{"title":"Historical Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHistory isn't dead. It's where we meet ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI write historical fiction because Ancient Rome was one of humanity's greatest experiments in power. Its streets were filled with ambition, courage, betrayal, love, sacrifice, and impossible choices—the same forces that shape our lives today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy novels bring that world to life through the eyes of the people history often overlooks: women, slaves, and those who survived not through strength alone, but through intelligence, resilience, and wit. I aim to recreate Rome as it truly was—vivid, dangerous, and deeply human—while telling stories that ask timeless questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause the more we understand the past, the more clearly we see ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWant a taste of my historical fiction?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead the origin story of Karteria, an educated Greek girl who is sold as slave to serve Servilia, one of Rome's great political influencers: Caesar's lover and mother of Brutus. Yes, THE Brutus who led the conspiracy that killed Caesar. Complicated family!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRead the prequel novella for free\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSign up for my readers' community and read \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/zoerouthauthor.com\/pages\/get-the-scroll-and-the-knife\" title=\"the scroll and the knife free ebook signup page\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Scroll and the Knife\u003c\/em\u003e for free.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/zoerouthauthor.com\/pages\/get-the-scroll-and-the-knife\" title=\"the scroll and the knife free ebook signup page\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/5413\/8054\/files\/scroll_and_the_knife_ebook_long_copy.png?v=1784702422\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/5413\/8054\/collections\/historical_fiction.png?v=1784696131","url":"https:\/\/zoerouthauthor.com\/collections\/historical-fiction.oembed","provider":"The Zoë Routh Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}