Vesuvius

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This thrilling historical fantasy set in the days before Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii is a meet cute with an explosive fallout.

An exploration of ambition and class, autonomy and religion, survival and love,Vesuviuscombines the romantic angst ofThey Both Die at the Endand the blended magic and history ofThe Song of Achillesto show readers that it is never too late to change your fateor change the world.

Clever thief Felix slips from city to city to survive the present and escape a past he cant remember. When Felix steals a divine artifactMercury’s helmetfrom a temple in Pompeii, pieces of his forgotten past begin to surface.

Loren, an ambitious temple attendant, has seen Felix in his apocalyptic nightmares for years. The last thing Loren expects is for his dream to stumble headfirst through his temple doors, moments after an earthquake rocks the city.

When Felix shows Loren the helmet, Loren sees the world coming to an end. He knows they have mere days to uncover Felixs ties to the relic and to Lorens visions if they have any hope of saving the city. But Ancient Rome is ruled by bloody politics and unstoppable destinies, and now that Loren and Felix are intertwined, their lives arent all they risk losing. When all has turned to ash and rubble, the boys will have to piece together their fates to make it out of a burning city alive.