Thawed Gladiator: Varro (Awakened From the Ice Book 1)

An intrepid treasure-hunter… Studious archeologist Laura Hill has just made the discovery of a century. The 82 AD shipwreck Fortuna lies far beneath the waves along with its precious cargo: a chest of gold and intriguingly the ice-encased body of a Roman gladiator. But when her contractor steals the treasure leaving Laura and the body on a deserted island her career-making find — and her life — is in danger of being destroyed. …an ancient warrior trapped in ice… Marcus Fabius Varro once served at the pleasure of cruel men and women a slave to their violent whims and darkest desires. Freed from his icy grave by a beautiful cautious stranger an unlikely new life is offered to him. And this woman has no interest in a slave — she wants Varro body and soul. …and a burning passion that melts all inhibition… Struggling against their inexplicable chemistry Laura and Varro are forced