Raging
Sea
The
Dragon's Dove Chronicles Book 3
by
Kim Iverson Headlee
Genre:
Historical Fantasy
Outcast,
clanless, and but a junior officer in Arthur the Pendragon’s army,
Angusel struggles to rebuild the life stolen from him through
betrayal by the person he had held most dear. His legion allegiance
thrusts him onto the campaign trail as one of Arthur’s forward
scouts, stalking Angli troops and being among the first to clash with
these vicious enemies at every turn. But the odds loom high against
him and his sword-brothers, and they will need a miracle just to
survive.
Pressured
to make the best choice to ensure her clan’s future leadership,
Eileann struggles with her feelings for Angusel, whose outcast status
makes him forbidden to her as a mate. When Angli treachery threatens
everyone she loves, she vows to thwart their violent plan to conquer
her clan. But she is no warrior, she has no soldiers to command, and
she will need a miracle just to survive.
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Morning's
Journey
The
Dragon's Dove Chronicles Book 2
“Magnificent.”
~ Kathleen Foley, author of the Faith in Uniform series
In
a violent age when enemies besiege Brydein and alliances shift as
swiftly as the wind, stand two remarkable leaders: the Caledonian
warrior-queen Gyanhumara and her consort, Arthur the Pendragon. Their
fiery love is tempered only by their conviction to forge unity
between their disparate peoples. Arthur and Gyan must create an
impenetrable front to protect Brydein and Caledonia from land-lusting
Saxons and the marauding Angli raiders who may be massing forces in
the east, near Arthur’s sister and those he has sworn to
protect.
But
their biggest threat is an enemy within: Urien, Arthur’s rival and
the man Gyan was treaty-bound to marry until she broke that promise
for Arthur’s love. When Urien becomes chieftain of his clan, his
increase in wealth and power is matched only by the magnitude of his
hatred of Arthur and Gyan—and his threat to their infant
son.
Morning’s
Journey,
sequel to the critically acclaimed Dawnflight,
propels the reader from the heights of triumph to the depths of
despair, through the struggles of some of the most fascinating
characters in all of Arthurian literature. Those struggles are
exacerbated by the characters’ own flawed choices. Gyan and Arthur
must learn that while extending forgiveness to others may be
difficult, forgiveness of self is the most excruciating—yet
ultimately the most healing—step of the entire journey.
Dawnflight
The
Dragon's Dove Chronicles Book 1
What
if King Arthur’s queen was every bit as heroic as he was? Find out
by immersing yourself in this epic story of the power couple whose
courage and conviction would shape the destiny of a nation.
Gyan
is a Caledonian chieftainess by birth, a warrior and leader of
warriors by training, and she is betrothed to Urien, a son of her
clan’s deadliest enemy, by right of Arthur the Pendragon’s
conquest of her people. For the sake of peace, Gyan is willing to
sacrifice everything...perhaps even her very life, if her foreboding
about Urien proves true.
Roman
by his father, Brytoni by his mother, and denied hereditary rulership
of his mother's clan because of his mixed blood, Arthur has followed
his father's path to become Dux Britanniarum, the Pendragon: supreme
commander of the northern Brytoni army. The Caledonians, Scots,
Saxons, and Angles keep him too busy to dwell upon his
loneliness...most of the time.
When
Gyan and Arthur meet, each recognize within the other their soul’s
mate. The treaty has preserved Gyan’s ancient right to marry any
man, providing he is a Brytoni nobleman—but Arthur does not
qualify. And the ambitious Urien, Arthur’s greatest political
rival, shall not be so easily denied. If Gyan and Arthur cannot
prevent Urien from plunging the Caledonians and Brytons back into
war, their love will be doomed to remain unfulfilled forever.
But
there is an even greater threat looming. The Laird of the Scots wants
their land and will kill all who stand in his way. Gyan, Arthur, and
Urien must unite to defeat this merciless enemy who threatens
everyone they hold dear.
Kim
Headlee lives on a farm in southwestern Virginia with her family,
cats, goats, Great Pyrenees goat guards, and assorted wildlife.
People and creatures come and go, but the cave and the 250-year-old
house ruins--the latter having been occupied as recently as the
mid-twentieth century--seem to be sticking around for a while
yet.
Kim has been a published novelist since 1999 with the
first edition of Dawnflight (Sonnet Books, Simon & Schuster) and
has been studying the Arthurian legends for nigh on half a century.
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Question for author: Who was your inspiration for Gyanhumara ?
ReplyDeleteHi and thanks for the question! No living person inspired the character of Gyanhumara.
DeleteI have been studying the Arthurian legends for more than half a century now, and by the time I got to high school, I realized that Guinevere had gotten a bad rap over the course of the past fifteen centuries. I asked myself how I could change that. The answer began with changing her name. Arguably, "Guanhumara" is the oldest known form of the name "Guinevere," but I needed a name that yielded a decent nickname, and "Guan" didn't cut it for me. :D
The next step was to give Gyan a career. At the time I began writing Dawnflight, in 1989 [not a typo!], no one else had published a warrior-queen version of the Guinevere character. Now of course there are others, but my Gyan -- who finally saw the inside of bookstores in 1999 with the first edition of Dawnflight (published by Simon & Schuster) was the first. That edition of Dawnflight predated the Jerry Bruckheimer "King Arthur" movie -- featuring an archer Guinevere in a not-so-pratical skimpy leather bra for armor -- by five years.
I always love books with women in power and I'm really intrigued with the epic story of the power couple whose courage and conviction would shape the destiny of a nation. I'm definitely picking these books up, they sound so good.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Strong but likeable heroines are the hallmark of all my fiction -- even when said heroine only wields a fireplace poker. :)
DeleteThe books look interesting. I really like the cover artwork.
ReplyDeleteA new to me author!! Can't wait to read Dawnflight!
ReplyDeletecover looks intriguing
ReplyDeleteI like the cover, very eye catching.
ReplyDeleteI'm really liking the series of covers. Very distinctive and eye-catching.
ReplyDeleteThe cover designs are cool.
ReplyDeleteThank you all so much for supporting Raging Sea and my other Dragon's Dove Chronicles books on this blog. As a bonus, Part 1 of Raging Sea is a free digital download on Kindle, Nook, iBooks, Google Play, and Kobo!
ReplyDeleteThis isn't the sort of book I would ordinarily choose, but am so intrigued by your reply to ToniAnn & your thought process. I have nothing to loose but a little time & any time spent reading isn't lost to me! Am going to see how it goes & will let you know!
ReplyDeleteThe cover is really cool.
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