Spirited, young scribe Flavia hopes for freedom. She and her fellow slaves in Aquae Sulis (modern Bath) have served the Lady Valeria for many years, but their mistress' death brings a threat to Flavia's dream: her new master Marcus Brucetus, a charismatic, widowed officer toughened in the forests of Germania. Flavia finds him overwhelmingly attractive but she is aware of the danger. To save her life and those of her ‘family' she has forged a note from her mistress. If her deception is discovered, all the slaves may die. For his part torn between attraction and respect, Marcus will not force himself on Flavia. Flavia by now knows of his grief over the deaths of his wife Drusilla and child. But how can she match up to the serene, flame-haired Drusilla?
As the wild mid-winter festival of Saturnalia approaches, many lives will be changed forever.
Categories: Historical ROMANCE
Word Count: 83,000
"When I researched this novel, I was haunted by the fact that a slave could be crucified if a master or mistress died in suspicious circumstances. My Flavia is a slave driven to a desperate act to protect herself and others. Marcus, also scarred by loss, must come to terms with his own less than Roman past." ~Lindsay~
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