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Beneath the Waves (The Colosseum)

By Melissa Addey - Published 2021

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Rome, 80 AD. Recently freed slave, Althea, works as a scribe for Marcus. As manager of the Colosseum, Marcus has been charged with creating ...Read Review

From the Ashes

By Melissa Addey - Published 2021

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In 79 AD Pompeii, a slave and scribe, Althea, is offered to Marcus, a former soldier, and operator of the amphitheater. Althea’s master ...Read Review

Do Not Awaken Love (The Moroccan Empire)

By Melissa Addey - Published 2020

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In 1068 Galicia, the 32-year-old Sister Juliana (birth name Isabella) travels from the Convent of the Sacred Way to Santiago de Compostela to collect ...Read Review

The Garden of Perfect Brightness (The Forbidden City)

By Melissa Addey - Published 2019

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China, 1720s. Niuhuru never expected to be chosen. Thus, when her name is called to become a minor prince’s concubine, Niuhuru has ...Read Review

A String of Silver Beads (The Moorish Empire)

By Melissa Addey - Published 2018

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Northwest Africa, 1067. Seventeen-year-old Kella, a Tuareg girl, is entering camel races—forbidden to women—and winning! Dressed in traditional blue robes, she masquerades ...Read Review

The Cup (The Moorish Empire)

By Melissa Addey - Published 2018

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Hela, a perceptive girl trained to be a healer in the 11th-century North African city of Kairouan, is given a red wooden cup ...Read Review