Colosseum

Beneath the Colosseum's arena lies a labyrinth… and a darkness that threatens everything Althea holds dear.Rome, 82 AD. Under the rule of the new Emperor Domitian, a vast subterranean maze is being built below the arena. Lit by flickering torches and echoing with the roars of wild beasts, it is a place of danger, spectacle, and secrets. But Althea's heart lies elsewhere: she longs for Marcus and dreams of a life beyond the blood and chaos of the Games.Her quiet hope is tested when a new suitor appears, and a hidden threat draws perilously close to the backstage team. Gladiators are dying before they even reach the arena, and whispers ripple through the labyrinth. As danger rises around her, Althea must summon the courage to protect those she loves. And she must finally risk asking for the love that she deserves.As Marcus comes to understand his own heart, bonds of loyalty, friendship, and found family are tested as never before.On Bloodied Ground is a gripping, character-driven tale of courage, longing, and a love whose time has finally come. Dig deep into the third novel in the Colosseum series, where secrets are exposed, hearts are claimed, and the bravest souls risk everything for love and family.

The Gladiatorial Games Didn't Just Happen. They Had to Be Made.Rome, 80 AD. They called it the Flavian Amphitheatre. We call it the Colosseum. It hosted brutal gladiatorial combats, exotic wild animal hunts, naval battles, and the re-enactment of extraordinary mythological adventures. But behind every spectacle was a team of people making it all possible: sourcing celebrity gladiators and dangerous animals, ordering sand for the arena floor, and even figuring out how to flood the Colosseum.Marcus, manager of the Games, is haunted by the loss of his wife and child in Pompeii's fiery destruction. Althea, his scribe, seeks her place in the world as a freedwoman, learning to speak her own heart amidst the chaos. Together with an ex-prostitute, a retired Vestal Virgin, a runaway slave boy and others cast aside by Rome, they form a found family whose loyalty, courage, and love are tested at every turn.Step behind the scenes of Rome's greatest spectacle and follow Marcus, Althea, and their companions through fire, water, earth, and air. Experience the danger, drama, and tender moments of life lived in the shadows of the greatest amphitheatre ever built. Life, love and loyal friendships in a crumbling apartment block in a shabby part of Rome.