"You are very arrogant, Spartan." Mockery laced her voice. "Do you not fear the gods will come to my aid? That with Apollo's help I can defeat you."

A gift from Apollo, a legendary coronet could hold the key to the priestess Calliope's lost memories. It could also spell her death.

Kidnapped by Diokles, a Spartan commander on a relentless quest to prove himself by uncovering the source of a threat to bring about the destruction of Sparta, Calliope is forced to make her decision: wear the coronet and divine the threat or see her beloved Apollysis burn.

To save herself and her city as a mutual foe closes in, Calliope must join forces with her captor. Can she and Diokles set differences, and attractions, aside to defeat the enemy?

Can they keep Apollysis, Sparta, and themselves from certain doom?

Adventure and intrigue blend with mythology and glimpses of everyday Spartan life to evolve into a simmering love story holding secrets that will shatter long-held beliefs apart.