A Gladiator's Sword

By W.M. Kirkland

When Marius hands Ezra a Roman gladius with a stylized T in the hilt, he tells Ezra that it's special. Ezra finds out just how special when he wakes up to a gladiator in his house. He soon learns that like Marius, Titus prayed to Janus to give him a new life and the god complied. Now that he's met the man to go along with the sword, Ezra realizes that he yearns to share his world, and his life, with the gladiator.

Titus knew nothing except the arena and his few good friends in the cohort. He follows Marius' lead, trusting the god to deliver him from his brutal life. When he realizes he's in Ezra's house, and that Ezra has his sword, he quickly learns that the modern world is good. Bacon? Hot water? What more could a gladiator want? Getting to know Ezra, and exploring his delicious body would make an excellent start.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charmed Chicken Media
• Release date: Sep 17, 2017

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A Gladiator’s Sword

by W.M. Kirkland

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If he closed his eyes, Ezra imagined the sword hanging on the rack in the living room, spoke to him. Of course he knew that was foolish. Ezra Whittaker had collected a lot of swords over the years, several with the help from his friend Gabriel and his new assistant Marius. The latter especially seemed to have a keen eye for the Roman gladius. This particular one was in excellent shape and looked good next to the scica and spatha hanging on the rack. He had the trinity of Roman swords—the dagger, the short sword and the long sword--the collector in him relished it. He snapped a quick picture and texted it to Gabriel, then he headed to his garage and workshop to continue