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I loved this book for so many reasons!
The setting, which brought ancient Pompei to life as a vibrant, dangerous city; the immersive plot, which kept me reading when I should have been doing many other things…
Most of all, though, the characters, Amara and her fellow she-wolves (Pompeian slang for prostitutes) are loyal, inventive, and strong, even in the dreadful circumstances they have to endure.
I felt utterly involved in their lives and struggles and terrified about what might happen to them, all the way to the very last page. I’m saving the other two books in the trilogy, even though I want to gulp them down because I don’t want to run out of story and have to leave them behind.
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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.
By day, she walks the streets with her fellow she-wolves, finding comfort in the laughter and…