Locusta (The Poisoned Empire Duology, Book 1)

Captured and enslaved after Roman soldiers destroy her home, Druid poisoner Locusta must navigate the deadly politics of ancient Rome. Living a double life among the imperial elite, she plots her revenge while falling into a forbidden romance with the emperors cousin, Livia a love that could save them both or place them in even greater danger.

Circe meets The Lost Apothecary in the first book of this historical fantasy duology featuring Ancient Romes most infamous poisoner who changed the course of history to save the woman she loved.

Born in the ancient region of Gaul, Locusta is the last of her kinda Druid whose communion with the spirit world grants her the dangerous gift of identifying and wielding deadly substances. When Roman soldiers attack her home and slaughter her mother, Locusta is captured and enslaved, taken to the heart of the empire where political plots abound and death commands a high