Serpent & Spice

<p><span>She was meant to be a dutiful asset. </span><strong><em>She chose to spark a rebellion.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Lyrra Aemilia Secunda</strong> knew her life was charted: an arranged marriage to the powerful Carthaginian Gisco a fate dictated by convention. She was meant to be a prize not a person. Then she met <strong>Hanno</strong> a rogue spice merchant with a scandalous reputation and a gaze that promised forbidden heat. He saw the spark of defiance in her the woman beneath the Roman facade and suddenly duty felt... optional.</p><p></p><p>Their stolen moments ignite a passion that threatens to unravel everything. But Hanno's past is as treacherous as the sea and when Gisco learns of their affair his response is chillingly precise: erase Hanno.</p><p></p><p><strong>Now Lyrra must choose between the life she despises and a love that could cost them everything.</strong> Will she remain a pawn or will she embrace the fire within and burn it all down?</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Experience the heat the history and the high-stakes adventure in this spicy historical romance that will leave you breathless.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Book 1</strong> in the <em>A Serpent & Spice Adventure</em> series.</p>