Enslaved

You know i sometimes wonder if people are reading the same book i must admit that some of virginia henley books are a little out there but anyway... LOVED IT i detest time travel romance and this was a kind of getting my feet wet to it..the concept was good it was almost like a kismet thing.I think the heroine held her own and not too many heroines can say they lost their virginity twice and loved both Marcus/Mark...good story you know historical romance novels it goes with the time and period of how they would act. its like i always say a bad reivew can really downplay a good book and a good review can really up play a bad book, because of some of the bad reviews for this book I almost didn't read it but i'm glad i change my mind

This was a great time travel book. Diana travels back in time from the rule of Mad King George to the time of Roman rule in England. Diana is intrigued with anything from the Elizabethan era and finds her contemporary male counterparts lacking. While on a stroll from her plotting family she walks into a antique store and tries on for size a Roman Helmet. The next thing she knows she is in Bath during Roman Rule. While in Bath Diana falls in love with Roman General Marcus Magnus much to her dismay for to him she is nothing but a slave. But her situation can't come in between these two because they are soul mates and will experience many ups and downs before they will have their "Happily Ever After" ending. Such is the price when finding true love. This is one of my favorite books by Henley. The Characters are likeable, and Diana is not one of those insipid, selfish, nasty characters that sometime find there way into her novels. There is plenty of suspense, and of course there are the love scenes that Virgina is famous for. There is also the hisoric information that I love about her books. You almost can see yourself in Bath during the rule of the Romans. This is a book that I will keep.

As an avid reader of historical romance stories, this is my first Virginia Henley story - but I will read many more of her books! The story kept me captured in it's descriptions, emotions of characters, and vivid account of the different eras she spent time in. The time travel was very convincing and description of Roman times believable. Virginia uses research to embelish the fiction, and her writer's senses come forth through the conflicts of the characters. I could feel the frustration of the main character, Diana of wanting to express her womanhood, as well as the constrictive Victorian garments. I was particularly impressed with the last 50 pages or so - not knowing if the villians would come to justice, or what would happen next. It was difficult to put the book down, and sometimes it felt like I was almost experiencing the story - just as I would drift off to sleep! The passion and sex play I found wonderfully described and written - it all seemed real and help shaped who the characters were. They are vibrant characters, and it was wonderful that in the end they did realize that love is what is most important after all!

I became imensely engrosed in this book and couldn't put it down from page one! It was full of rich and colorful descriptions of life in the ancient Roman empire. The characters had an amazing and defiant chemistry between them. The book stimulates your senses and you feel the twists and turns and conflicts of the plot through mind, body and soul. I was especially dismayed, then surprised and delighted by the twist in the ending. I strongly recomend this to any historical time travel romance fan.

I have been a romance novel fan for several years now, and this book really stands out in the crowd! I have read all of Virginia Henley's books and find her to be one of the finest romantic storytellers of our time. This book is one of her best. It blends not only time travel, but told from the unique perspective of the Roman Empire, in all it's hedonistic glory. I have not come across another novel written in this time period and Ms. Henley describes it with breathtaking clarity. You feel as though you are there. The undying love, passion and incredible eroticism shared between Marcus and Diana will leave you breathless. You will come away feeling as though you just stepped out of a time machine and have experienced the agony and the ecstasy of Nero's empire and Marcus and Diana's timeless love. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading of any genre. Romance fans will adore it and those who have never tried romance will be hooked after this one!