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Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Forbidden
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Series of paranormal romances, featuring warriors and women with a variety of magical powers.

All novels are set in Britain under Roman occupation.

Notes

  • The first two novels were published by Berkley and the others by Ellora's Cave.

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1
y separately published work icon Forbidden Christina Phillips , New York (City) : Berkley Publishing Corporation , 2010 6877585 2010 single work novel romance fantasy

'Carys knew from the moment she first spied on Maximus in his naked barbarian glory that he was a dangerous Roman centurion – his taut, battle-scarred flesh marking him as a fearless warrior. But her desire for him was as undeniable as it was illicit.

'Charged by his emperor to eliminate a clan of powerful Druids in Britain, Maximus never expects his mission to be thwarted by the clan’s ethereal princess, Carys, his daring voyeur. Falling under her spell, he doesn’t realize her true heritage – until he captures her heart as well as her body.

'As Carys’s loyalties are twisted, and freedom is no longer her single-minded obsession, an avenging former lover threatens to crush Maximus’s people into oblivion. Now Carys and Maximus must overcome the devastation of war and face the ultimate sacrifice if their forbidden love is to survive.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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y separately published work icon Captive Christina Phillips , New York (City) : Berkley Publishing Corporation , 2011 6877625 2011 single work novel romance fantasy

'When the Romans destroyed her world, Morwyn took a vow of celibacy to spite her goddess. Then she's captured by a mercenary whose animal charms and chiseled body will test her conviction...

'Brennus has spent three years undercover in the Roman Legion. So when his men brutalize the fiery Celtic beauty, he saves her-by claiming her as his own.

'As they near Roman headquarters, Morwyn resolves to honor her vow of celibacy-but if Brennus were to ravage her, could she be blamed for enjoying his body? With just a hint of seduction, sooner or later the warrior will succumb to his exquisite captive.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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y separately published work icon Betrayed Christina Phillips , Ohio : Ellora's Cave , 2013 6877509 2013 single work novel fantasy romance historical fiction

'In 51 A.D., Druid priestess Nimue is injured and enslaved by the hated Roman Legions. Even though she is drawn to her captor, she’s determined to escape and complete her mission for the Briton king and her duty to Arianrhod, the goddess she is bound to.

'The tough Roman warrior who captures her is far from the brutal barbarian she expects. His touch inflames her desires and passion burns between them. Though Nimue does not accept her enslavement, her heart surrenders to her enemy. When Arianrhod appears to her in the form of an owl, Nimue knows the union is blessed.

'Roman warrior Tacitus is enchanted by the fiery beauty who shows no fear and challenges him at every turn. Though enslaving her goes against his heart, he’s determined to make her his. No woman has ever heated his blood as she does. But when he discovers her true nature as one who actually communes with the gods, his loyalties are torn between his heritage and a woman who could destroy everything he’s ever believed in.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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y separately published work icon Tainted Christina Phillips , Ohio : Ellora's Cave , 2013 6877465 2013 single work novel romance historical fiction fantasy

'Driven by the knowledge he failed to protect his king and embittered at losing the woman he loves, Celtic warrior Gawain despises the lust he feels for the beautiful Roman patrician, Antonia. She is everything he’s never wanted in a woman, yet she ignites his passion like no other. Despite the danger of discovery he embarks on an illicit liaison with her, determined to uncover the reason for the infinite sorrow that haunts her eyes.

'Newly arrived in Britannia from Rome, Antonia is inexplicably drawn to the cold, tough Celt whose touch stirs a desire she long thought died at the hands of her brutal former husband. With Gawain she learns the pleasure of sex and his unexpected tenderness thaws her frozen heart. But she hides a deadly secret that could be her undoing, and knows her growing feelings for him can lead nowhere. Yet when a shadow from her past threatens her future Antonia is torn between the Empire of her birth and betraying Gawain, the man she’s grown to love.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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y separately published work icon Enslaved Christina Phillips , Mandurah : Phoenix 18 Publishing , 2019 25735713 2019 single work novel fantasy

'When a Druid priestess falls for her Roman captor she's torn between her duty to her goddess and her love for the enemy...

'When Druid priestess Nimue is injured and enslaved by the hated Roman Legion she's determined to escape and complete her covert mission for her beloved goddess, to eradicate the invaders from her land.

'But the tough warrior who captures her is far from the brutal barbarian she expects. Instead, Tacitus turns all her prejudices inside out, and it's hard to remember he's her enemy when she craves his touch more than her next breath. Her first loyalty is to her goddess, and she can't afford to forget it.

'Tacitus is enchanted by the fiery beauty who shows no fear and challenges him at every turn. Though enslaving her goes against his heart, it's the only way he can protect her. As a fragile trust grows between them, he believes they can have a future together. But when he discovers the depth of her betrayal, his loyalties are torn between his heritage and a woman who could destroy everything he's ever believed in.' (Publication summary)

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