The place is the Greek island of Rhodes. The time, 227 B.C. In the ten years that Tessa of Delos has been in bondage as courtesan to a wealthy politician, she has learned to abandon all desire for love and freedom. But when her patron is accidentally killed, Tessa sees the chance to be free--if she can hide the truth of his death and maintain the masquerade until escape is possible. Now Tessa must battle for her own freedom and for those she is beginning to love, as forces collide that will shatter the island's peace and bring even the mighty Collossus to its knees.
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