Dawnflight

Written by Kim Iverson Headlee

Narrated by Ruth Urquhart and Mark Delgado

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 as a result 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 because of his mixed blood, Arthur has followed his father's path to become the Pendragon: supreme commander of the 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 recognizes within the other their soul’s mate. The treaty has preserved Gyan’s right to marry any man, providing he is a Brytoni nobleman—but Arthur does not qualify. And the ambitious Urien shall not be so easily denied.

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pendragon Cove Media
• Release date: Dec 16, 2021
• ISBN: 9781949997088

Kim Iverson Headlee

Kim Headlee lives on a farm in the mountains of southwestern Virginia with her family, cats, fish, goats & assorted wildlife. People and creatures come & go, but the cave and the 250-year-old house ruins-the latter having been occupied as recently as the mid-20th century-seem to be sticking around for a while yet.Other published works by Kim Headlee:Dawnflight, first edition, paperback, Sonnet Books, Simon & Schuster, 1999.Liberty, writing as Kimberly Iverson, paperback, HQN Books, Harlequin, 2006.

Reviews for Dawnflight

[feeroberts64 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Dawnflight by Kim Iverson Headlee is the first book in the The Dragon's Dove Chronicles. It's an Arthurian tale following the strong female lead known as Gyanhumara “Gyan” nic Hymar. She is betrothed to Urien map Dumarec, the son of Gyan's clan's enemy and Arthur's political rival. Before she is wed to Urien she meets Arthur map Uther, the Pendragon, who conquered her people in the war. Even though he conquered her clan she is taken with Arthur, and he is taken with Gyan, which causes strife between Arthur and Urien even more so than before she entered their lives.I thoroughly enjoyed this story. It has a strong female protagonist who isn't afraid to speak her mind and isn't afraid to wield a sword. There is romance with just a tad of detail, which I could handle. The characters are well defined, and the world building is decent. There are vivid and exciting battles, and though there are religious undertones throughout the tale, it is a vital part in understanding some of the trials Gyan and Arthur had to face, and definitely added to my interest in their plight. I would recommend this book to anyone into Arthurian historical fiction.