Deo Volente! (God Willing): Love in the First Century-The Christian Centuries, Book 1

Claudia: The twenty-year-old daughter of the Roman Magistrate attends a Christian church where she meets and falls in love with the son of the bishop.

Anthony: The son of the bishop and a local merchant, he falls in love with Claudia as he teaches her about Christianity.

Marcus: Claudia's father betroths her to his assistant, Darius.

Aurelia: Claudia's aunt arrives after serving as a Vestal Virgin for thirty years with hopes of marrying her childhood love, Darius.

Step back in time and experience what it would have been like to be the daughter of the Roman magistrate, curious about the new sect of Christianity. Betrothed to a man she doesn't love, in love with a man her family would disapprove of, told that the gods she grew up believing in are false, Claudia learns to seek and follow God's will while coping with her tyrannical father's plan for her future and his goal of maintaining his "dignitas."

Puerto Rican born and raised in New York, Giselle Aguiar has traveled all over the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, Alaska, and Italy. Her tour of Italy took her to Rome, Naples, Herculaneum, and Pompeii, where she first experienced the ancient Roman culture. She wrote several articles on romance and single living for the Singles Resource Guide and has spoken at several Christian singles groups. Published in various newspapers, magazines, and newsletters, she resides in Phoenix, Arizona, where she works as a marketing manager. She's an avid blogger and is currently writing the next book in the Christian Centuries series. She is an active member of First Christian Church of Phoenix, where she volunteers at the food pantry. She recently had the pleasure of working as counselor at Luis Palau's Arizona City Fest. Connect with Giselle and read her blogs at www.giselleaguiar.com.