Blood of a Gladiator

Leonidas the Gladiator Mysteries Book 1

by Ashley Gardner

JA / AG Publishing

May 21, 2020

Available in: e-Book

Blood of a Gladiator
by Ashley Gardner

Leonidas, champion gladiator of Rome, is set free from the games by a mysterious benefactor who grants him freedom, a place to live, and a servant—Cassia, a scribe—to look after him.

But the benefactor is only so generous—Leonidas must pay his own way and Cassia’s, which means hiring himself out. The sharp-witted Cassia quickly lands him a post as a bodyguard, escorting a retired senator to Ostia.

The trip soon turns deadly, as Leonidas and Cassia find themselves squarely in the middle of intrigue that reaches from the slums of the Subura to the Palatine Hill and the emperor Nero himself.

Book 1 of the Leonidas the Gladiator Mysteries. Events in this book take place before the novella, BLOOD DEBTS.



Ashley Gardner's Bio

Award-winning author Ashley Gardner also writes as New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ashley and national bestselling author, Allyson James. She has written more than fifty novels and novellas in mystery, romance, historical fiction, and urban fantasy.

When not researching or writing, she enjoys traveling, cooking, playing guitar, building miniature room settings, hiking, and drinking gourmet teas.

For information on her growing dollhouse miniatures collection, see Miniatures and jennsminis.wordpress.com For more information on her other novels see: www.jennifersromances.com and www.allysonjames.com