Claimed by the Enemy
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Publisher Description
Crown Princess Nindalla knows the terrifying power of Sargon of Akkad’s army: Ten years ago, it destroyed her home city and killed her parents. Now the nightmare is happening again. The Akkadians conquer her new home, Susa; make her a widow; and strip her of her rank. Nindalla vows to protect her children from her enemies by any means necessary, including marrying whoever can shield them best. With plots swirling around her, can she trust her instincts to tell friends from foes?
Farm boy Ur-sag-enki was forced to become a soldier in the Akkadian army ten years ago after it destroyed his home and left him with nothing. When the Akkadians conquer Susa, he is awarded its governorship. He looks forward to settling down to the normal family life he craves. First, though, he must keep control of Susa despite enemies who exploit his inexperience, and he must gain legitimacy by persuading beautiful former princess Nindalla to marry him. But can he win her heart when it was his hand that struck down her husband?
Winner of the 2014 National Readers Choice Award for "Novel with Romantic Elements."
Winner of the 2015 Romancing the Novel Published Author Contest in the "Ancient/Medieval/Renaissance" category.
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In this hackneyed historical, Roberts moves a familiar story an elite warrior marrying a local chieftain's daughter to establish local control from its more common setting of medieval England into ancient Mesopotamia. Ur-sag-enki has longed for Princess Nindalla ever since he was a poor farm boy. Now she's the widowed crown princess of Susa, and he after being forced into the Akkadian army as an adolescent has just killed her husband and assumed the governorship. His position depends on her marrying him, but she just gave birth to her third child and has her own worries. Her husband's concubine wants her children and is in cahoots with the scheming chamberlain, whose plans for Susa don't include the new governor. Roberts knows her history, perhaps to a fault; reading that the hero believes "his liver so overflowed with love" may be accurate, but it's as jarring as her handy tear-outs are daunting. The story would have benefited from more attention to smooth storytelling and multidimensional characters. (BookLife)
