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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorAs Sure as the Dawn
Francine Rivers · 508 pages
Atretes. German warrior. Revered gladiator. He won his freedom through his fierceness . . . but his life is about to change forever. Following A Voice in the Wind and An Echo in the Darkness, As Sure as the Dawn continues the chronicles of Hadassah, a Christian slave woman living during the height of the Roman Empire. She has saved the life of the scorned child of a disreputable Roman woman and
Pompeii: City on Fire
T.L. Higley · 338 pages
An enslaved Jewish girl and a struggling aristocrat separately escape to Pompeii. They both encounter religious persecution and political corruption just before the city is destroyed by Mount Vesuvius.
The Centurion's Wife
Davis Bunn, Janette Oke · 378 pages
Janette Oke has dreamed for years of retelling a story in a biblical time frame from a female protagonist's perspective, and Davis Bunn is elated to be working with her again on this sweeping saga of the dramatic events surrounding the birth of Christianity...and the very personal story of Leah, a young Jewess of mixed heritage trapped in a vortex of competing political agendas and private trauma.
The Champion
Carla Capshaw · 288 pages
"Triumphs in the Coliseum--and society bedchambers-- made gladiator Alexius of Iolcos famous for his brutal skill and womanizing ways. Yet the only woman who intrigues him is Tiberia the Younger, who now needs his help. Protecting Tiberia places Alexius in the greatest danger he has ever known--from her vengeful father and his own heart ... Becoming a temple priestess may be an honor, but Tibi can
First Light
Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene · 395 pages
From Tyndale.com: Go back in time to first-century Jerusalem. It's a dark time in the world's holiest and most turbulent city. Walk with Peniel, the blind beggar who longs for rescue from his suffering. Peek into the lives of Susannah and Manaen, two lovers separated by overwhelming odds. And meet an unusual healer, who ignites a spark of controversy in the fire of hatred, deceit, and betrayal th
John's Story: The Last Eyewitness
Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins · 320 pages
Ninety-year-old John, the last surviving apostle, remembers his broken life before befriending Jesus and is called upon to write a gospel that definitively establishes Jesus as the Son of God.
Claudia, Wife of Pontius Pilate
Diana Wallis Taylor · 326 pages
Claudia, the illegitimate granddaughter of Caesar Augustus and wife of Lucius Pontius Pilate, struggles to make the best of her life in troubled Judea and finds peace in the teachings of a mysterious Jewish Rabbi.
The Robe
Lloyd C. Douglas · 542 pages
A Roman soldier, Marcellus, wins Christ's robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene's robe-a quest that reaches to the very roots and heart of Christianity and is set against the vividly limned background of ancient Rome. Here is a timeless story of adventure, faith, and romance, a tale of spiritual longing and ultimate redemption.
Mistress of Rome
Kate Quinn
The first in an unforgettable historical saga from the USA Today bestselling author of The Alice Network. “So gripping, your hands are glued to the book, and so vivid it burns itself into your mind’s eye and stays with you long after you turn the final page.”—Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author First-century Rome: A ruthless emperor watches over all—and fixes his gaze on o
Dreamers
Angela Elwell Hunt · 395 pages
In the land of Pharaoh, Tuya has always been a slave. As a little girl, she was sold as a playmate to a wealthy child who became her best friend. But as she approaches womanhood, beautiful Tuya is betrayed and cast out. Now she belongs to Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh's guard. Yet her heart is owned by handsome Joseph, sold into slavery by his own brothers. Proud, arrogant Joseph dreams of freedom,
Counted With the Stars
Connilyn Cossette · 352 pages
Sold into slavery by her father and forsaken by the man she was supposed to marry, young Egyptian Kiya must serve a mistress who takes pleasure in her humiliation. When terrifying plagues strike Egypt, Kiya is in the middle of it all. Choosing to flee with the Hebrews, Kiya finds herself reliant on a strange God and drawn to a man who despises her people. With everything she's ever known swept
Hannibal: Enemy of Rome
Ben Kane · 496 pages
Valeria's Cross
Kathi Macias, Susan Wales
Love, Eternally
Morgan O'Neill, Deborah O'Neill Cordes
The Valiant
Lesley Livingston · 372 pages
Fallon is the daughter of a proud Celtic king and the younger sister of the legendary warrior Sorcha. When Fallon was just a child, Sorcha was killed while defending their home from the armies of Julius Caesar. On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited to follow in her sister's footsteps and earn her place in her father's war band. She never gets the chance.
Mark of the Thief
Jennifer A. Nielsen · 345 pages
When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds himself in possession of an ancient amulet filled with magic once reserved for the Gods, and becomes the center of a conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and destroy Rome. Nic, a slave in the mines of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cave filled with Julius Caesa
The Whistle Walk
Stephenia H. McGee · 374 pages
Romanitas
Sophia McDougall · 504 pages
Nadat de keizer en keizerin van het in 2003 nog steeds bestaande Romeinse Rijk zijn vermoord en hun 16-jarige zoon ten onrechte van moord is beschuldigd, vlucht deze naar Spanje.
In the Company of Secrets
Judith McCoy Miller · 381 pages