The Last King of Rome

***He would be remembered for tyranny.* * * ***She would be remembered for murder.* ** * **Together, they are the last king and queen Rome ever had.** * Lucius Tarquinius, grandson of a murdered king, believes it is his birthright to rule Rome. There’s just one problem: his uncle Servius sits on the Roman throne and he’s not going to give it up easily. Fortunately for Lucius, he is not alone in his desire to be King of Rome. Devoted to Lucius since childhood, Servius’s youngest daughter Lolly is determined to marry Lucius and make him king. But several obstacles stand in her way: Lucius is already married to her sister, while her husband is Lucius’s brother. For she and Lucius to be together, people must die. But Lolly is not one to shy away from anything unpleasant. Together, Lucius and Lolly are a formidable team. Together, there is nothing they cannot nor will not do. Together, they will take the throne of Rome. But will they be able to hold onto it? For it has been prophesied that Lucius will lose the throne and be cast out of Rome. Can Lucius and Lolly defy their destiny and secure the throne for the Tarquin dynasty forever? Or can they see the Roman Republic on the horizon, flexing its muscles? This is historical fiction about the Romans that blends ancient world tyrants, gods and goddesses and the legends of Roman history in an unforgettable portrait of a proud man who thought he could rule the Roman world with an iron fist without anyone rising up against him. * Book I in The Rise of Rome series. ** Available in paperback, large print paperback and digital (eBook).*