THE LAST HEARTBEAT OF POMPEII

Volcanologist Julian Reyes has built his career around the warning he once failed to give. Then a thermal anomaly drags him into Pompeii, seven days before Vesuvius erupts, and into the path of enslaved gladiator Cassius Varro. Their synchronized heat can redirect the disaster—but every minute they steal leaves a black mark over Cassius’s heart. To save the city without sacrificing the man he loves, Julian must stop treating lives as numbers and persuade thousands of strangers to share the cost.

A Volcanologist Falls Into Pompeii Seven Days Before Vesuvius Erupts—And Every Heartbeat He Saves Steals Another From the Gladiator He Loves