Description

My Mother's Spear is a sapphic romance set in Iron Age Scotland during the 2nd century CE.

Cynna is a Sarmatian horse archer with no hope or future, who fights for an empire she despises. Meala is a Caledonian warrior who carries her mother's spear and father's shield into battle to fight for her people, claim her warrior birthright, and escape her parents' will that she marry a man. These two brave women will meet upon the field of battle, where they will find themselves, each other, and learn who their true enemy is.

Ishtar Watson brings the ancient world of Iron Age Scotland alive through the eyes of two women fighting to find their places in the world while they struggle against Roman steel, a dangerous bounty hunter, and their own inner turmoil. But can they escape the might of Rome and their own traumatic pasts? Well researched and thoughtfully written, My Mother's Spear is set in 160 CE in what is now southern Scotland along Antonine's Wall. This isn't your usual romance novel.