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Mistress of Rome
by Kate Quinn
Book 2 in the The Empress of Rome series.
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Thea, a Jewish slave in the household of the cruel Lepida Pollia, falls in love with the gladiator Arius. Lepida separates them, forcing Thea to rebuild her life as a singer whose talent eventually brings her to the attention of Emperor Domitian.
Domitian's possession of Thea places both lovers inside a court ruled by fear and surveillance. Their attempt to survive becomes entangled with senators, soldiers and palace servants preparing to remove an emperor whose power reaches into every part of their lives.
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