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Liberty Paperback – February 14, 2015

by Kim Iverson Headlee (Author), Kim Headlee (Author)
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They hailed her "Liberty," but only her heart could set her free.

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. Knowing the opposite of obedience is death, the only liberty offered to any slave, Rhyddes must embrace her arena name-and the love of a man willing to sacrifice everything to forge a future with her.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pendragon Cove Press (February 14, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 494 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0990505545
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0990505549
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.12 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.99 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 52 ratings

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  1. Kimberly Iverson

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    A native of Washington State, Kim "Kimberly" Iverson Headlee is descended from a checkered family that includes everything from Midwestern horse thieves to Russian nobility. One of her cousins won a Heisman trophy, another was mayor of a town in Minnesota, and her great-grandfather served as Captain of the Palace Guard for Tsar Nicholas II in St. Petersburg. But her favorite family story is that of her grandmother, a childhood companion of the doomed Princess Anastasia forced to flee Russia with little more than the clothes on her back.

    Such tragic yet romantic stories inspired Kim at an early age to pen her own fiction. In 1999, writing as Kim Headlee, she published DAWNFLIGHT, a critically acclaimed and award-winning novel about a thoroughly likable warrior-queen Guinevere. LIBERTY, featuring a Celtic female gladiator in ancient Roman London, is her first novel writing as Kimberly Iverson, and it was acquired on proposal by HQN Books. She uses her extensive knowledge of ancient and medieval history and warfare to make her fiction come alive for her readers. Related works to DAWNFLIGHT and LIBERTY are under development.

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    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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Pam Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story - hard to put down...
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2015
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Some books I find hard to put down, `Liberty' was such a book with gripping fast action of what life might have been like in Britain under Roman occupation about 2000 years ago and it held me till the wee small hours. The story of a young girl whose village was attacked by the Picts, killing and pillaging without mercy. But young Rhyddes was a fighter and fought hard to save her family. Unfortunately though, her father seemed to hate her and sold her off to become a Gladiatrix, a female gladiator. It's a gripping story of fighting, lust, love, betrayal and survival.
This is the third book by Kim Headlee I have read and every one has been a joy to read. I can't recommend her books highly enough.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Rating: 4.25 Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2015
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I recently read Snow in July by Ms. Headlee and enjoyed it a great deal. When I was offered a chance to read and review Liberty in exchange for an honest review, I was intrigued by the book description. Since I was familiar with the author as well, I decided to give it a read. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this well-researched book in an era that is different than many of the novels that are available today.

The first scene quickly heats up, showing Rhyddes doing chores with her family. Her father is very harsh toward her and the brother closest in age to her, when he catches them in a playful moment. Rhyddes takes the blame, and her father back hands her so hard it leaves her reeling. Before he can do further damage, Pict raiders attack them. The attack leaves two of her brothers dead and her father and Owen wounded, but it is nothing compared to the disaster three days later, when her father sells her into slavery to pay his debts.

Marcus Calpurnious Aquila, while part of Roman aristocracy, fights as a gladiator against his father’s wishes. On the eve of his betrothal to Lady Messiena, his father tells him he can no longer fight in the arena. However, his betrothed wishes to see him so his father agrees to allow him to fight one final battle. When he proves victor of the match, while the crowd gives the thumbs up for his opponent, his father gives the thumbs down and Aquila has to kill the man.

When Rhyddes arrives in Londinium, she is purchased by Jamil, the owner of a Gladiator school. She will be trained to be a Gladiatrix. When she witnesses a brutal killing by Aquila, not understanding Latin, she assumes that he chose to kill his opponent, so does not want anything to do with him.

As Rhyddes learns the language, she finds out what truly happened and her heart softens toward the handsome Roman. Even though the attraction between the pair is fierce, there can never be together, since Aquila is betrothed and Rhyddes is a slave.

Although Rhyddes and Aquila try to deny their attraction, it is too strong. Is it possible that this ill-matched couple and their forbidden relationship manage to find a way against all odds?

