![]() ![]() Allen presents the Goths as having a code of honor higher than the Romans and this turns out to be the truth. I mean, weren’t “barbarians” horrible immoral rapers and pillagers who took slaves with brutality and forced their wicked intentions on them? A check on Wikipedia shows that was not always the case. I had a hard time believing this man could be true. Wulfric is appalled that Julia thinks he would force her to sleep with him. He kept her even though she didn’t know how to cook or clean and had a terrible attitude. The Visigoths didn’t rape or murder the people, they took wealth to help pay the debt the treacherous Romans had refused to acknowledge. ![]() Wulfric saved Julia from being raped (and who knew what next) by lower class Romans during the chaos of the sack of the city by his people. She is also not used to warm relationships and a sense of belonging. She is not used to hairy men or doing household chores. Julia has been raised as a very “civilized” and proper Roman senator’s daughter. Virgin Slave, Barbarian King definitely fit the bill. I’m always looking for historical romances set in unusual times and places. Historical romance published 1 Dec 07 by Harlequin Alicia Thomas’s review of Virgin Slave, Barbarian King by Louise Allen ![]()
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