In Thrall to the Enemy Commander

“Singing with atmosphere and with scholarship . . . gives us an enigmatic heroine who fascinates at every turn, and immerses us fully in a world long-gone.” —Romantic Intentions Quarterly

Cleopatra’s slave girl—and an enemy Roman soldier . . .

Egyptian slave Wen-Nefer is wary of all men. But she can’t help but be captivated by handsome Titus, adviser to Julius Caesar, even though he is commanding an...