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Name: Pagan voyager
Author: Simon Finch

In the first century A.D., when Rome’s society was steeped in luxury and slavery, Vesuvio the virile aristocrat embarks on a perilous quest to recover his slave‑girl lover, Miranda. His journey takes him from Rome to Alexandria and across to the Jewish‑run city of Antioch, where he endures humiliation and becomes a merchant’s charioteer. After surviving a death‑defying race, Vesuvio returns to Rome only to be conscripted into the notorious Villa Orgiasta, a pleasure house. The novel depicts the brutal forces of imperial power and the unbridled sexual passions that characterize the era, while following Vesuvio’s relentless drive to secure Miranda’s freedom and his own liberation.

First publish date: 1979

Genre: Romance/Historical Romance

Authors: Simon Finch

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