avarice and ambition, converge and combine to make for a story that packs a wallop in a brief expanse that's perfectly captured in Ms. LaCroix's superb descriptions.

The Gladiator combines the best elements of romance, action, intrigue, and Roman debauchery found in golden cinema oldies, Caligula, Spartacus, Cleopatra, and Ben-Hur. Of course, red-hot visions of Russell Crowe will dance in your head, too. It just can't be helped.

Patrice F.
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