PREORDER – The Emperor's Enemy (Deluxe Limited Edition) by Jasmine Mas

Submit your preorder receipt by September 14 to receive a holographic bookmark from the author and be entered in a drawing for a galley copy. Also, you can read the first two chapters now on the author's website.

This is a preorder book that releases on September 15, 2026.

Orders that contain preorder books will not ship until ALL the books in your order are released. If you want your order for released books to ship sooner, please place separate orders.

Stats

Format: Hardcover (sprayed edges, foil, end paper art)

Pages: 272

Published: September 15, 2026

Estimated spice: Spicy

Goodreads rating: 4.3+

The Storygraph rating: 4.2+

Libro.fm audiobook

Publisher description

When the hunter is hunted… who becomes prey?

The Emperor’s Enemy is an addictive true enemies-to-lovers dark romantasy with a heroine who doesn’t need saving, an enemy she can’t escape, and a war neither of them plans to lose.

Welcome to the Unsurvivable Love Duet, the all-new series by Jasmine Mas, bestselling author of Blood of Hercules. The limited deluxe edition features beautifully designed sprayed edges, a foil-stamped case, and full-color character art endpapers—available while supplies last!

Zora Ravenal didn’t join the Crimson Army to be a hero. She joined to destroy the empire.

A skilled hunter hardened by loss with a concerning capacity for stubbornness, Zora claws her way into becoming a Knight Mage: the Commonwealth’s deadliest defense against the Empire’s storm magic and her people’s only hope.

It almost works.

Now she’s stuck in a war she can’t walk away from, hiding dangerous secrets, and shoved into very close quarters with the one man she should never be alone with.

He’s a Royal Mage with a body count, a temper, and an unsettling obsession… with her.

Now they’re partners.

Sort of.

If “partners” means being forced to train together, trust each other with their lives, and somehow not kill each other in the process.

But the Royal Mage isn’t just dangerous—he’s paying attention. And the longer they’re forced to remain in each other’s orbit, the more twisted everything becomes. Who’s hunting who?

Perfect if you love:

• True enemies-to-lovers
• Sarcastic banter
• A spicy slow burn
• Touch her and die
• Female rage
• A shocking twist you will NOT see coming