Imperial Warriors Two Scorching Tales Of The Roman Empire

Ancient Warriors... Muscles flexing under sun-burnished skin as thick arms wield swords, battle axes, or bow and arrow. Brawny, fierce, and intensely loyal to their cause, king, or god. Alpha heroes romanticized through the lens of history. ...of the Roman Empire Legions marching under the banner of Rome for centuries, conquering the Mediterranean and beyond, from Britannia in the West to Anatolia in the East. Imperial Warriors: Two Scorching Tales of the Roman Empire offers two sizzling tales of romance between warriors and the women who are inexorably drawn to them. Each story is set during a different time and place in the Roman Empire: Trajanic Rome and Byzantine Constantinople. The Promise of Memory A servant in Rome's imperial palace finds freedom in fantasies of a knight in the imperial guard--a warrior who evokes memories of a long lost love. Protecting Her A Byzantine noblewoman seeking refuge in a monastery loses her heart to an invader when Constantinople is sacked by the Viking Rus. "The Promise of Memory" and "Protecting Her" by best-selling historical romance author Regina Kammer, have been published separately before but are now available together for the first time. This mini-anthology includes bonus content from Regina Kammer: an excerpt from the Roman Imperial epic Hadrian and Sabina: A Love Story, an excerpt from the Parthian historical romance short story “An Unexpected Discovery”, plus an introductory essay. FIC027140 FICTION / Romance / Historical / Ancient World FIC027180 FICTION / Romance / Historical / Viking FIC027080 FICTION / Romance / Collections & Anthologies FIC027260 FICTION / Romance / Action & Adventure FIC027220 FICTION / Romance / Military FIC027150 FICTION / Romance / Historical / Medieval LCO017000 LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Medieval LCO019000 LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Women Authors FIC029000 FICTION / Short Stories (single author)

A famous myth rewritten. A servant and a soldier in Imperial Rome. A princess and a eunuch in Parthian Ctesiphon. A noble woman and a Viking raider in Byzantine Constantinople. A reunion. A discovery. A connection. Ancient Shorts: An Ancient World Romance Collection features all five of award-winning author Regina Kammer’s Ancient World romance short stories, tales of discovering love in times long ago including Imperial Rome, Parthian Ctesiphon, and Byzantine Constantinople. This collection includes the following previously published Ancient World romance short stories, appearing in chronological order: Hot as Hades Mythological After living in Hell for four months, Persephone returns home to the mortal realm. But can home truly be home without the man she loves? The Promise of Memory 100 CE A Roman slave finds freedom in her fantasies of a knight in Trajan’s imperial guard — a warrior who evokes memories of a long lost love. An Unexpected Discovery 130-138 CE A Parthian princess searching for the lost throne of her kingdom engages the services of a palace eunuch and discovers a treasure far more precious. The Eunuch 138 CE In Ancient Parthia, a palace eunuch gives his body in service to a princess. But who is really in control? Nota Bene: “An Unexpected Discovery” and “The Eunuch” are published together for the first time. Protecting Her 860 CE A Byzantine noblewoman seeking refuge in a monastery loses her heart to an invader when Constantinople is sacked by the Viking Rus. Keywords: mythological, mythology, Greek myths, Roman myths, Hades, Persephone, imperial Rome, servant, weaver, equus, knight, soldier, Trajan, Plotina, emperor, empress, Roman Empire, Parthia, Parthian romance, eunuch, palace, nobility, royalty, princess, Women in History, warrior, Ancient Rome, Ancient world, Russian Vikings, Viking historical romance, Viking romance, Constantinople, Ctesiphon, Rome, romance short stories, historical romance short stories, short stories, short story, short story collection, historical romance, military historical romance, Ancient Rome historical fiction, Byzantine historical romance, mythological romance, mythology in romance, Greco-Roman myths in romance, Hades in romance, eunuch romance, Roman imperial romance, Ancient World romance, Roman erotica, historical erotica

