B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsancient-Rome / chick-in-pants / Egypt / European-Historical / female doctor / Historical / religion9 Comments
In the Fourth Century A.D., independent and determined young Charis is forbidden to become a doctor because she is a woman. Disguising herself as a eunuch, she flees Ephesus and an unwanted marriage for Alexandria, then the center of learning. There she apprentices to a Jewish doctor but eventually becomes ... more >
B+ ReviewsGreek / Historical4 Comments
Dear Ms. Bradshaw, Current events and politics have not been terribly pleasant lately, and I’ve been turning to my favorite authors for comfort reads. One of those authors is you, a reliably brilliant and fluid storyteller who can bring antiquity to life the way no one else can. (For those ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / ancient-Rome / class differences / Historical8 Comments
The might and power of Julius Caesar, the man who conquered the known world. The beauty of Cleopatra, the woman who conquered the conqueror. Together they could have forged an empire whose power had never been seen before. Tragically, it was not meant to be. But what of the son ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended ReadsFrance / Historical / Knights / medieval / Paranormal / Shapeshifter / wolf10 Comments
Betrayal, love, and lycanthropy in the time of the Crusades When Marie Penthièvre of Chalendrey is abducted from her Norman priory and taken to Brittany’s court, she vows never to dishonor her family’s ties by marrying a Breton brute. There is only one man who might change her mind: Tiarnán ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Rome / Conspiracy / Historical / Roman-Britain / War / Military22 Comments
Ariantes is a Sarmatian, a barbarian warrior-prince, uprooted from his home and customs and thrust into the honorless lands of the Romans. The victims of a wartime pact struck with the emperor Marcus Aurelius to ensure the future of Sarmatia, Ariantes and his troop of accomplished horsemen are sent to ... more >