AD 454. Three years after the Roman victory over
Attila the Hun at Catalaunum, Arria Felix and Garic the Frank are married and
enjoying life on Garic’s farm in northern Gaul (France). Their happy life
is interrupted when a cryptic message arrives from Arria’s father, the esteemed
Senator Felix, calling them to Rome. At Arria’s insistence, but
against Garic’s better judgment, they leave at once.
On their arrival at Villa Solis, they are confronted with a brutal murder and a dangerous mission. The fate of a profound and sacred object—Christ’s Crown of Thorns—rests in their hands. They must carry the holy relic to the safety of Constantinople, away from a corrupt emperor and old enemies determined to steal it for their own gain. But a greater force arises against them—a secret cult who will commit any atrocity to capture the Crown. All the while, the gruesome murder and the conspiracy behind it haunt Arria’s thoughts.
Arria and Garic’s marital bonds are tested but forged as they partner together to fulfill one of history’s most challenging missions, The Quest for the Crown of Thorns.
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Cynthia Ripley Miller is a first-generation
Italian-American writer with a love for history, languages, and books. She has
lived in Europe and traveled worldwide, holds two degrees, and taught history
and English. Her short fiction has appeared in the anthology Summer Tapestry, at Orchard Press
Mysteries.com, and The
Scriptor.
She is a Chanticleer International Chatelaine Award finalist with awards from Circle of Books: Rings of Honor and The Coffee Pot Book Club. She has reviewed for UNRV Roman History, and blogs at Historical Happenings and Oddities: A Distant Focus and on her website, www.cynthiaripleymiller.com
Cynthia is the author of On the Edge of Sunrise, The Quest for the Crown of Thorns, and A Sword Among Ravens, books 1-3 in her Long-Hair Saga series set in Late Ancient Rome, France, and Jerusalem. Cynthia lives outside of Chicago with her family and a cute but bossy cat. Also connect with Cynthia on: Twitter:@CRipleyMiller
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