Turning away from the opulence of Rome, Marcus is led by a whispering voice from the past into a journey that could set him free from the darkness of his soul.

In the dark, decadent last days of the Roman Empire, a pagan soldier sees a girl of exotic beauty and decides he must have her as his concubine. But unknown to him, Ligia is a Christian intent on living a pure life, even as Nero's ruthless persecution sweeps the city. As the lives of Vinicius and Ligia intertwine, they watch the world they know change before their eyes. While the apostles Peter and Paul seek to save the immoral city from ruin, Christians...

Torn by her love for a handsome aristocrat, a young slave girl clings to her faith in the living God for deliverance from the forces of decadent Rome.

In the first century, Christians begin experiencing the Tribulation prophesied by the last disciple of Christ and turn to an unlikely hero who has emerged from the inner circle of the Beast's advisers.

On man's rescue from certain death in the arena could be the key to deciphering the code, but Nero's reign of terror may demand the ultimate sacrifice.

"A woman with a devastating secret. A man bent on proving his worth. A chance encounter that catapults them into the heart of history. When the daughter of a prominent Roman general meets a disinherited Jewish immigrant, neither one can dream of God's plan to transform them into the most influential couple of the early church. Nor can they anticipate the mountains that will threaten to bury them. Their courtship unwittingly shadowed by murder and...

Journey with Paul from Jerusalem's temple to his life-defining experience on the road to Damascus - then beyond to a waiting world. Witness him through the eyes of those who know the man and his character, he foibles, and the power of his minstry. Here is an intimate portrait of a complex and compelling individual - and of God at work through him, turning the world upside down.

"Rome stands at the brink of war. Constantine's army is on the move. Will the barbarian warrior and the senator's daughter live to see the Empire bow the knee to Christ?" --

The year A.D. 338. The Roman Empire, recently Christianized by the emperor Constantine, encircles the Mediterranean Sea from the Gates of Hercules to the destroyed city of Jerusalem. --- [Excerpt from inside cover.]