Born in the Suburra or slums of Rome, Marcus Lucanus always wanted to follow in the family business as a Vigile, a Roman fireman. So, on his 17th birthday, he signed up with Centurion Marcellus of the VII Cohort as one of the 7,000 Watchmen of Rome. Soon after, he discovers a group of firefighters, including his father and big brother, are involved in theft, extortion, and even murder. With this, he faces a conundrum. Ignore what he has discovered to protect his family or report what he has seen to his Centurion. Warriors of Fire is an exciting story of the Firemen of Rome during the first century CE. Page after page reveals young love, ideals, intrigue, violence, and great action.Imbued with the traditional idea of Rome's Watchmen of the Night, Marcus and his best friend, Tielo Earlbaun, begin their training. Not long after, Marcus witnesses thefts, including one night when he sees his brother leaving a fire while hiding a valuable plate. After being confronted, Rufius agrees to report those involved. But first, he wants to ask his best friend to accompany him. The friend says he will but instead tells others involved, and they murder Rufius to maintain his silence. Following the murder, Marcus agrees to go undercover and discover the teams committing the crimes. Finally, with a list of ten teams, the Prefect orders arrests. One team escapes, and three of the group seek revenge by setting fire to the insula where Marcus' family and friends live.After a mad dash across Rome, Marcus and Tielo manage to save the residents of the burning building. The fire quickly spreads and, over three days, ravishes Rome, destroying a third of the city and becoming the second great fire in the history of the city.One reader described the book: "A sizzling read and an informative walk through the Imperial city of Rome... I recommend this action/adventure/historical fiction book as well worth reading."

Writers of histories are not agreed as to just when the Middle Ages came to an end; but all unite in saying that the change had come by about the year 1500. If we ask what this change was, the question is easy to answer, though perhaps hard to understand. When men had come to think different thoughts, and live under different institutions, in the Church and in the State, from those we have been describing, then the end of the Middle Ages had come. Feudalism ceased to be a sufficient tie to bind men together in society, and national states arose. Chivalry ceased to be the noble institution its founders had hoped to make of it and became a picturesque mimicry of high sentiment, without real hold on the life of the time. Men came to rely less upon their guilds and communes, their orders and classes, and act more for themselves as individuals. Ignorance, too, became less dense; and as men learned more of the world, and of themselves, superstition became less universal and degrading...

The empire has endured many centuries but is now threatened by multiple wars and a major rebellion in the South. A nobleman from an infamous family, imperial legionary officer, fighter and a right proper bastard of a man... Captain Ben Stiger finds himself reassigned from a crack legion to the rebellion simmering in the South. Placed in command of a truly terrible company, the 85th Imperial Foot, he is unknowingly sent on a suicide mission to resupply an isolated outpost, the garrison of Vrell. Along the way he must rebuild his new company, gain the respect of the men he leads, survive an assassination attempt, fight bandits, rebels, and an agent of an evil god. His companions on this journey of discovery and adventure are one of the few remaining elven rangers and a paladin on a quest for the High Father. The battle to save the empire and the world begins here in the first book of this exciting new series!

The year is AD 316. Imperial persecution has ended, but Christianity's future still hangs in the balance. Will churches rise in Rome where pagan temples once stood? Will the true Scriptures replace the myths of the gods? Will Jupiter finally bow the knee to the Lord Jesus? For the first time in history, the Roman emperor supports the church. Bishop Sylvester sends Flavia from her convent to seek Emperor Constantine's permission to build great churches and determine the canon of Scripture. But the enemies of God are on the move. Joined by Rex, Flavia's beloved protector who has fought his way out of exile, the two friends cross the empire by land and sea on an epic quest to free the Roman people from the tyranny of the ancient gods. Bristling with tension and undergirded by impeccable historical research, this tale of courage, defiance, and humble submission to God continues the captivating saga of two unlikely allies in the age of imperial Christianity.