Often referred to as Europe's first civilization, Minoan Crete flourished from 3000 B.C. to 1100 B.C. Famous for their richly decorated palaces, bare-breasted snake priestesses, and strange bull-leaping rituals which inspired the Minotaur myth, the vibrant Minoan culture provides a ripe setting for historical dramas and romance.
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Honey Eater: After losing her fiancé and family to a series of earthquakes that devastates ancient Crete, Merope neither expects nor wants the scribe the king appoints to supervise her estate. Pamessos may not have come to seduce her, he may not even like her, but despite her resistance he refuses to let her ignore him. How long will it take Merope to realize her handsome, uninvited guest is destined to become the husband she claims she doesn’t want?
Now available from Claiming Ariadne follows the romance, adventure, and political intriguing of a Cretan high priestess and her Greek warrior lover in 1450 B.C, as the peaceful, age-old Minoan culture falls under the dominion of the warlike Mycenaean Greeks. Claiming Ariadne has now been released through: |
About the Author:
Laura Gill has had a lifelong fascination with Bronze Age Aegean culture. She lives in Southern California with her many cats. When she isn't writing about the distant past, she designs floral arrangements, paints, creates miniature rooms, and makes her own jewelry.
Ms. Gill can be contacted at lauragill AT lauragill.net.
