Barbarian Prize

by Deanna Ashford

Book Overview

An historically accurate, erotic romance set in Pompeii during Roman times involving two lovers, an angry general, fighting gladiators, and a Dionysian cult, with a rumbling volcano as backdrop. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0352340177
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Black Lace
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.7" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Erotic Pompeii

Another erotic Black Lace story, "The Barbarian Prize" now set up in ancient Pompeii, Italy, at time of the catastrophic volcanic eruption of Mt.Vesuvius in AD 79. Princess Sirona and her lover, the warrior Taranis are brought by sea from Brittania where they had been captured and taken to Pompeii as slaves. As it is an erotic historical romance, many scenes are graphically described, as Sirona is kept inside the villa of a libertine Roman senator and Taranis is bought by an opulent and sexually greedy lady. Other adventures await our heroes mainly Taranis who later becomes a gladiator. The culmination is the actual event. Nobody is aware of its nature and is taken by surprise as history left written for the posterity. For readers who really like erotic fiction. Very well written by Deanna Ashford including details of the quotidian of a town at that time.

interesting Ancient Roman erotic romance

In Britannia, Iceni Princess Sirona and her warrior lover Taranis led the failed revolt against the Romans. The royal barbarian and her mate are taken prisoner and brought to Rome to insure that no more trouble from her people occurs. They are separated and sold into slavery in Pompeii though they vow to find one another somehow. Taranis is owned by a wealthy female Roman lady, who plans to use the hunk as her sex slave; Sirona is purchased by agents of General Lucius Flavius, but brought to the home of his perverted stepfather who plans to abuse her before his relative returns to claim her. When Flavius comes home he takes Sirona with him; they become lovers though she thinks of Taranis except when Flavius makes love to her. Meanwhile Taranis is sent to fight as a gladiator while Sirona struggles with the erotic desires of the Dionysus cult. Mount Vesuvius is about to provide the final climax for those inside the city. BARBARIAN PRIZE is an interesting Ancient Roman erotic romance that takes place mostly just before the volcanic eruption. Sirona and Taranis are solid characters who survive tribulations with both having the goal that one day they will be together. It is fascinating that the charm of Flavius is perhaps the first real potential obstacle from their objective. Though some help from unlikely sources seem improbable, fans will agree that Deanna Ashford provides a fine deep look at a hedonistic Rome through the eyes (and bodies) of the two barbarians. Harriet Klausner