Flavia is a nun during the time of the Emperor Constantine. Constantine became a Christian and started spreading Christianity in Rome and all his Kingdom. Pope Sylvester used Flavia, an heiress, and her mother and a priest to travel to Constantine to get funding for building Catholic edifices in Rome and creating a Bible for his use after having a council determine which manuscripts should be included for the New Testament. Flavia and her party get hijacked along the way and pressed into slavery. Rex, a former soldier for Constantine, who has fallen into disfavor and who was in love with Flavia before all the drama started (see book 1 of this series), has problems of his own but manages to come through and rescue Flavia. Their adventure continues as we learn some of the problems of the early church and learn about the culture and religious thought. The Gnostics are part of the "bad guys" and their view is well explained. I love all the research that went into this book and the author's grasp of this history. This series is worth having on your bookshelf. It will help you learn more about early Christianity in a non-boring and very entertaining way.
I have voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book that I received from NetGalley. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
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