From bestselling and award-winning author Frances Watts comes the first in an incredibly exciting new series of standalone historical novels.

On the eve of her fifteenth birthday, Claudia is unexpectedly summoned to Rome by the father she hasn't seen in ten years, a wealthy and powerful senator. She finds herself with both a new family and a luxurious new home in the capital of the world's greatest empire.

But Claudia soon discovers a contest of power and ambition is secretly being waged - and she is the prize. torn between two rivals for her hand in marriage, she must choose between her duty and her heart ... a choice that could have deadly consequences.

From multi-award-winning author Frances Watts comes a gripping mystery of love and intrigue set in Ancient Rome.