For when you breathe, I am your air.For when your heart beats, I am its pulse.For when you are far away, look at our star.When events out of their control split the family apart, Marius, Kyle, and Claudia are challenged beyond belief. In the desperate race for power, their enemies will stop at nothing to ensure they destroy Marius and those he loves. Kyle and Claudia have to navigate treacherous waters in Rome to deal with their adversaries, and separate allies from foes, whereas Marius has his own struggles to deal with, far from his loved ones. As an unexpected and shattering blow leaves them reeling, Kyle has to be stronger than ever before to keep them from sinking into despair.Will their enemies finally shatter the small family, or will their love prevail, and conquer all?Please note: This book's story is set in Ancient Rome, loosely based on the times during Trajan's reign. However, the emperor and all the characters are fictitious, and do not reflect real historical events of those times.Although a thorough research has been put into this book, "Pulsus Cordis Mei" is not a historical fiction, but rather a queer romance set in a historical setting, depicting fictitious events.The language of the book does not reflect the language used during ancient times.Roman names have sometimes been adapted to fit the story, and some of them are purely fictional.