Blood stains her Celtic home and kingdom. The warrior Druid princess will do anything to retake her throne.
Although Catrin is the rightful heir to the Celtic throne in Britannia, she is lucky to be alive. After witnessing the slaughter of her family at the hands of her half-brother, who was aided by the Romans, she is enslaved by a Roman commander. He disguises her as a boy in the Roman Legion with the belief that she is an oracle of Apollo and can foretell his future. The sole bright spot in her miserable new life is her forbidden lover Marcellus, the great-grandson of the famed Roman general Mark Antony.
But Marcellus has been wounded and his memories of Catrin and their secret marriage were erased by a dark Druidess. Though Marcellus reunites with Catrin in Gaul and becomes her ally as she struggles to survive the brutality of her Roman master, he questions the legitimacy of their marriage and hesitates to help her escape and retake her kingdom. If their forbidden love and alliance are discovered, her dreams of returning to her Celtic home with Marcellus will be shattered.
About the Author
Award-winning author, Linnea Tanner, weaves Celtic tales of love, magical adventure, and political intrigue in Ancient Rome and Britannia. Since childhood, she has passionately read about ancient civilizations and mythology. Of particular interest are the enigmatic Celts, who were reputed as fierce warriors and mystical Druids. he has extensively researched ancient and medieval history, mythology, and archaeology and has traveled to sites described within each of her books in the Curse of Clansmen and Kings series.
A Colorado native, Linnea attended the University of Colorado and earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry. She lives in Windsor with her husband and has two children and six grandchildren.
From the Author
Weaving Mythology Into Historical Fiction
Catrin, the primary heroine in Amulet’s Rapture, is based on the complex archetypes of Celtic goddesses. The Patheon of Celtic goddesses represent a wide spectrum of characteristics from healing to warfare, from creation to destruction, and from nourishment to death. Catrin must undergo trials to learn how to balance what seems like her contradictory nature as a female. She struggles with her dual nature to love her Roman husband, Marcellus, and to sustain her unborn child versus seeking to destroy her Roman masters who abuse her. Based on historical accounts of female gladiators, she is condemned to fight in Roman games at Lugdunum (modern day Lyon, France). Her weapon of choice is a spear that serves as a conduit for lightning which she can summon from storms. The ability to manipulate lightning to destroy her enemies is inspired by the Celtic myth of Lugh, a warrior king whose magical spear always hit its mark. His spear is a living weapon that thirsts for blood. Its tip must be immersed in a pot of water to keep it from igniting. When battle is near, it roars as fire flashes or lightning strikes from it. The fiery spear rips through the ranks of the enemy, never tired of slaying. Ultimately, Catrin must embrace the entire spectrum of the female persona, including her warlike rage, to take back and defend her kingdom in Britannia.
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