Mistress of Rome
by Kate Quinn
An exciting debut: a vivid, richly imagined saga
of ancient Rome from a masterful new voice in historical fiction.
Thea is a slave girl from Judaea, passionate,
musical, and guarded. Purchased as a toy for the spiteful heiress Lepida
Pollia, Thea will become her mistress's rival for the love of Arius the
Barbarian, Rome's newest and most savage gladiator. His love brings Thea the
first happiness of her life-that is quickly ended when a jealous Lepida tears
them apart.
As Lepida goes on to wreak
havoc in the life of a new husband and his family, Thea remakes herself as a
polished singer for Rome's aristocrats. Unwittingly, she attracts another
admirer in the charismatic Emperor of Rome. But Domitian's games have a darker
side, and Thea finds herself fighting for both soul and sanity. Many have tried
to destroy the Emperor: a vengeful gladiator, an upright senator, a tormented
soldier, a Vestal Virgin. But in the end, the life of the brilliant and
paranoid Domitian lies in the hands of one woman: the Emperor's mistress.
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