"Mark of the Lion"

One of my favorite reading genres is historical fiction.  I have read a powerful trilogy of books called The Mark of the Lion.  It's set in first century AD in Rome dealing with the persecution of Christians.  It follows one slave girl in the first book and then other lives that she touched in the rest of the series.  It is full of suspense and tension.  The author, Francine Rivers, does not shy away from sensitive topics.  She has written other good books such as Atonement Child dealing with abortion and The Scarlet Thread dealing with prostitution.