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He is powerfully male and older. She is a mischievous delight. Clare beards the ogre in his den and is instantly smitten with Rupert's dynamic attraction. Her brother's elopement ends with Clare compromised. She must marry Rupert's cousin Ashendon, whom she detests, or Rupert himself. The promise of a radiant future evaporates as fate and Ashendon conspire against her. Can Clare overcome her husband's inner demons to save this uneven and improbable match?  

Adam Sutherland thought he knew his parents. They were like any other couple who were head-over-heels in love with each other. It was sickening to witness, to be honest, but he never dreamed that their devotion to one another began in the 16th century in the Highlands of Scotland. And more importantly, he never thought he'd see for himself just how a trip into the past could profoundly alter his future.

Nero Claudius Caesar holds a reputation as a tyrant, a maniacal leader. Some say he may have suffered from lead poisoning and gone mad, but most historical sources quickly dismiss this excuse for his cruelty. Various historical accounts record that Nero had his own mother killed, persecuted Christians, and ordered the setting of Rome’s Great Fire. The last ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynasty is certainly one of the most infamous leaders of the Roman Empire. This brief history explores what we know about the man behind the myth and the monster within the man.