Guest Post with Lauren Hawkeye

I reviewed this erotic romance and now you get to hear a little more from Lauren. Enjoy!!

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Thanks for having me!

When I started writing, I never dreamt that I would write a historical novel of any kind. The only ones that I had ever read were set in London, in the regency/ Victorian periods, and while there is definitely an audience for those books, I am not so much a part of it. However, I have always been fascinated by more ancient cultures—Greece, Persia, Japan and, of course, the Roman Empire.

My husband and I became hooked on the show Spartacus in its first season. Sexy half-naked gladiators, political aspirations, conspiracies, sex… lots and lots of sex. What’s not to like? As I watched I began to wonder if maybe a gladiator book would make for a good erotic read. I mentioned it to my husband and thought no more about it… until he gave me a research book called “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Roman Empire” for Christmas.

Not that he thinks I’m an idiot. Just sayin’.

Anyway, it went from there. I worked up a proposal for the agent that I had at the time, and she was digging it, so I finished the book. I was a little bit disappointed, I admit, when I thought that it was going to be strictly an electronic release. It seems that I was in the right place at the right time, though, because riding on the coattails of both the Spartacus television show and the reemergence of erotica due to the book 50 Shades of Grey, this book will be available in print as well as e-book… and there might even be a sequel. This thrills me to no end, because it means that I get to go back and revisit my sexy, ancient warriors.

Every girl needs a gladiator, after all.

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My Wicked Gladiators

By Lauren Hawkeye

Publisher Avon Red

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Alba has spent her entire life pleasing others.

 

As an upper-class plebeian woman in Ancient Rome, that is her place in life. But when her husband Lucius, the owner of a prestigious gladiatorial school, uses her body as a bargaining tool to increase his fortunes, she is faced with doing as he demands, or finding herself on the street.

 

Forced to lay with masked gladiators chosen by Lucius, Alba is surprised to discover pleasure in being powerless. Only in the forbidden arms of Caius and Marcus does she find comfort, however temporary it may be.

 

But with Lucius’ demands looming and the threat of death for her gladiators ever-present, will Alba’s fleeting pleasures be enough? Or will Alba finally grab hold of her happily ever after, no matter the consequences?

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About the Author

Lauren Hawkeye is a writer, theatre enthusiast, knitting aficionado and animal lover who lives in the shadows of the great Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada.

 

She’s older than she looks—really—and younger than she feels—most of the time—and she loves to explore the journeys that take women through life in her stories.

 

Visit Lauren online

 

http://www.laurenhawkeye.com

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