“Fast-paced and engaging, one of those novels that will keep fans of historical novels reading through the night.”

—Readers’ Favorite

“Absolutely riveting novel… Athenais will remain with me for a very long time. A truly remarkable heroine in a truly compelling story.” Stephanie Cowell, American Book Award Recipient, author of Claude and Camille: A Novel of Monet

“Readers will care very much about both these women—fans of Roman historical fiction should not miss this title.”

— The Historical Novel Society

“Readers will be captivated. Fans of Gillian Bradshaw’s classic The Beacon at Alexandria may especially enjoy Selene and find a promising new historical novelist who shares the same gift for wonderfully researched, vividly evoked, good old-fashioned storytelling.”

—The Historical Novel Society