Showing results by author "Elodie Harper" in Historical Fiction

Sold by her mother. Enslaved in Pompeii's brothel. Determined to survive. Her name is Amara. Welcome to the Wolf Den.... Amara was once a beloved daughter, until her father's death plunged her family into penury. Now she is a slave in Pompeii's infamous brothel, owned by a man she despises. Sharp, clever and resourceful, Amara is forced to hide her talents. For as a she-wolf, her only value lies in the desire she can stir in others. But Amara's spirit is far from broken.

Amara's journey has taken her far; from a slave in Pompeii's wolf den to a high-powered courtesan in Rome...though her story is not over yet. While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to her remain in Pompeii. But it is AD 79, and mighty Mount Vesuvius is about to make itself known.

Amara has escaped her life as a slave in the town's most notorious brothel, but now her existence depends on the affections of her patron: a man she might not know as well as she once thought. At night, she dreams of the wolf den, still haunted by her past. Amara longs for the women she was forced to leave behind and worse, finds herself pursued by the man who once owned her. In order to be free, she will need to be as ruthless as he is. Amara knows her existence in Pompeii is subject to Venus, the goddess of love. Yet finding love may prove to be the most dangerous act of all.

Amara, Didone, Vittoria, Berenice, Cressa, sono i solo nomi da schiave. Nella Pompei antica che procede ignara incontro al proprio destino, vivono costrette alla prostituzione nel bordello cittadino dal cinico padrone Felicio, tentando ogni giorno di sopravvivere alla brutalità delle loro notti. Primo capitolo di questa trilogia Elodie Harper mette in scena un denso, avvincente racconto di resistenza umana e femminile, riuscendo a dar voce alle donne le cui storie sono rimaste ai margini della Storia.

Amara ha logrado dejar atrás su vida como esclava en el burdel más famoso de la ciudad, pero ahora su existencia depende de su nuevo patrón: un hombre que tal vez no conoce tan bien como pensaba. Por fin puede entregarse a los brazos de un nuevo amor, aunque nunca olvida a las mujeres que con su amistad y valentía le enseñaron cómo tomar las riendas de su destino.