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One woman battles the coming Dark Ages. "Twilight Empress" tells the little-known story of a remarkable woman: Placidia, sister to one of the last Roman Emperors. Roman Empress and Gothic Queen, Placidia does the unthinkable: she rules the failing Western Roman Empire. A life of ambition, power, and intrigue she doesn't seek, but can't refuse, her actions shape the face of Western Europe for centuries. A woman as well as an empress, Placidia suffers love, loss, and betrayal. Can her intelligence, tenacity, and ambition help her survive and triumph over scheming generals, rebellious children, and Attila the Hun? 

In this narrative, Caysyn delves deep into the intricate tapestry of family bonds, exposing the delicate threads that connect us all. But his unique gift presents an impossible dilemma. Faced with an unthinkable choice, he must decide whether to save his beloved family at the cost of an entire city, or sacrifice his kin to protect countless innocent lives.

The tale starts with her mother's death and her birth. Samantha is then misdiagnosed with brain damage and sent to a nursing home. There, she is discovered by the new Charge Nurse and the adventure begins.

The year is 1587. A gathering storm looms on the horizon for England. The whole country will soon face one of its greatest trials in history. Shakespeare is twenty-two years old. He is a married father of three young children, living with his family in Stratford-Upon-Avon. He has dreams of doing something important, and going on a great adventure. He loves writing, and yet writing is a painful struggle. He is a man of deeply held faith--but it is being tested. He is shocked at how England is torn apart due to the Reformation. England wages war with Spain, with no end to the fighting in sight.