So I'll admit I had a little difficulty getting into this novel about ancient (1st century AD) Rome, but after about 2 chapters I was TOTALLY hooked! It's an exciting story with vivid characters - some fictional, some historical - and I am going online in a few minutes to reserve the sequel!
Thea is a Judean slave girl purchased as the ladies maid for spoiled rich girl Lepida. When Thea catches the eye, and heart, of the gladiator Arius, whom Lepida lusts after, she is sold into a life of prostitution a hundred miles from Rome. That Thea is able to survive, even thrive, is remarkable. That she eventually catches the eye of the twisted Emperor Domitian is just another reason for Lepida to hate her, and set out to destroy her.
This is one of those novels that, while having elements of romance, is also historical (and I think pretty accurate as far as that goes). There's also enough fighting, blood, and nastiness to make it a book that both women and men would enjoy. I just loved, and I highly recommend it.
Mistress of Rome
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