The Sacred Band of Thebes - Paperback

by Janine Burrows (Author)

In ancient Thebes, a warrior must trust the man his family taught him to hate.

Damon has spent his life mastering control. Born into an influential Theban house stained by its compromises during Spartan rule, he intends to restore his family's honour through discipline, duty, and an impeccable military career. Earning a place among the Sacred Band should be the beginning of everything he has worked for.

Then he is paired with Thrasylos.

Bold, reckless, and impossible to ignore, Thrasylos belongs to the family Damon was raised to distrust. His brother's death left blood between their houses, and years of resentment should make friendship impossible.

Desire should be even more dangerous.

But the Sacred Band does not care about old grudges. Damon and Thrasylos must train together, fight together, share quarters, and learn to read each other in battle with the instinctive certainty that keeps warriors alive. Every day of forced proximity strips away another defence. Every touch becomes harder to dismiss. And Thrasylos has wanted Damon for far longer than Damon knows.

As Thebes prepares for war with Sparta, loyalty to family, city, and one another begins to collide.

Because on the battlefield, trusting Thrasylos may save Damon's life.

Loving him could change the course of it.

The Sacred Band of Thebes is a steamy MM historical romance set in Ancient Greece, featuring enemies to lovers, forced proximity, battlefield partners, family rivalry, mutual protection, aching slow-burn tension, and two warriors discovering that surrendering your heart can require more courage than facing an army.