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"Vivid historical details highlight this great sequel to THE CONQUEROR."
Reviewed by Shayne Sawyer
Posted July 10, 2004
Roxanne awakes from a drug-induced coma with no memory of
Kayan, the man she loves, or her dead husband, Alexander
the Great, or the child taken from her after he was born.
Convinced he's able to make the beautiful princess fall in
love with him, Ptolemy, the king of Egypt Read more...
"Wonderful look at the ancient world"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted August 9, 2004
In 315 BC in Alexandria, suffering from amnesia and
listening to her kind host the Pharaoh Ptolemy, who
insists she is an Egyptian aristocrat, is easier to
swallow than the emptiness of knowing nothing about
herself though flashes make her wonder if he lies. Though
having some doubts, she Read more...
SummarySurrounded by the exotic luxuries of ancient Alexandria,
courted by the world's most powerful men, Roxanne is a
woman of privilege—and one with no memory of her
past. Flashes of recollection bewilder her, images of a
tiny baby torn too soon from her loving arms. Then one
starless night a stranger enters her silken chamber,
startling her with his dark savagery, seducing her with
his sensual mastery. Does he hold the key to the mysteries
that plague her? His tales of passion and betrayal seem
too fantastic to be true, but her heart tells her one
thing is as certain as the rising of the sun: She once
gave all her love to this daring warrior, had pledged her
hand and her honor to . . . The Barbarian.
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