GODDESS

At 21 years old, Julia has already been nicknamed the Goddess of Whores by jealous women whose husband and sons she has seduced. But worldly as she is, she has heard of Romans but never seen one, never mind a city, or even a road.

When she's captured by Caesar's army as it sweeps through France she saves her life the only way she can, avoiding the brutal aftermath of a conquering army by giving herself willingly to her captors. All of them. .

Thus begins an extraordinary journey, back to Rome in the company of Mark Anthony himself, there to found a dynasty of slaves whose lives and adventures are intricately entwined with the highest (and sometimes lowest) in the land.

But though the Romans brought a version of civilisation to the world and ruled like gods, they were savage gods, devoid of compassion and sympathy.

Theirs was a world no less barbaric than the jungles and bushes, but with better plumbing. Romans had heating and hypocausts, but they also had slaves and circuses, and in Ancient Rome women really could suffer a fate worse than death, usually in extravagant displays organised by the beastmasters, whose skills were more highly valued than the gladiators. Staying alive required a willingness to make any sacrifice that those savage times required.

Contains highly explicit sexual scenes which reflect the different customs and practices of the era.