Russell Davis has written and sold numerous novels and short stories in virtually every genre of fiction. Using at least a half-dozen pseudonyms, including Jenna Solitaire, Cliff Ryder, David Cian, Christopher Tracy, and Dylan Garret, his writing has encompassed media tie-in work in the Transformers universe to action adventure in The Executioner series. He has also written or co-written original novels, including Touchless, and Murder Ink w/Laurie Moore. His short fiction has appeared in anthology titles like Under Cover of Darkness, Law of the Gun, and In the Shadow of Evil. He has worked as an editor and book packager, and created original anthology titles ranging from westerns like Lost Trails to fantasy like Courts of the Fey. He has taught writing, editing and the fundamentals of the publishing industry at the high school and university level, as well as at many conferences. He is a past president of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America.

My name is Jenna Solitaire and everything I thought I knew about myself, my family, and my future is wrong. My life is not my own. It never has been. I just didn't know it¿until now...

From the searing desert of the Middle East, Jenna and Simon travel to the ancient city of Pompeii, following the clues to the hiding place of the Board of Fire--also known as the Board of the Flames.

But Peraud is hot on their trail, and is more determined than ever to claim the two Boards that the Keeper already possesses. Jenna must also contend with her growing attraction to Simon, who is torn by his desire for her-and his sacred duty to the Church.