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Andreas is a helot, a special kind of slave unique to Sparta. Theron is a kryptes, one of Sparta's elite warriors in training, tasked with keeping the helots under control even if it means killing them.
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Alone, Andreas toils on a remote farmstead for a Spartan overlord. When a kryptes enters his world, Andreas fears for his life. The dread warriors stalk and kill helots—like Andreas' father—as part of their training.
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In this homophobic culture, the pair must find a way to stay alive while being true to their desires.
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To save himself, Andreas must tame the fearsome warrior.
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Andreas is torn as what began as simple self-preservation turns into attraction. Yearning for the company of someone other than his ferret Ictis, he decides to trust the Spartan warrior and risk the fate that claimed his father.
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Born to rule by the sword, Theron sees the world as his and acts accordingly, taking everything Andreas offers and reaching for more.
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Can a lonely state-owned slave and an elite Spartan warrior find common ground? And if they do can even the gods save them from the terrible price Sparta extracts from men who desire their own sex?
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Revision as of 03:51, 19 June 2014

  • Author: Kayla Jameth
  • Setting: Taming Theron takes place in Iron Age Sparta during the early part of the 5th century BC.


Book Description

Alone, Andreas toils on a remote farmstead for a Spartan overlord. When a kryptes enters his world, Andreas fears for his life. The dread warriors stalk and kill helots—like Andreas' father—as part of their training. To save himself, Andreas must tame the fearsome warrior. Andreas is torn as what began as simple self-preservation turns into attraction. Yearning for the company of someone other than his ferret Ictis, he decides to trust the Spartan warrior and risk the fate that claimed his father. Born to rule by the sword, Theron sees the world as his and acts accordingly, taking everything Andreas offers and reaching for more. Can a lonely state-owned slave and an elite Spartan warrior find common ground? And if they do can even the gods save them from the terrible price Sparta extracts from men who desire their own sex?


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