Sunday, 30 September 2012  Mark of the Gladiator excerpt now
online!  Are you a history buff? A fan of Rome or Spartacus, or
other narratives about ancient Rome or gladiators? Do you like
slave/master and enemies-to-lovers M/M stories? Murder
mysteries?  Mark of the Gladiator, my Roman historical written
with Violetta Vane, is out from Riptide Books November 26th and
you can pre-order it now, either on its own or at a discount as
a part of their Warriors of Rome collection that includes one
other novel and two novellas.  Riptide recently uploaded a huge
excerpt that introduces our leading men, Anazâr the gladiator,
and his masters, brothers Lucius and Felix Marianus. Read the
opening chapter after the jump, then continue on to Riptide's
website for more, and to pre-order the novel. You can also add
it to your shelves on Goodreads!  The month of Aprilis. Emperor
and Son of the Divine Caesar Augustus and Titus Statilius Taurus
being consuls. Year 728 from the Founding of the City. Anazâr
welcomed the first lick