The Eagle Rises: Medica of Rome

THE EAGLE RISES The Medica of Rome, Book TwoKinsey Douglas has earned her place in Rome. Now she is about to marry Cassius Atrius Valens in the most sacred rite the Republic can offer, binding herself by law and by blood to the man who would burn Rome to the ground before he let harm reach her.But marriage doesn't simplify the tripod. It tests it.As Cassius prepares the Third Legion for Ostia and Gaius maneuvers through the political games that keep them all standing, Kinsey discovers that even with an Imperial decree and the title of Medica of the People, the two most important men in her life have the audacity to make decisions about her life without her consent, and thought she is to remain silent.Meanwhile, the wealthy, observant, and impossible-to-read Senator Lucius Aurelius Corvinus enters the picture. He notices everything and forgets nothing. As the campaign to protect Rome's grain supply unfolds, what begins as a military mission uncovers a conspiracy far greater and far more dangerous than anyone imagined.The Senate is talking. Rome is watching. And Kinsey Douglas is just getting started.