I enjoyed being pulled into an era from so long ago. Ms. Headlee’s vivid descriptions of the times brought this book to life. I can only imagine the amount of research she did to write Liberty. I became so enmeshed at times that I felt as if I were in the arena fighting. The suspenseful scenes enhanced this story tremendously.

The pacing is very good at the start of the story and also at the end. It slows a bit in the middle, especially when Rhyddes and Aquila are apart. I would have liked to see a bit more interaction between them. That would have helped the romance aspects of this book.

Overall, this is an enjoyable romance, and I’m glad I had a chance to read this entertaining story. If you want a great account of the life and times in ancient England and Rome, you will definitely enjoy Liberty. Happy reading!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Kim takes us a journey that will inspire you, keep you wondering what will happen next,and warm your heart
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2018
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Libertas will win your heart while you root for her during her many trials. Throughout the story you get to relish in language and culture of ancient Rome and Britannia. Cheers to Kim for her exhaustive research in bringing this beautiful historical fiction adventure to life for us to enjoy.
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An excellent read if you lime medical times and love stories mixed together! Would recommend it to all! Very enjoyable and a great ending!
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Lilly Flora
2.0 out of 5 stars Misleading, offensive and boring!
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2006
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When I first heard about "Liberty" I thought it sounded suspiciously like my favorite book of all time "The Light Bearer" in which a female Germanic freedom fighter is made a gladitaidor and then rescued by a wealthy and enlightened roman man. Fortunately this is not a copy of "The Light Bearer" because that would mean that the characters in this novel have personality, character and integrity, and the book has something resembling a plot.

Perhaps you can tell I didn't like this book. This tells the story of a woman named Rhyddes, who is an 18 year old Celt abused by her father and then sold to pay of a tax debt to the Roman occupiers of Britain. None of this, including being gang raped by the Romans who take her to London to be sold seems to bother her to much. In London in the slave markets she is bought by a gladitaidor trainer named Jamil who went to the market on the hunch that he just might find a women to be a gladiator for him (what a lucky day for him!) In the market she is also bid on and fondled by a man named Marcus Aquila, the son of the governor of Britain who likes to be a gladiator for fun and hates his responsibilities. Though she is offended by this she can't help but be aroused by the touch of the handsome nobleman while she is completely naked and for sale in a public place. How romantic!

The book continues in this vein with Rhyddes being a ridiculously good fighter and lusting after Marcus, Marcus lusting Rhyddes though he is to be married and for some reason respecting her, though he never scrupled to by slaves for sex in the past. Their story is pasted off as love yet at one point Rhyddes begged Marcus to buy her because her new owners are literally going to rape and kill her and her refuses because of some stupid reason. Then there is some nonsense about a plot to overthrow the emperor using gladiators and bla bla bla.....

In short this book is awful. The history is inaccurate and poorly articulated, leaving the reader with a false image of the time and a completely skewed grasp of the social structure of Roman sonority. What eventually happened to Rhyddes, especially in terms of status, is not possible. Though this is supposedly a romance novel there is no love expressed here, only basic lust. Rhyddes is an offensive character to any woman because of her obvious lack of self-respect, and I say this knowing the societal pressures she would have been under at the time. For all extents and purposes she acts like a modern woman except when it comes to forgiving anyone, particularly men, for doing terrible wrongs to her and then taking the blame for all problems any men have caused her. In fact all the women in the book do this. Marcus is equally offensive, a spoiled rich kid who in his career as a gladiator obviously had special protection (who could kill the son of the governor or even wound him seriously without being killed himself?) who only thinks about himself and doesn't really seem to care if the supposed love of his life is killed of raped. All of this made this novel a nasty chore to read and I surprised I managed to finish to it. I just can't really recommend this book. Read "The Light Bearer" instead. Read anything instead.

Two stars, just because I did manage to finish it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015
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OMG I cried.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Rome is no nice Empire
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2018
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It's a classic love story in a Classic setting. Rome gave us a lot of good stuff, but for those on the margins (and the edge of the Empire is about as marginal as it gets) it could be a horrible place to be. However, Liberty is tough. She learns, grows, and comes out scarred but triumphant.
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