The Heir of Venus

<p><b>FROM <i>THE SUNDAY</i> TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR COMES A NEW SPELLBINDING RETELLING SET AT THE DAWN OF THE ROMAN WORLD</b><br><br><b>''Enthralling'' </b>Luna McNamara, author of PSYCHE AND EROS<br><br><b>________<br></b><br>Aeneas, the son of Venus, is destined for greatness, prophesised to father a people who will one day rule the world.<br><br>But behind every great man are the women the prophecies forget.<br>Creusa, Dido and Lavinia will never meet, yet they are united by the ambitions of one man whose life is pre-ordained to collide irreparably with theirs.<br><br>But if their destiny remains unwritten, can they determine the future for themselves?<br><br><i>This is the story of Rome''s origins as it''s never been told before, through the eyes of three women whose choices changed history.</i><br><br><i>________</i><br><br><b>PRAISE FOR LAURA SHEPPERSON</b><br><br>A deft and clever retelling full of intrigue, rage and pathos'' <b>JENNIFER SAINT </b><br><br>''An intelligent, hig