Enemy of My Dreams

Jenny Williamson

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Canary Street Press
04 February 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical romance; Historical fiction; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

""This novel is a cinematic adventure.""--Jennifer Saint, internationally bestselling author of Ariadne

In the last days of the Roman Empire, a desperate princess and a brutal Gothic warlord forge a dangerous alliance.

Julia, only daughter of the emperor of Rome, lives a life of excess and freedom. Wine, philosophy, and scandal--she revels in hedonism. But when her father dies and her teenage brother takes the throne, he will stop at nothing to seize control of both the empire and his wayward sister. And now Alaric of the Visigoths, a ferocious warrior who has battled Rome for years, has come to the capital to bargain for his homeland.

When Julia rebels against the marriage her brother has ordered her to accept, he responds by publicly punishing her lover in the Colosseum. Realizing how perilous her position is, Julia impulsively turns to Alaric--the empire's sworn enemy, and the one man who can make Rome tremble. Julia must find a way to make an ally of Alaric, a man she can't trust--a terrifying warlord with the power to bring both Julia and the empire to their knees--in an edgy, sexy cat-and-mouse game of attraction, defiance, and lust.

By: Jenny Williamson
Imprint: Canary Street Press
Edition: Original ed.
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 151mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 549g
ISBN: 9781335080516
ISBN 10: 1335080511
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 04 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Jenny Williamson is a romance and fantasy novelist obsessed with the ancient past. She is co-creator of the popular Ancient History Fangirl podcast and co-author of the nonfiction title Women of Myth (Simon & Schuster, 2023). She grew up in Vermont and currently lives in Brooklyn. Jennywilliamsonauthor.com

Reviews for Enemy of My Dreams

"""This novel is a cinematic adventure."" --JENNIFER SAINT, internationally bestselling author of Ariadne ""Enemy of my Dreams is a romantic romp through the ashes of a dying empire. With a romantic's heart and a historian's deft touch, Williamson brings the ancient world to vivid, breathtaking life."" --LUNA MCNAMARA, author of Psyche and Eros ""Jenny's fantastical ancient Rome is a stunning melding of history with fantasy. She's reimagined a world where love, even between a Roman princess and a so-called barbarian, can be more powerful than the Roman Empire. But it's the steamy romance between true enemies, a couple who loathe as hard as they love that makes Enemy of my Dreams truly enthralling."" --LIV ALBERT, author of Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook and creator of Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! podcast"