The Forgotten Daughter — Caroline Dale Snedeker

Roman centurion Laevinius is away when his Greek wife dies giving birth. The child, Chloe, is made a slave and Laevinius is told they both died. Chloe's life is harsh, only brightened by the stories her friend Melissa tells. Chloe's future looks brief and her love for a noble Roman seems doomed, until the plague reunites her with her father.