Book Birthday: August 28, 2024!
It’s hot, hot, hot! I hope you’re keeping hydrated, cool, and reading lots of good books. If you like biographical historical fiction, I have something special for you. My new book Rebel Empress: A Novel of Imperial Rome is available as an eBook on pre-order at Amazon. It will be out in trade paperback and hardback at all the usual places on August 28. This is the third and final novel in my Theodosian Women series. However, I might squeeze out a couple more novellas based on the daughters of two of my protagonists. We’ll see! If you haven’t read the others in the series Twilight Empress and Dawn Empress, don’t worry. They all take place in the same time period and can be read in any order as stand-alone novels. I hope you check out the book/series. In the meantime here’s the cover and the blurb:
A beautiful pagan. A ruler searching for a wife. Can a marriage of expedience change the course of an empire?
Constantinople, AD 419. Athenais holds faint hope for her future. When the impoverished orphan’s male relatives offer her up as a consort for the emperor, she reluctantly agrees to study the philosophical arguments for the required conversion to Christianity. But while the accomplished scholar quickly falls for her imperial husband, she struggles with the court’s cutthroat political maneuvering and stubborn religious fanaticism.
Raised to Augusta after birthing her first daughter, Athenais consolidates her influence to build an entourage of skilled artists, writers, and thinkers, despite her jealous sister-in-law’s protests. But just when the protective philosopher thinks she’s won the fight for her spouse’s respect and affection, a series of catastrophes threatens to undermine her hard-earned position.
Can she withstand the storm and claim the throne she so rightly deserves?
Rebel Empress is the insightful third tale in the Theodosian Women biographical historical fiction series. If you like learning about forgotten heroines and immersing yourself in past times, you’ll love Faith L. Justice’s path through tragedies and triumphs.
“A truly remarkable heroine in a truly compelling story.” — Stephanie Cowell, American Book Award Recipient, author of The Boy in the Rain and Claude and Camille: a novel of Monet.
While you’re waiting for Rebel Empress to appear, here’s a collection of free historical fiction by some of the best writers in the genre. Any avid HF reader should be able to find something to their taste. While you’re there, check out my collection of HF shorts The Reluctant Groom and Other Historical Stories among these wonderful books. Click on this link (feel free to share) and grab your freebies today, (closes August 31) : https://books.bookfunnel.com/freehistoricalstories/dibx0s4d5y
Stay cool and enjoy!
