Bøker av Patricia Bates

When duty and love clash, Meredith Frazer has to make a choice.Meredith Frazer is a lamb among wolves. Meredith is furious when she learns she has been betrothed to a Scot loyal to the English King Edward I. She has no desire to be a pawn for her husband to use and will do anything to destroy the betrothment and free herself and her clan. As wild as the Highlands, Chieftain Ailen Lindsay has no time for any woman. Especially Meredith Frazer. Shocked by her offer Ailen sees an opportunity and will stop at nothing until she is his. With Meredith as his wife, Ailen is drawn into a war against two powerful clans. Amid growing unrest Ailen refuses to give her up and Meredith longs for her husband's heart even as she holds her own back.Can Meredith and Ailen's love survive the onslaught? If you enjoyed Diana Gabaldon's Outlander, you'll love Meredith and Ailen's story.

70 BC, Rome.A slave from birth, Salaria endures the bloody rule of her mistress while dreaming of freedom. Her domina's jealousy and spite condemn her to endless misery when she is cast out of the villa. Thrown into the bowels of the gladiatorial school, Salaria takes control of her fate. Her life or death will be her own choosing.Warlord and Chieftain, Tritus is captured and sold into the savagery of the gladiatorial games. He thinks himself prepared for anything, but nothing equips him for the fiery passion of Salaria.Amid treachery and deceit they are forced to rely on each other and their wits to gain freedom. Failure equals death.