A Torch in the Empire Series Book One: The Fire and the Trial
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"Our brothers and sisters in Rome are being fed to the lions." After the Great Fire of Rome in A. D. 64, the Emperor Nero places the blame on the Christians, a people whose faith in the crucified and risen Jesus Christ of Nazareth carries them through the worst of persecutions. In their home in Jerusalem, Jesse and his sister, Abigail, hear of the persecution in faraway Rome. Then suddenly it's not so far away anymore. Jesse and Abigail's parents are killed for their faith in a Roman Circus. After the death of their parents, Abigail clings to her faith in Christ. But Jesse is angry. He's angry at the Romans and angry at God. More than anything, he wants revenge on the Romans, yet he feels helpless to do anything against them. Then one fateful day, Jesse and Abigail find themselves captives on their way to Rome. And what awaits them there? Slavery or death?
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