The Roman Lady's Illicit Affair

by Greta Gilbert

Can she find freedom...

In her lover's arms?

Desperate for a divorce from her violent, adulterous husband, Vita runs away to the Roman Baths where she is brought face-to-face with forbidding, handsome slave Ven. In him she finds an instant connection and ally. Yet to escape with their lives, they'll have to resist their burning chemistry! And as Vita realises that their freedom comes at a high cost, she might have to make an impossible choice!

• ISBN10: 1335505806
• ISBN13: 9781335505804
• Publish Date: 29 September 2020 (first published 3 September 2020)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Imprint: Harlequin Special Releases
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 288
• Language: English

Reviews

[celinenyx]

This was such a confusing book? The Roman Lady's Illicit Affair had moments of stunning brilliance - of deep longing, of finding your way in life in a world that sees you as less-than-human. At the same time, some parts of it were really odd, like the instant love that appears after the main characters exchanging two sentences, or the ending, which was too abrupt. The historical detail Gilbert includes, however, was as stunning as always. I love how she doesn't shy away from the bloodshed and cruelty of the Roman empire, which ends up being glorified in so much fiction.

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Content warnings: slavery, divorce, rape and forced sexual relations, on-page domestic physical abuse, alcoholism.