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The Dream Diviner (The Claudia Chronicles Book 1)
Claudia Procula has always dreamed differently than other girls. Her visions arrive in symbols, layered and urgent, like messages from a god she doesn't know. As stepdaughter to Emperor Tiberius and sister to the volatile Drusus, Claudia moves through Rome's most treacherous circles, where one wrong word ends lives. When she falls for Lucius Pontius Pilate, a Praetorian soldier far below her station, she begins to suspect her dreams are warning her about the people closest to her, including the terrifyingly powerful Praetorian Prefect Sejanus. But decoding a prophecy you don't understand, in time to stop a catastrophe you can't yet see, may be the most dangerous thing a woman in Rome can do.
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Some dreams are warnings. Some are prophecies. And some are the only thing standing between the living and the dead.
Claudia Procula has always dreamed differently than other girls. Her visions arrive in symbols, layered and urgent, like messages from a god she doesn't know. As stepdaughter to Emperor Tiberius and sister to the volatile Drusus, Claudia moves through Rome's most treacherous circles, where one wrong word ends lives. When she falls for Lucius Pontius Pilate, a Praetorian soldier far below her station, she begins to suspect her dreams are warning her about the people closest to her, including the terrifyingly powerful Praetorian Prefect Sejanus. But decoding a prophecy you don't understand, in time to stop a catastrophe you can't yet see, may be the most dangerous thing a woman in Rome can do.
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Claudia Procula has always been different.
The stepdaughter of Emperor Tiberius, she has grown up among the wealth and privilege of Rome’s imperial family—but also among its secrets. Since childhood, vivid dreams have shown her things she cannot explain: mysterious symbols, glimpses of the future, and warnings she understands only when it is too late.
Now her dreams are becoming darker.
While Claudia struggles to understand what they mean, Lucius Pontius Pilate is fighting a very different battle. Intelligent, ambitious, and determined to rise above his beginnings, he has carefully planned his future within Rome’s ruthless political world.
Falling in love with the emperor’s stepdaughter was never part of that plan.
Neither was becoming entangled with Lucius Aelius Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard and one of the most dangerous men in the Roman Empire.
As ambition, conspiracy, forbidden love, and Claudia’s increasingly ominous visions collide, both Claudia and Pilate must decide what they are willing to risk—and whom they are willing to trust.
Because Claudia has seen a murder in her dreams.
She just doesn’t know it yet.
Meet the Characters
Claudia Procula
The emperor’s quiet, curious stepdaughter has been haunted by symbolic dreams since childhood. When those visions begin predicting violence within her own family, Claudia becomes determined to discover who—or what—is sending them.
Lucius Pontius Pilate
Intelligent, ambitious, and intensely determined, Lucius believes careful planning can secure the future he wants. Falling for a woman far above his station—and attracting the attention of Rome’s most dangerous political player—complicates everything.
Lucius Aelius Sejanus
Commander of the Praetorian Guard and the most powerful man beneath the emperor, Sejanus is brilliant, charismatic, and ruthlessly ambitious. His patronage could give Lucius everything he wants—or destroy him.
Avram
A Jewish scholar whose faith challenges Claudia’s understanding of the gods and her mysterious dreams. His quiet wisdom introduces her to a radically different idea: perhaps there is only one God, and perhaps He has been speaking to her all along.
Drusus Julius Caesar
Son and heir of Emperor Tiberius, Drusus is Claudia’s beloved stepbrother—and a dangerous obstacle to Sejanus’s ambitions. His increasingly bitter rivalry with the Praetorian commander places the entire imperial family at risk.
Emperor Tiberius
Brilliant, suspicious, and weary of Rome, Tiberius rules an empire while struggling to know whom he can trust. As he withdraws further from the capital, the men surrounding him become increasingly powerful.
Gemellus
Claudia’s young nephew and one of the people she loves most. His place within the imperial family makes him far more important—and far more vulnerable—than he realizes.
Perfect for Readers Who Love…
Ancient Rome • Biblical-era historical fiction • Prophetic dreams • Roman political intrigue • Forbidden romance • Court conspiracies • Faith and doubt • Mystery • Dangerous ambition • Powerful families with terrible secrets
Fans of Ben-Hur, The Robe, Quo Vadis, and I, Claudius will feel at home in the dangerous and decadent world of The Dream Diviner.
Themes
Faith and doubt • Prophecy and free will • Ambition and corruption • Loyalty and conscience • Family and legacy • Love, sacrifice, and redemption
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