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https://open.substack.com/pub/celestebriefs/p/reviewq-and-a-the-saturnalia-queen?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer "Paloma Blue’s debut novel The Saturnalia Queen not only does its homework, beautifully fleshing out this largely unfamiliar ancient world, but puts in the hours to make her readers really understand the perspectives of her two main characters, how they diverge and, ultimately, align. A romance involving a powerful man and a (relatively)

My paperback is on sale through December! Buy The Saturnalia Queen What better time to curl up with a novel that takes you deep into the heart of the black forest of Germania, where Roman and pagan rituals are celebrated at the darkest time of year...

Fulvia Plautilla was used to getting what she wanted. When her powerful father arranges for her to marry Caracalla, the eldest son of Rome’s Emperor, Plautilla thought she had won the ultimate prize. But it is Geta, his younger brother, who captures her heart… As they embark on an illicit affair, Plautilla becomes caught up in a dangerous game between two warring brothers which threatens to risk her royal status, her family, and ultimately her life. Septimius Severus strode i

What is your book about and what inspired you to write this book? My book is about the Roman Emperor Caracalla. In my story, he meets a...