Slave of My Heart

Riana Septimus, betrothed to the most powerful man in all of the vast Roman Empire, falls desperately in love with Tan, a slave and gladiator. Their love is unlawful in the eternal city, so they flee to the countryside and join a band of gentle nomads. Antonius Cassius, malevolent First Senator of Rome, tracks the lovers down and sentences them each to fates substantially worse than death....