“She drew herself up and took in a breath, concentrating on her inflection so that she could indulge him in his game.… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“As I lit the last of the lamps, I thought about the day they’d told me my sister was dead, killed by… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“With that kill, the watching crowd realized this wasn’t just a show designed to inflate auction prices, and they howled for more… — Lesley Livingston Barbarians Copy Share Image
“There will be an oath swearing at the rising of the next full moon,” she said, “for you and for some of… — Lesley Livingston Full moon Copy Share Image
“I took a last nervous glance at myself in the mirror. I’d brushed the thick waves of my hair until they shimmered… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“If you slow me down,” she growled, “I’ll hack your foot off with a sharp stone.” “I won’t slow you down,” I… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“With a sudden shock, I remembered Olun the druid’s prophecy: that I would share the same fate as my sister. And here… — Lesley Livingston Morrigan Copy Share Image
“Elka nodded. “Right after he said we’d been sold to a murdering tyrant. Yes.” Julius Caesar. The tyrant. I could barely believe… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“wrapped my heart in fury to keep the despair at bay as I knelt on the sodden grass of the riverbank to… — Lesley Livingston Dagger Copy Share Image
“By barely measurable increments, the days became less grueling. And through it all, Elka was there to lift my spirits with her… — Lesley Livingston Friendship Copy Share Image
“Get away from me!” I snarled as I spun circles of flames in the dark air, batting the whip away from me… — Lesley Livingston Fire Copy Share Image
“Ours was the last vehicle in the caravan that night, except for a heavy, guarded ox-pulled provisions wagon that was even slower.… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“Thalestris stepped forward to join my sister, her deep voice ringing out with the words that we, as initiates, were compelled to… — Lesley Livingston Men and women Copy Share Image
“Something snapped in my mind. The noise all around me receded in a wave until all I heard was a distant, throbbing… — Lesley Livingston Psychology Copy Share Image
“The Janus Guard will also be out that night,” he said, one hand reaching out to squeeze her shoulder. “Just as we… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“Enough!” Sorcha said finally, rounding on me. “Have you really thought about what it means to be a warrior, Fallon?” I blinked… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“As Hafgan appeared to herd us all down into the darkness of the ship’s hold, the smoldering disdain I had carried most… — Lesley Livingston Hatred Copy Share Image
“But then my attention was ripped away from him as, with another blast of the war horn, she appeared: the Lady Achillea,… — Lesley Livingston War Copy Share Image
“Every two years on the Eve of Lughnasa—which also happened to be my birthday—the kings of the Four Tribes came together to… — Lesley Livingston Birthday Copy Share Image
“You have such a low opinion of this place. Of me.” She looked at me, and I saw actual hurt in her… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“Some things you just have to take on faith and believe in at the risk of getting hurt. It's one of the… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“I guess we’re stuck with each other then,” she said. “For the time being.” “There are worse fates,” I said. She rolled… — Lesley Livingston Slave Copy Share Image
“The Decurion was their antithesis. Sharp-featured and starkly handsome, with every angle of him like a honed blade edge. A walking weapon,… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“Sonny pulled Lucky up short and swung around to face Fennrys. "I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to die… — Lesley Livingston Sonny Copy Share Image
“Are you trying to fulfill Olun’s prophecy?” he asked. “Is that what you’re trying to do?” I rolled my eyes. It was… — Lesley Livingston Druid Copy Share Image
“The Cantii, like most of the tribes of Prydain, had always kept slaves. We bought and sold them the same way as… — Lesley Livingston Clean water Copy Share Image
“What did the Faerie that attacked you look like?" "Super creepy. Ripped jeans, weird tattoos, bad hair. And, come to think of… — Lesley Livingston Bad hair Copy Share Image
“Once inside, I stirred the banked coals of the brazier to sullen life. It did nothing to ease the chill that gripped… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“Kelley. Your name is Kelley, isn't it?" He didn't wait for her confirmation. "Yes. Well. Tell me...that bit just now...was that from… — Lesley Livingston Humor Copy Share Image
“Congratulations, ladies.” His smile faded, and his next words were like a dagger of ice down my spine. “You are now the… — Lesley Livingston Gladiators Copy Share Image
“Wherever you have come from,” she continued, “whatever you did, whoever you were . . . forget. Kill your past and bury it deep in… — Lesley Livingston Mother Copy Share Image
“If you killl yourself, Comorra, it will wreck him. Utterly. Believe me on this one. So there you go - there's another… — Lesley Livingston War Copy Share Image
“but I would have to make myself presentable for when my father honored me with my full warrior status. Just like he… — Lesley Livingston Parenting Copy Share Image
“gaze. “I’ve watched dozens of men and women speak the oath you swore tonight. And I’ve seen just as many fulfill that… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“felt the small hairs at the nape of my neck prickle, and I suddenly remembered something else Sorcha often said. Never let… — Lesley Livingston Dagger Copy Share Image
“Huh. The Collector is here. That should make for an interesting bit of bidding.” “The Collector?” I asked. “What’s that?” “Not what.… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“The slave chain hissed along the ground as the men closed in around us. I kicked at it to keep it out… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
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“I gave him a sideways look and vowed in that moment I would learn—and not only learn, but master—the gladiatorial style of… — Lesley Livingston Time Copy Share Image
“You missed all the fun today, little fox,” Elka said as she sank down beside me and tipped her head back into… — Lesley Livingston Dark eyes Copy Share Image
