Inceptio

Roma Nova, Book 1

By: Alison Morton

Narrated by: Caitlin Thorburn

New York, present day. Karen Brown, angry and frightened after surviving a kidnap attempt, has a harsh choice - elimination by government enforcer Jeffery Renschman or fleeing to the mysterious Roma Nova, her dead mother's homeland in Europe.

Founded 16 centuries ago by Roman exiles and ruled by women, Roma Nova gives Karen safety and a ready-made family - at a price. But a shocking discovery about her new lover, the fascinating but arrogant Special Forces officer Conrad Tellus, who rescued her in America, isolates her.

Renschman reaches into her new home and nearly kills her. Recovering, she is desperate to find out why he is hunting her so viciously. Unable to rely on anybody else, she undergoes intensive training, develops fighting skills and becomes an undercover cop. But, crazy with bitterness at his past failures, Renschman sets a trap for her, knowing she has no choice but to spring it....

©2013 Alison Morton (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

Gripping and very original storytelling

What an original concept this book is! And the narration really put me into the story. Well done and well performed.

Exciting story poorly told

I'm not surprised the narrator stumbled on the Latin, but she also stumbled on many English words.