Enemy of My Dreams - by Jenny Williamson (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

"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.

Review Quotes

"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

"Adventure, passion, history, scorching romance, Enemy of my Dreams has everything a reader could desire!"
--EVA LEIGH, USA Today bestselling author

"This is a hugely entertaining Roman world Romantasy--with a hilarious heroine and smoldering hero--whose adventures in love and war are set against the backdrop of the last dangerous days of an ancient Empire."
--ELODIE HARPER, Publishers Weekly bestselling author of The Wolf Den

"This book has everything! High-stakes action, grit, ferocity, and blazing passion. Julia and Alaric are colliding storms against a backdrop of the brutal dangers of ancient Rome. I could not put Enemy of my Dreams down and can't wait for more from this exciting new author!"
--AMANDA BOUCHET, USA Today bestselling author of the Kingmaker Chronicles

"A gripping high-stakes historical romance, Enemy of My Dreams will thrill readers with its royal political intrigue, exquisite love story, and vivid battle scenes."
--ROXANA ARAMA, author of The Exiled Queen

"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

"A stunning debut with echoes of Gladiator. Highly recommended for fans of enemies-to-lovers romantic fantasy with a hint of spice."
--ANGELA J. FORD, author of the Tower Knights Tale series