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Three Slaves of Rome Book Two
Three Slaves of Rome Book Two
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During the glory days of the Roman Empire, seven Irishmen living in the midst of a violent war are captured and dragged into slavery. Crossing paths with a lifelong slave, an unending friendship is born that leads them all into a riveting adventure.
Together they traverse the known world, seeking a treasure dear to them. Some find love, but all encounter incredible obstacles and find themselves facing impossible odds.
Prologue
Her screams shattered the stillness of the night. “Tieg!! Tieg!!!” Panicked, he jerked from sleep, and sat upright in bed searching for her. But he was unable to comprehend through his intoxicated blur.
Terrorized people began screaming throughout the village. As the grass roofs caught fire, he could see shimmering lights as though he were looking through a watery surface; his head felt as if he was beneath one.
He thought he saw shadowy images coming through the doorway across the room and he scrubbed desperately at his eyes to clear them. A seemingly light brush against his brow caused him to fall back onto the bed. He attempted to get up, but then succumbed to the heaviness that tugged at him.
Chapter 1
He awoke to the feeling of needles in his backside; his head throbbed. Still disoriented, he probed at the sticky damp knot behind his ear. His heart sank as his memory began to clear and he remembered the assault, the fire, and her screams. He raised his head up sharply to survey his surroundings and immediately regretted the move. He dropped his head again, as the pain bounced around inside his skull causing bright colors to burst before his eyes. He blinked hard into the darkness, but could see nothing. Suddenly, he began to slide across the rough boards on which he sat. His stomach sank as he guessed what had happened.
The ship dropped into the trough of one wave and then slammed against the next. As the ship began to climb a huge swell, he could feel his body slip across the boards again until stopping with a jerk as he reached the end of his shackles. His wrists burned as the edge of the metal rings scored into the swollen wounds. He pressed his feet into the floor to adjust his position and relieve the pain.
A muggy heat had replaced the cool night air. The night’s crisp freshness was long gone. In its place, choking him, was the revolting stench of fecal matter and urine.
Though he did not know the ship’s destination, he knew the intent of its owners. They planned to sell him at some slave market. It was a common occurrence. This very thing had happened to his father when Tieg was only six. Another clan had captured him and sold him into slavery. It took him five years to earn his freedom and return home, where he’d found Tieg an orphan.
His father’s story of how he survived slavery had been a hearthside favorite among the clan, and Tieg heard it recounted numerous times as a lad growing up in Ireland.
After his father’s return, together they farmed and worked as blacksmiths in the village during the spring and summer; and, in the fall and winter, they were free to thrive in the wilderness. His father taught him how to fight, hunt, and trap; they lived off the land as free men. Tieg knew many survival skills. But how could he survive being the property of another man?
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Together they traverse the known world, seeking a treasure dear to them. Some find love, but all encounter incredible obstacles and find themselves facing impossible odds.
Prologue
Her screams shattered the stillness of the night. “Tieg!! Tieg!!!” Panicked, he jerked from sleep, and sat upright in bed searching for her. But he was unable to comprehend through his intoxicated blur.
Terrorized people began screaming throughout the village. As the grass roofs caught fire, he could see shimmering lights as though he were looking through a watery surface; his head felt as if he was beneath one.
He thought he saw shadowy images coming through the doorway across the room and he scrubbed desperately at his eyes to clear them. A seemingly light brush against his brow caused him to fall back onto the bed. He attempted to get up, but then succumbed to the heaviness that tugged at him.
Chapter 1
He awoke to the feeling of needles in his backside; his head throbbed. Still disoriented, he probed at the sticky damp knot behind his ear. His heart sank as his memory began to clear and he remembered the assault, the fire, and her screams. He raised his head up sharply to survey his surroundings and immediately regretted the move. He dropped his head again, as the pain bounced around inside his skull causing bright colors to burst before his eyes. He blinked hard into the darkness, but could see nothing. Suddenly, he began to slide across the rough boards on which he sat. His stomach sank as he guessed what had happened.
The ship dropped into the trough of one wave and then slammed against the next. As the ship began to climb a huge swell, he could feel his body slip across the boards again until stopping with a jerk as he reached the end of his shackles. His wrists burned as the edge of the metal rings scored into the swollen wounds. He pressed his feet into the floor to adjust his position and relieve the pain.
A muggy heat had replaced the cool night air. The night’s crisp freshness was long gone. In its place, choking him, was the revolting stench of fecal matter and urine.
Though he did not know the ship’s destination, he knew the intent of its owners. They planned to sell him at some slave market. It was a common occurrence. This very thing had happened to his father when Tieg was only six. Another clan had captured him and sold him into slavery. It took him five years to earn his freedom and return home, where he’d found Tieg an orphan.
His father’s story of how he survived slavery had been a hearthside favorite among the clan, and Tieg heard it recounted numerous times as a lad growing up in Ireland.
After his father’s return, together they farmed and worked as blacksmiths in the village during the spring and summer; and, in the fall and winter, they were free to thrive in the wilderness. His father taught him how to fight, hunt, and trap; they lived off the land as free men. Tieg knew many survival skills. But how could he survive being the property of another man?
***Retails for 6.99 on sale now for .99 (until May 12, 2012)***
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