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Aleen Cust has big dreams. And no one―not her family, society, or the law―will stop her. Born in Ireland in 1868 to an aristocratic English family, Aleen knows she is destined to work with animals, even if her family is appalled by the idea of a woman pursuing a veterinary career. Going against their wishes but with the encouragement of the guardian assigned to her upon her father’s death, Aleen attends the New Veterinary College in Edinburgh, enrolling as A. I. Custance to spare her family the humiliation they fear.

A gripping historical thriller and the third instalment in the Rome's Invincibles saga. The battle for control of Rome continues. Octavian has defeated and killed Caesar's assassins, but the road to absolute power is still long and treacherous. A threat now comes from Sextus Pompeius – a cunning pirate who rules the Italian coastline, terrorising Perugia's citizens. Suddenly, Civil War seems like child's play in comparison to a campaign against piracy. Octavian is close to defeat and death.

En la primavera de 1588, la Gran Armada está lista para invadir a Inglaterra. Europa permanece en vilo ante el plan maestro de Felipe II. Una poderosa flota se prepara para zarpar de Lisboa, recoger en Flandes a los tercios, cruzar el canal de la Mancha, desembarcar en la costa inglesa, y conquistar el reino protestante. Aunque la campaña se presume rápida, en El Escorial se organiza meticulosamente un plan paralelo que debe ayudar al éxito de la empresa.