Liberty by Kim Iverson Headlee Book Tour and Giveaway :)


Liberty
by Kim Iverson Headlee
Genre: Historical Romance

How hard would you fight for a chance at love across a vast social divide?


Epic.” ~ Drue’s Random Chatter Reviews.

Betrayed by her father and sold as payment of a Roman tax debt to fight in Londinium's arena, gladiatrix-slave Rhyddes feels like a wild beast in a gilded cage. Celtic warrior blood flows in her veins, but Roman masters own her body. She clings to her vow that no man shall claim her soul, though Marcus Calpurnius Aquila, son of the Roman governor, makes her yearn for a love she believes impossible.

Groomed to follow in his father’s footsteps and trapped in a politically advantageous betrothal, Aquila prefers the purity of combat on the amphitheater sands to the sinister intrigues of imperial politics, and the raw power and athletic grace of the flame-haired Libertas to the adoring deference of Rome's noblewomen.

When a plot to overthrow Caesar ensnares them as pawns in the dark design, Aquila must choose between the Celtic slave who has won his heart and the empire to which they both owe allegiance. Trusting no man and knowing the opposite of obedience is death, the only liberty offered to any slave, Rhyddes must embrace her arena name, Libertas—and the love of a man willing to sacrifice everything to forge a future with her.

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JAMIL OF TANIS, Egyptian by birth and a Roman citizen by right of having survived two decades of compulsory military service, including a stint as a centurion of the Praetorian Guard, flicked his horsetail whisk, much as its original bearer had done, to chase off flies as he strode past Londinium’s wharves toward the slave market. Lord Ra shone strong and bright on this, the nineteenth day of July by the Romans’ reckoning, and the first day of the Egyptian new year. Word on the street buzzed that a ship had arrived with captives from northern Britannia. As owner of Villa Britanniae, Londinium’s gladiatorial school, and the gladiators’ principal trainer, Jamil kept a constant watch for promising candidates. And on such a propitious day as this, he hoped the goddess Maat would deign to be generous. Years ago, while fighting to quell the Picti uprising that had convinced Hadrian’s successor, Emperor Antoninus Pius, to build a second wall across northern Britannia, Jamil had observed fierce women warriors swelling the barbarians’ ranks. Perhaps some had been captured at long last. Female gladiators had become quite the rage across the empire, and not always for their fighting skills. But even if Jamil could add a gladiatrix to his collection and she became the provincial champion, he had no wish to take her to Rome. There, death awaited him.




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.



Historical places I'd like to visit.
I'm just going to identify cities, because all of these places are rich in history and culture, and it would be =way= too hard for this history enthusiast to narrow down specific sites!
1. Saint Petersburg, Russia. I had the privilege of docking overnight here while on a two-week Baltic cruise in 2002, but since this city factors large into my ancestry, I would love to be able to spend more time here someday.
2. Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Out of sheer curiosity.
3. Jerusalem, Israel. Another place that factors into my personal history that I would love to spend a week or three exploring.
The following cities I visited as a child too young to remember more than just a few scattered images:
4. Rome, Italy.
5. Cairo, Egypt.
6. Venice, Italy.
7. Hong Kong.
8. Tokyo, Japan.
Finally, two places (out of a great many) my dad has frequented on business that I would like to see some time:
9. Singapore.
10. Dubai, UAE.
Thank you for inviting me to share my love of history and travel on your blog today!

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  1. Thank you for hosting Liberty as the top post on your blog, and it’s on sale today for $0.99!
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