Attorneys of Virginia

Enslaved

Description

Where are all the real men? she wondered...

For Lady Diana Davenport, they existed only in her books and dreams. There she could lose herself, becoming the licentious Diana, goddess of the hunt--far from the rigid restraints of eighteenth-century London, where she was courted by fops and fools. That is, until she tried on an authentic Roman helmet in an antiques store and was catapulted back in time, landing in Marcus Magnus's arms. This was no dream! She was lost in Aquae Sulis, the city she knew as Bath, prisoner of a Roman general who accused the violet-eyed beauty of being a Druid spy--and then made her his slave!

"COME TO ME."

His words were soft, imperious, charged with danger and desire. Marcus Magnus was powerful, arrogant, and infuriating. A real man. And now Lady Diana was his slave, hostage to his will, vowing to fight him to the end--with every seductive weapon she possessed....

Virginia Henley is the author of eight romances published by Dell, including the New York Times bestsellers Seduced and Desired.

She divides her time between Ontario, Canada, and St. Petersburg, Florida.

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-24
Summary: "Fun Read, hard to put down"


Very enjoyable time travel romance, sensual, full of adventure with a fairytale ending. This was my first Virginia Henley book and it wont be my last!

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-04-01
Summary: "Perfect"

This book was exactly what I was looking for. The story was great all in itself without the love scenes, but that is what I wanted. A real good book with a little umph! And believe me, you'll get that and more. Most readers put down the whole plot. Why do that and ruin the story? If you are looking for a good romance novel that has a good story and hot sensual moments...this book is for you.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2009-08-24
Summary: "it'll do"

i guess for the year it was publish Roman civ wasnt very well known outside of history class. and basically everything we encounter in this book is everything we learned from history class(or HBO's Rome) if you know absolutely nothing about Romans and WANT to learn a little then its great! but it was just too predictable. too textbook.. because i've encountered these "facts" time and again. where was the creativity?? and it was a bit over the top in the sex arena. according to my own history books Romans werent nearly as depraved as people believe them to be. for the most part they cherished chastity and virginity. there was one popular story about a young woman who killed herself just to avoid being ravished! and these people held public opinion in high regard.. much like Georgian/Regency era.
...or so i read in my own research.
Still i wont condemn it like others have. i admit i skipped a few pages because it just didnt interest me, got too repetitive after a while and too predictable.. but the majority of the book i liked. i loved Mark more than Marcus.. Marcus was just TOO manly... especially in the boar hunting scene.. if you know anything about boar hunting then you may agree ;) and the ending for Peter wasnt nearly satisfying enough. he died too easily(but thats MY character flaw). and i didnt really like that her aunt and uncle got away Scot free. but in spite of my dislikes it was good. good enough to earn it four stars anyway. why? because i love all things Roman and it DID hold me in suspense. but honestly i would have done things a bit differently....

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-02-25
Summary: "Best Romance Ever"

I Love this Book. For me, It is one of the very best Romance novels I have read. I recommend it to anyone.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2008-05-01
Summary: "One of my favorite books!"

This is definitely one of the best romance books I've read historical or not. It is the story of Lady Diana Davenport who lives in regency England and is totally dismissive of men of her age as fops and fools. But this is all about to change; Diana is transported back in time, where Bath was ruled by Romans! She becomes the prisoner of General Marcus Magnus, a hardened soldier who is certainly not a fop but someone she could fall for if only he wasn't so arrogant and infuriating. But the passion between them is to much for either of them to ignore so we are treated to some very explicit love scenes (this is a Virginia Henley book after all, so it was expected). But the tension and the growth of feelings between them are palpable, not just descriptive and this is what saves the book of being just an erotica. Henley does a wonderful job at describing them as soul mates and the troubles they have to face until they get together(mainly caused by Marcus brother in the past as well as in the future) only add to the incedible suspense and tension.

This is a lovely book, so please do not dismiss it as another erotica. I have read many "proper" romances where the feelings of the heroes and the situation bringing them together are of much less concern than in this book and if you get past the intense love scenes (the story can stand perfectly well without them), you won't be able to let it out of your hands.