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Songbird

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Reads 407
Votes 56
Parts 29
Time 8h 8m

kristinastyping

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ancient ancientrome angst cruel doubleidentity emperor empire empress fire fireofrome forbidden forbiddenromance historical history intrigue love nero political romance rome singer slave

A woman of many identities. A soldier set adrift. A fiery collision and a passion that burns.

Thalia, an unremarkable slave by day, blossoms into one of Rome's most celebrated singers when the sun sets. Rome's Songbird is what they call her. Discontent with her station in life, she believes she is destined for more. She develops a tendency to reach for the stars, even if she knows that they will eventually end up burning her.

Alex, a centurion on leave, faces the music when left idle in Rome. Nearly desperate to return to his station in Glanum, he is forced to reevaluate his life, and he ultimately finds that his current routine is devoid of meaning. Slowly, he begins to figure out how to put the pieces back together with the help of a certain singer.All Rights Reserved

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