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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Dark Heart
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'Can love survive a dark heart?

'Rome, 235 A.D.

'A series of ritual murders of young boys recalls memories of Rome’s most wicked emperor. Magistrate Marcus Cornelius Drusus has discovered the cult extends to the very heart of Roman society.

'Despite his personal wealth and authority, Marcus is a slave to his past – conflicted by his status as an adopted son, bitterly betrayed by his wife and forced to give up his child.

'Kyna knows all about betrayal. Sold into slavery by her husband to pay a gambling debt, she found herself in Rome, far from her home in Britannia. Bought by a doctor, she is taught his trade and is about to gain her freedom when her mentor is murdered by the cult.

'When the same group makes an attempt on her life, Kyna is forced to give up her freedom and accept Marcus’ protection. With no one to trust but each other, mutual attraction ignites into passion. But how far will Marcus go for vengeance when he learns the cult’s next victim is his son?

'Can the woman who is free in her heart heal the man who is a slave in his?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      Dragonblade Publishing ,
      2017 .
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      Extent: 372p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 14 May 2017.

      ISBN: 9781546641797, 1546641793
Last amended 12 Oct 2020 15:31:22
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  • Ancient Rome, Rome,
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    Italy,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 235 CE
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