First published 2021
Marcus Brutus wrestles with a terrible decision. Caesar has returned to Rome victorious, but his growing power threatens the Republic. Fellow senators whisper of tyranny and plot in shadows. They need Brutus, Caesar's trusted friend, to legitimize their cause. Brutus loves Caesar like a father, yet he loves Rome more. The conspirators press him: will he save the Republic or watch it fall? On the Ides of March, daggers flash in the Senate. But killing Caesar proves easier than living with the consequences. Cassius had promised liberation. Instead, civil war erupts. Mark Antony turns the Roman mob against the assassins with a single speech. Brutus flees the city he tried to save, haunted by Caesar's ghost and his own fractured conscience. Shakespeare explores whether noble intentions can justify terrible acts, and whether friendship or duty should triumph when they collide.
Genres: drama, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, political-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, tragic-hero
Setting: Rome, Roman Republic
Period: Ancient Rome
350 pages · Hardcover · Independently published