Quintus ambustus is a slave--Adiona leonia is a wealthy socialite. He fights for his life in The Gladiator's ring--she plays cutthroat politics In Rome's high society. He's sacrificed everything for his christian faith--...Quintus ambustus is a slave--Adiona leonia is a wealthy socialite. He fights for his life in The Gladiator's ring--she plays cutthroat politics In Rome's high society. He's sacrificed everything for his christian faith--she believes in nothing and no one. But When Adiona's life is threatened, quintus is chosen as her bodyguard, and their fascination with one another shocks them both.