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The Passion of the Cross

The Passion of the Cross
  • Author(s): Tony Lee Moral
  • Location(s): Rome, Florence, Portofino
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When famed curator Giovanni Montefiore is shockingly murdered at the Italian Opera in Rome following his bold proclamation regarding the authenticity of the True Cross, there are many suspects, but suspicion falls heavily upon his nephew, Mario Montefiore. With...

The Rome Prophecy

The Rome Prophecy
  • Author(s): Jon Trace
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Thriller

A woman has been arrested on the streets of Rome. She’s young. She’s beautiful. She’s covered in blood. And she claims to be on the run from a mighty power that centuries ago brought the eternal city to its...

The Shortest History of Ancient Rome

The Shortest History of Ancient Rome
  • Author(s): Ross King
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Historical, Nonfiction
  • Era(s): 1000BCE-476CE

At its greatest extent, the Roman Empire encompassed more than twenty-five modern-day countries. It has shaped our politics and laws, language and numerals, calendars and architecture. But what was Rome, who were the Romans and why did the empire...

The Soldier of Raetia

The Soldier of Raetia
  • Author(s): Heather Domin
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 10 BC

Rome, 10BC. Manilus Dardanus, a new soldier from the provinces, applies for a military sponsorship with Cassius Valerian, the general of a small legion patrolling the northern frontier. Idealistic and naive, Dardanus has a lot to learn about the...

The Warrior’s Princess

The Warrior’s Princess
  • Author(s): Barbara Erskine
  • Location(s): England, Rome, Wales
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Modern, 100AD

Jess, a young teacher in London, is attacked by someone she fears knows her well. Fleeing to her sister’s house in the Welsh borders to recuperate, she is disturbed by the cries of a mysterious child. Two thousand years...

Tyrant of Rome

Tyrant of Rome
  • Author(s): Simon Scarrow
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Historical, Adventure
  • Era(s): 62 BE

The city of Rome. The most dangerous place in the Empire. The fates of military heroes Macro and Cato lie in Emperor Nero’s bloody hands . . . AD 62. Under the reckless and tumultuous leadership of Emperor Nero,...

Vitellius’ Feast (#4 – Four Emperors Series)

Vitellius’ Feast (#4 – Four Emperors Series)
  • Author(s): L J Trafford
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): AD 69

AD 69. As this most dramatic year draws to a close, now is the time to choose a definitive side. Whilst Vitellius enjoys the trappings of power around him, machinations are afoot. In the East, Vespasian has his eye...

Wanderers

Wanderers
  • Author(s): Edward Belfar
  • Location(s): Baltimore, Kenya, Rome
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Modern

A collection of short stories that focus exquisitely on humanity.

The Divorced Lady’s Companion to Living in Italy

The Divorced Lady’s Companion to Living in Italy
  • Author(s): Catherine McNamara
  • Location(s): Milan, Rome, Venice
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Marilyn Wade, half-Hungarian divorcée and mother of unflinching teens, moves to Milan to remap her womanhood. Rumour had it that Marilyn’s old icon Jean Harper met her Milanese lover on a singles trip to Macchu Pichu and went to...

When in Rome

When in Rome
  • Author(s): Penelope Green
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

With her thirtieth birthday on the horizon and her safe and comfortable life in Sydney outside her front door, Penelope Green decided it was now or never. Undaunted by the fact she spoke absolutely no Italian, had no job,...

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