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A Crown of Thorns (Historical Romance)

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Melaina is a slave in the Greek city-state of Corinth, 800 BC. But she is no ordinary slave. She is a musical prodigy of her time, blessed with an incredible aptitude for musical instruments and a voice that haunts all who hear it. But her talent doesn't change her status. In Ancient Greece, slaves are not human beings. They are property, seen as little more than the common mule. 
    
    Melaina is accustomed to being treated like an animal, and she has resigned to her mundane existence. Until she meets a cryptic prince that awakens all the human desires she has tried so long to suppress. She suspects of sinister forces lurking in his past, but she can't bring herself to leave him. He is the first person, aside from her mother, to make her feel human. 
    
    As their mutual desire brings them closer, the pressures of their rigid society and his troubled past push back with equal force, keeping them apart. Will they find a way to overcome them? You'll have to read to find out!
    
    *Disregard all your pre-conceived notions of slavery. Slavery in Ancient Greece was NOT based on race. Melaina is black simply bc I like having POC as my main characters :-)*All Rights Reserved

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