Laelia Naevius is cursed by the goddess Venus: every single man her father offers her hand to dies before they can make it to the altar. She supposes she should be upset by this-the gods only know her father is-but she doesn't want to get married at all. How could she? She's too busy staring at another girl.
And not just any girl-a gladiatrix.
What is a girl to do when every man betrothed to her dies before they can marry?
Well, Lady Jihane is no man, so... maybe that?