<p><strong><em>From award-winning author and gifted literary talent Sandra Worth comes a heart-wrenching Arthurian tale of love sacrifice and breathtaking bravery. Drawn from a dark corner of history that rivals the fall of Troy here is a new look at the age-old mystery of why Rome fell when victory was almost theirs.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Gallant Emperor Constantine is in the fight of his life. A mighty sultan rules half the world and is coming for what is left of Rome. Constantine's only consolation is the duke's daughter Zoe (aka Anna) who has adored him since childhood. She becomes his inspiration and secretly his empress but</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>&nbsp;the secrecy takes a toll. Reviled as a whore by her peers she feels an outcast among the nobility. Yet she must find strength in herself not only to endure what she must but to give of her strength to Constantine.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>All seems hopeless. Then a princely hero brings much needed help. But Justiniani the man who can have any woman he wants falls in love with Zoe the secret empress of Rome the only woman he cannot have. Now in the last moments of the last battle he and Constantine face an impossible decision one that could cost them Rome -- and the woman they both love.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Lavish...&nbsp;Captivating... A stellar job.&nbsp;</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The scope is vast and the plot far richer due to its historical context... Zoe in particular comes alive in the author's skillful hands while the historical settings and examination of the fall of Imperial Constantinople are equally authentically crafted.&nbsp;</span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A highly memorable read</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.&nbsp;</span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>--The BookLife Prize</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(41 48 59 1)>A stunningly detailed epic replete with human passions and deep-rooted courage...</strong><span style=color: rgba(41 48 59 1)>[B]rings readers front and center into a major turning point in history. --</span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>&nbsp;ALA award-winning Booklist reviewer Sarah Johnson for&nbsp;Reading the Past&nbsp;</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>[A] riveting tapestry of the love at the heart of Constantinople's fall.</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>&nbsp;</span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-Washington Independent Review of Books</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A love story for the ages... sweeping and unforgettable.</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>&nbsp;-RECOMMENDED The U.S. Review of Books</span>&nbsp;</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p><br></p><p>SANDRA WORTH is the #1 Amazon bestselling author of The Rose of York series and the award-winning author of six novels on the Wars of the Roses three with Penguin USA. For more information visit www.sandraworthauthor.com&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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