Alexander

Name: Alexander
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Kirsten Osbourne
ISBN: 9798882325410

Author: Kirsten Osbourne

Series: McClains #1

Narrator: Alison Phoenix

Unabridged: 3 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Barr26 Publishing, LLC

Published: 06/07/2024

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Paranormal

Synopsis

Madelina is the youngest daughter of a Norman conqueror and a woman of power. Her own power is insignificant enough in her eyes that she trains to be a healer under the expert tutelage of her mother. When a child is brought to the castle where she lives, she knows she doesn’t have the skills to heal him, and her mother’s powers—and her own—will need to be revealed to a handsome knight.Alexander Lain is the seventh son of a seventh son, and as such he has luck on his side in everything he does. When he finds a peasant child burning with fever, her parents burning in a hovel nearby, he takes the child, hoping to find someone who can heal her. He’s pointed toward the castle and Lady Lina, and he takes the child there, finding it convenient that his errand was taking him to the same place. What he sees in his first hour in the castle astounds him, but it doesn’t keep him from an attraction for the young lady there. Will he be able to convince her—and her father—she’s meant to be his bride? Or will his luck finally run out?
*Note this romance contains a mild sex scene*

Reviews

Goodreads review by Patrick on March 20, 2020

I think most people talk about Alexander, the Great (at least to some extent), when you go to High School. This book is a historical look at his life. The book describes his exploits as King, his marriages, and discusses his wars -- which were many. The book starts out with his father as King. Of co......more

Goodreads review by Douglas on January 30, 2012

First, it was well-written - that's pretty much a given if I finish a book - my attention span wanders easily if I'm annoyed by an author! It definitely smacked of being thoroughly researched and I liked the way he presented his findings. Basically, it goes a little into Alexander's upbringing descr......more

Goodreads review by J C on March 31, 2014

Using extant sources, contemporary, near contemporary (Plutarch, Livy, Arrian, Ptolemy), and historical scholarly treatment to the present. Guy Rogers expertly presents a view of a king whose realm and ambitions were truly monumental. Alexander meant to tame the world and conquer the devotion of div......more

Goodreads review by Robert on September 28, 2024

A perfectly serviceable account of the life of Alexander the Great. I was surprised by how much value I got out of this book. I thought I knew the story, of the Macedonian king who screamed out of Northern Greece in the 300s BCE and conquered the known world. The Hellenic empires he founded were tre......more