The Romen Reckoning

In the heart of the Roman Empire, where the auction block is law, Deianira Valerius harbors a dangerous secret. The youngest daughter of a brutal slave-owning family, she defies her heritage by buying the very lives her kin exploit-not to command, but to set free. Her sprawling mansion is a hidden sanctuary, a delicate defiance against the world.

Then she encounters Kratos, a foreign slave broken by years of cruelty, his spirit hardened by endless attempts at escape. He trusts no one, especially not a Roman noblewoman, even one who murmurs promises of freedom. But Deianira is unlike any mistress he has known. And when three colossal, ancient dragons-her family's deepest secret, her loyal companions of scale and fire-emerge from the Roman night, Kratos is forced to confront a truth more unbelievable than his own freedom.

Can a bond forged in impossible compassion and unimaginable power break the chains of a lifetime of distrust, even as the ruthless Roman world threatens to consume them both?