<p><strong>An imperial marriage is a complicated affair.</strong></p>
<blockquote><em>She faced him once again, this time with hate in her eyes. &ldquo;What about all your slave boys? Are they not satisfying enough? Is your appetite so voracious you need to start in on the women of the imperial household?&rdquo; She spat in his direction.<br />
Incensed by her vituperation, Hadrian recoiled to strike her. He flinched, stopping himself, knowing abundantly well that he would be admonished harshly...</em></blockquote>

<p><strong>It is said theirs was a loveless union.</strong></p>
<p>He was vain and arrogant, his passion for a youth one of the most celebrated romances in history. She was moody, difficult, and aborted his heir to prevent harming the human race.</p>
<p>And yet, she left her home and followed him to the ends of the Empire, from Britannia to Egypt. He died only months after her, a crushed, brokenhearted man.</p>
<p><strong>This is the story of Hadrian and Sabina.</strong></p>
<p>Divided into four parts, following four love affairs &ndash; including that of Hadrian and his beloved Antinous &ndash; <em>Hadrian and Sabina: A Love Story</em> offers a new interpretation of the relationship between the Roman emperor and his wife, and new insights into 2nd-century imperial politics. Darkly erotic and intensely historical, <em>Hadrian and Sabina</em> features actual personages as well as entirely fictional characters, plus has a touch of mysticism and the paranormal with appearances by ghosts and goddesses, priests and astrologers.</p>