Second Chances (Light in the Empire)

Must the shadows of the past destroy the hope of the future?In AD 122 Cornelia Scipia proud daughter of one of Romes noblest families learns her adulterous husband plans to betroth their daughter to the vicious son of his best friend. Over her dead body! Cornelia divorces him reclaims her enormous dowry and kidnaps her own daughter. She plans to start over with Drusilla a thousand miles away. No more husbands for her. But she didnt count on meeting Hector the widowed Greek captain of the ship carrying her to her new life.Devastated by the loss of his wife and daughter Hectors heart begins to heal as he befriends Drusilla. Cornelias sacrificial love for Drusilla and her courage and humor in the face of the unknown earn his admiration...as a friend. Is he ready for more?Marriage to the kind honest sea captain would give Drusilla the father she deserves...and Cornelia the faithful husband shes always longed for. But while her ex-husband hunts them to drag Drusilla back to Rome secrets in Hectors past and the chasms between their social classes and different faiths erect complicated barriers to any future together. Will God give two lonely hearts a second chance at happiness?Dangerous times difficult friendships lives transformed by forgiveness and loveThe Light in the Empire series follows the interconnected lives of four Roman families during the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian. Each can be read stand-alone. The eight novels of the series will take you around the Empire from Germania and Britannia to Thracia Dacia and Judaea and of course to Rome itself.