The House With the Golden Door : the unmissable second novel in the Sunday Times bestselling trilogy set in ancient Pompeii

Author: Harper, Elodie

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Published on 16 February 2023 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Apollo) in the United Kingdom as part of The Wolf Den Trilogy series.

Paperback | 512 pages
128 x 199 x 34 | 348g

*ELODIE HARPERS FIRST STANDALONE NOVEL, BOUDICCAS DAUGHTER, COMING AUGUST 2025 – PRE-ORDER NOW*The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller‘Brutal yet beautiful, heartfelt yet harrowing, this is one compulsive read’ Susan Stokes-ChapmanAmara has escaped her life as a slave in Pompeii’s most notorious brothel. She now has a house, fine clothes, servants – but all are gifts from her patron, hers for as long as she keeps her place in his affections.

As she adjusts to this new life, Amara is still haunted by her past. At night she dreams of the wolf den, and the women she left behind. By day, she is pursued by her former slavemaster.

In order to be truly free, Amara will need to be as ruthless as he is. She knows she can draw strength from Venus, the goddess of love. Yet falling in love herself may prove to be Amara’s downfall.

Praise for The House with the Golden Door:Beautiful, moving, captivating... A brilliant sequel to The Wolf Den Jennifer SaintVivid, unsentimental and compelling The Times[A] gripping sequel... Harpers recreation of this ancient world continues to thrill ObserverGripping and richly imagined, this is spellbinding storytelling Louise ONeillA spell-binding novel that brings Pompeii back to life and explores enslavement in all its forms Anna MazzolaAbsolutely stunning and utterly gripping! Buki Papillon