Books Set In Rome Novels & Stories

Watch your back. I looked over the edge. Rome. My city. Built on blood. Held together by it. Rule 4: Ghosts wear better suits. But they’re still ghosts. And ghosts don’t get happy endings. They get second chances. I’m going to mine

Peter’s Basilica, its shadow swallowing the Vatican; the serpent tail snapping bridges across the Tiber; priests carrying relics out into the night as fire fell like rain. For the first time in centuries, the Eternal City was not eternal. Command Center – Crete “We just lost Rome,” the tech repeated, his voice breaking. Rivera’s eyes burned into the map, the entire city flashing red. “Where is Carson?” “On her way,” Dr. Voss said flatly, already pulling up mythological diagrams. “And for once, history may have a fighting chance.” Outside, Ellie and Cerebus stood ready — silhouettes against the rising smoke.

Disclaimer This book is a modern version of the Classic Romeo and Juliet love story and it is therefore set for the most part in Sicily and Italy. The two families involved are Mafia families so some of the script is written in Italian with the English translation in brackets. It does not distract from the story, if you cannot read Italian, read the English! Enjoy!! 'Alessandro, fermati, per favore devo riposare.' [Alessandro, stop, please I must rest.]

She glanced about before closing the door to room number three behind her. He found an overstuffed chair by the window that he could sit in and watch the door. He pulled a random book from the nearest shelf, opening it on his lap to give him the appearance of studying. The title was something about the history of Romulus and Remus and the building of Rome.

Deandre Romeo I can't sleep and I walked out of the room. I sat on the left side of the jet and I can see Tatiana was so immersed into the book. Suddenly I felt the turbulence start to strike our jet and I'm okay with it. I heard a book fell down and my eyes automatically landed on Tatiana.

“I’ll be in my room.” When she’s gone, the apartment feels still. Quiet. My gaze drifts toward April’s door. I push it open and step inside. The place is full of her life, her little world arranged neatly before me. Posters of Rome, Milan, Florence. Books on Italian language, travel guides, and thick volumes about Ancient Rome.

‘’Look after him while I’m gone. Rome felt like stepping into a storybook.Only louder, brighter, and somehow more alive than I had ever imagined. I recalled the pictures of Rome I had seen growing up, and how it had always been my dream to visit this city one day. I was living that dream now and it felt so much of that dream.

“Right. I’ll see you later?” I dare to press a tender kiss to her forehead. “I’ll see you later, princess.” Rome, Italy The city is built on a river, a mosaic of the old and the new. The centuries-old cobblestone streets are lined with modern lamp posts, and the exterior walls of buildings are painted in an array of muted beiges and pastels. On the surface, it’s a quaint riverside city. A perfect vacation spot for those who don’t mind the year-round cold.

AVELINA'S POV Rome has always been two sided. There is a side loved by tourist and the other houses people that struggle to survive. It is a city built on a lot of things. Blood, secrets, lies and half truths, most importantly by ruins. It values loyalty like money and treats betrayal as an art. Men like my father walked with quiet dignity while the monsters hid in daylight wearing suits.

Three figures standing at the entrance. Not just men. Not just powerful. But death itself, wrapped in tailored suits and controlled fury. The air shifts instantly to cold, dominating, and unforgiving. At the center stands Vincenzo Romano, impeccably dressed, his dark eyes scanning the room like a king surveying filth beneath him. His expression is calm… too calm… but the kind of calm that promises destruction. To his right stands Riccardo Romano. He's silent, still and deadly. His gaze is sharp and calculating, like he’s already mapped out exactly how everyone in this room will die.