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A Lion's Heart

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Parts 12
Time 1h 30m

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*Under Major Editing*

The gladiator games of Ancient Rome had always been a man's battle. That is until one very unsuspected girl joins the fight. Leona was born in a "barbarian" tribe that was slaughtered by the Romans. After the massacre of her family, her emotions drain and her heart turned to stone. 
She is and always will be a fighter, so when she is enslaved she still refuses to give up. After a fight with some guards that ends badly, she is sentenced to death by gladiator in the coliseum. 
However the sentence is short lived as she kills him with ease. Soon she is thrust into the world of gladiators still holding no emotions except for a searing burn for vengeance.
Will she survive in this world built for men?
Will she ever get revenge for her family?
And will anyone ever be able to break through her heart of stone?

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Secrets Can Kill

A simple girl became one of the strongest woman, named Jules. But that costed her far more than anyone's expectation, losing what she held preciously. Pain become a part of her daily life at the early age of 17. And she lived with it for far too long. Unable to take it and trying to move forward to change, to live a normal life, she leaves her world behind and starts anew at the age of 33. But when she finds the one person who she genuinely cares about, her past comes back to haunt her, to take her back into the familiar but painful world of secrets, a world she was made for. Sebastian is a normal man with a normal life who finds himself attracted to Jules at their very first meeting. Slowly, but surely, falling in love with her. But he quickly learns that she is not what she seems to be. A bag of lies and burden of past on her shoulders all the time. While she cannot avoid going back, Jules doesn't want to lose the person she has grown to care. But finding out about her past filled with lies and secrets, will they accept her? Will they give her a chance, to remain close to her? Will they believe her words, or what they see? Or will the past haunt her, chase her, forever? ------------------ This is mainly a romantic-action story. The topics listed below are part of the book but the book is not filled with it. > mature language > blood scenes > rape/attempt > traumatic experience and expressions > shooting > mature content They have been warned about in the story. Also I apologize for some bad grammar. English is not my strength... Hope you have a good read!! Project Started: 3/06/21 Project Ended: 12/10/21