The Roman Bloom

by Regina Hunter · August 2026

Wrong century. Right man. A love that history was never meant to allow. Franzi’s life in modern Berlin is ordinary until one impossible moment tears her out of her own time and throws her into the dangerous beauty of ancient Rome. The year is 28 BC. Rome is ruled by ambition, duty, and laws that were never written for a woman like her. Lost, vulnerable, and desperate to return home, Franzi finds herself caught in a world where protection often comes at a price. Marcus Tiberius is powerful, honorable, and bound by the expectations of his family. When Franzi is drawn into an arranged marriage she never asked for, Marcus becomes both her safest refuge and the greatest danger to her heart. But Marcus is not the only one who sees the truth behind her strange arrival. Catlus, a sharp eyed Gaul with secrets and scars of his own, becomes an unexpected ally in a household where every glance has meaning and every loyalty can be questioned. Franzi should be searching for a way home. Marcus should not want the woman fate has placed in his path. Catlus should not care what happens to either of them. Yet Rome has a way of binding people together long before they understand the cost. As Franzi uncovers the mystery that brought her to the ancient world, she is pulled deeper into a life of political ambition, hidden danger, and forbidden longing. Every choice brings her closer to Marcus, closer to the truth, and closer to a love that history was never meant to remember. Because time has rules. And loving Marcus may be the one thing Franzi was never meant to do. The Roman Bloom is a slow burn time travel romance set in ancient Rome, perfect for readers who love arranged marriage, protective heroes, forbidden love, found allies, emotional stakes, and the question of whether some souls are destined to find each other across time.

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Hi, lovely reader!

I’m Regina Hunter, and I write historical romance for readers who love yearning, impossible circumstances, complicated history, and two people finding each other when the odds are very much against them.

I’ve always been fascinated by the question: What would actually happen if a modern person suddenly found themselves in another time? Not just the beautiful dresses and castles, but the awkwardness, danger, culture shock, and very human relationships that would come with it.

My stories are romantic first, but I also love digging into the history behind them and creating worlds that feel lived in.

Thank you for picking up one of my books and giving my characters a little space in your imagination. Every read, review, recommendation, and message genuinely helps an independent author more than you might realize.

I hope you fall in love, get frustrated with my characters at least once, and stay up a little later than you planned.

Happy reading,

Regina Hunter

— Regina Hunter