The Captive Commander
He once commanded the armies of Persia. Now he is a slave in Rome.
Surena, the most feared commander of his time, is sold for a price that silences the market and becomes the property of Constantia—beautiful, ruthless, and untouchable.
She rules with fear. He refuses to break.
He survives the arena, her tiger, and her cruelty. But surviving Constantia herself—who slowly begins to crack—may be his hardest battle.
When violence destroys everything, what remains between them is something neither empire can define.
The Captive Commander is an epic of honor, power, and forbidden love between two enemies on opposite sides of the world.
Author: Peyman Golkar
Publisher: Wordexis
Number of pages: 214 pages
Summary of the story
He commanded the armies of Persia. Now he carries a noblewoman’s carriage.Surena was the most feared commander in the ancient world, until one catastrophic battle reduced him to a number.
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Sold in Rome’s slave markets for thirty thousand sesterces, a price that silenced an entire auction hall, he becomes the property of Constantia of the House of Marius.Constantia is breathtakingly beautiful. She is mercilessly cruel. She rules her estate through fear, punishes defiance with the tiger, and has rejected every suitor in Rome.Surena refuses to break.He survives the arena. He survives her tiger. He survives three of her attempts to destroy him.
But surviving Constantia herself, the woman who slowly, furiously, helplessly begins to crack, may be the one battle the great commander of Persia was never trained for.Then violence erupts. The world they built inside those palace walls burns to the ground. And what remains between a Persian warrior and a Roman noblewoman is something neither empire has a word for.The Captive Commander is Book One of the Lost in the Wind saga, an epic of honor, forbidden love, and two proud souls caught on opposite sides of the world’s most dangerous border.For readers of Gladiator, Outlander, and The Bronze Horseman.
About the author
Peyman is a journalist, editor, and author originally from Iran, currently based in Lithuania. With a lifelong passion for ancient history and the untold stories of the East, he brings two decades of editorial experience to his historical fiction debut, “Lost in the Wind: The Captive Commander.”
Fascinated by the intersection of the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire, Peyman weaves intricate ‘what-if’ scenarios that explore the clash of civilizations, political intrigue, and human resilience. As an indie author, his mission is to bring fresh, culturally rich perspectives to the historical fiction and alternate history genres.
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