Revelations of the Ruby Crystal

Set in Rome during the transformative period of winter solstice 2012, Barbara Hand Clow’s intricately layered erotic thriller follows Sarah Adamson, a young Catholic graduate student researching the first Christian heretic, Marcion of Pontus, at the Vatican Library. As she navigates an intense romantic rivalry between two men—Simon, a journalist covering Vatican affairs, and Armando, an aristocrat with Vatican ties—Sarah's awakening powers are fueled by an ancient ruby ring, connecting her to her past life as a Roman oracle. Amidst revelations of dark forces and secret rituals within the Church, Sarah and Simon must harness their newfound abilities to confront the pervasive evils and steer the Vatican towards a new direction.