Mistress of Rome
Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
Spartacus for girlsA heart-stopping love story about a Jewish slave girl and ome’s greatest gladiator, who become involved in a plot to assassinate the Emperor of Rome . . .
First-century Rome: a world of depravity and secrets where the Emperor Domitian watches over all. In the blood-soaked Colosseum, a gladiator known as the Barbarian reigns supreme.
Thea, a slave girl from Judaea, has known only brutality at the hands of her Roman mistress. A chance encounter promises the hope of love, but Thea is destined to be sold again, and owned by one more powerful and evil than she could have ever imagined . . .
This new novel lifts the lid on a majestic Empire drowning in secrets, scandals and blood.
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