Dawnflight
The Dragon's Dove Chronicles Book 1
by Kim Iverson Headlee
Genre: Historical Fantasy
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.
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.
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Raging Sea
The Dragon's Dove Chronicles Book 3
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.
How can one soldier make a difference? How can one woman save her kin and clan? In the crucible of
combat, Angusel must surrender to the will of the gods, and Eileann must invoke divine power to forge
the most dangerous warrior the world has ever known.
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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Real
Life Experience Mirroring Your Novels?
Today’s
Chicken and Egg Question: Do my real-life experiences mirror my
novels?
Although
I write historical fiction—centering upon ancient history—there
do arise occasions when experiences in real life mirror events in my
books. Two such experiences, both occurring on separate visits to the
British Isles, leap to mind today.
After
my first novel, Dawnflight,
was purchased by Sonnet Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, in
1997, my husband and I used a portion of the advance to take a trip
to Scotland. The trip was part celebration and all research as we
visited the sites of the heroine’s home fortress (Ardoca Roman
Camp, Perthshire), as well as the villain’s (Dunadd hill fort on
the Kintyre Peninsula). Ardoca is on private land, so we had to
content ourselves with what we could view from the road of the
remaining ridges of the fortifications and so forth, but the trip to
Dunadd proved quite special indeed. The very idea of finding the
well, the foundations of the gate tower, two roads to the summit of
different widths, and the replica symbol-stones that adorned the site
where my story’s villain called home sent literal chills down my
spine. The fact that the fortress was being buffeted by 70 mph winds
that day, it being a fine brisk afternoon in January, had nothing at
all to do with those chills, I assure you!
A
few years later, my husband was dispatched to London on business and
I was able to accompany him. While he was attending a meeting on our
last morning, I decided to visit a prayer service at St. Paul’s
Cathedral. I had been scrambling around, trying to get packed, and I
almost didn’t go, but something told me I needed to make this trek.
I arrived at the church feeling harried and breathless, but the
instant I stepped within those sacred walls and the choir’s music
enveloped me, I felt all of that melt away as fast as if it had never
been. It didn’t occur to me until well into the service that this
experience was very much akin to a scene I described the heroine as
having experienced inside her first church in Dawnflight,
which
had been published for nearly three years by this time.
I
tend to vote most often for the Chicken, but I’ve learned there are
times when the Egg does indeed come first.
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