A famous myth rewritten.
A servant and a soldier in Imperial Rome.
A princess and a eunuch in Parthian Ctesiphon.
A noble woman and a Viking raider in Byzantine Constantinople.
A reunion. A discovery. A connection.
Ancient Shorts: An Ancient World Romance Collection features all five of award-winning author Regina Kammer’s Ancient World romance short stories, tales of discovering love in times long ago including Imperial Rome, Parthian Ctesiphon, and Byzantine Constantinople.
This collection includes the following previously published Ancient World romance short stories, appearing in chronological order:
Hot as Hades
Mythological
After living in Hell for four months, Persephone returns home to the mortal realm. But can home truly be home without the man she loves?
The Promise of Memory
100 CE
A Roman slave finds freedom in her fantasies of a knight in Trajan’s imperial guard — a warrior who evokes memories of a long lost love.
An Unexpected Discovery
130-138 CE
A Parthian princess searching for the lost throne of her kingdom engages the services of a palace eunuch and discovers a treasure far more precious.
The Eunuch
138 CE
In Ancient Parthia, a palace eunuch gives his body in service to a princess. But who is really in control?
Nota Bene: “An Unexpected Discovery” and “The Eunuch” are published together for the first time.
Protecting Her
860 CE
A Byzantine noblewoman seeking refuge in a monastery loses her heart to an invader when Constantinople is sacked by the Viking Rus.
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