Review: The Gladiator's Bride by Nhys Glover

Title: The Gladiator’s Bride

Author: Nhys Glover

Release Date: November 1^st

Genre: Historical Romance

Blurb:

Crippled by shyness, shunned for being not-right-in-the-head, gifted artist and Roman noblewoman, Marcia Mica, has only two people in the world who truly love her – her teacher, Daedalus, and her childhood friend, Asterion, both slaves in her father’s household. But when forbidden love blooms between the unlikely friends, only disaster can come of it. That disaster leaves Marcia horribly scarred and Asterion sold into the arena as a gladiator. 

Years later, Daedalus brings a broken Marcia to Britannia, and Sabrina, the healer who saved his life when he was a boy, works miracles on the scarred girl. However, not all scars are physical and those Sabrina has no ability to heal. 

When Sabrina and Marcia are kidnapped by a Celtic leader bent on revenge, Asterion must depend on the dreams of a Celtic Seer to find the love of his life and help foil a revolt that threatens the fragile peace in Roman Britannia. But even if he and his friends succeed, can scars that are more than just physical ever really be healed and can those whose lives are owned by others ever truly be free to follow their hearts?

Author bio:

After a lifetime of teaching others to appreciate the written word, Aussie author Nhys Glover finally decided to make the most of the Indie Book Revolution to get her own written word out to the world. Now, with almost 100,000 of her ebooks downloaded internationally and a winner of 2013 SFR Galaxy Award for 'The Titan Drowns', Nhys finds her words, too, are being appreciated.

At home in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales of England, Nhys these days spends most of her time "living the dream" by looking out over the moors as she writes the kind of novels she loves to read: The ones that are a little bit steamy, a little bit different and wholly romantic.

Author and Buy Links:

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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MS48TCC 

My Review:

Wow! This book was a very pleasant surprise! I did not expect to become emotionally attached to these characters. The book sounded good, but man did I not expect to enjoy it SO much! Ms. Glover's writing is superb and on point! The characters practically leap from the page and the story just simply sweeps you off of your feet!

This is a tale that spans years and involves many characters, but that never left me feeling like I was lost. The characters are written in such a way that they seem flesh and blood, instead of fiction. You start to care about them from the first word and care right up til the end! Honestly speaking (or writing), this book blew me away and left me wanting to read more of Nhys Glover's books.

The Gladiator's Bride is a great read and will make a fan out of you!