Lady of the Eternal City Author:Kate Quinn The national bestselling author of Mistress of Rome returns with the long-awaited fourth volume in the Empress of Rome series, an unforgettable new tale of the politics, power, and passion that defined ancient Rome. — — An uneasy pall lies over Rome as the brilliant, sinister Hadrian assumes the Emperor?s throne—and begins his reign with a viole... more »nt purge of his rivals.
Battered warrior Vix has bigger problems than his refusal to murder his best friend. He is bound by blood contract to an Emperor he hates—an Emperor who will take the person Vix loves most in revenge. Hadrian?s elegant wife, the Empress Sabina, watches helplessly from the sidelines, hiding her passion for Vix behind a serene mask, as well as another secret so desperate it could doom them all.
Then death strikes Hadrian?s beloved in a mysterious drowning on the Nile. The grief-stricken Emperor, hovering in the grip of madness, spirals ever deeper into revenge, conspiracy, and war. And Vix and Sabina must form a final desperate pact to save the Empire—not realizing that the key lies in a red-headed tomboy who may just be the prophesied Lady of the Eternal City . . .