Libertas: Prime

Bailey Loveland is nothing but a small county sheriff's deputy trying to make her own way in life... a woman who could have been any one of us. Called to a duty bigger than she could have ever imagined, and at first one she was skeptical to accept, she becomes a phoenix, rising from the ashes of her shattered homeland to stand beside her people in a fight for freedom... An ancient, sinister enemy overthrows her country's government, toppling its infrastructure, severing its communications, freezing its wealth and commerce, and forcing its culture into a ghost of what it once was. To accomplish this, they use nothing more than sophisticated computer commands and a lot of planning, man-powerand the complacency of the American people. Loveland, and a handful of others, take a stand, and just when their strategy seems to be working, a frightening shadow looms over their Resistance. A shadow that had always been there, but one Loveland and her comrades mistakenly attempt to either understand or ignoreuntil now. The shadow is a high-ranking second-in-command of this mysterious brotherhood, and the invasion was more than doing the world a favor in this man's eyes; it is also a personal endeavor to avenge the death of his family. Attempting the route of diplomacy with him soon fizzles on Loveland, so she resorts to drastic measures. From one perspective, her choice to do so is seen by millions as a liberating turning point, vaulting her into the position of leader of the entire group of freedom fighters. His perspective, however, is vastly different: unforgivable, as devastating as the death of his family, and the only position it offers her is someone to be eliminated. From the moment she made her choice, he vows to hunt her without mercy, careening them both toward a fate intertwined from the beginning. The General is a very fierce and intelligent man who will stop at nothing in his attempt to crush a rebellion, prevent the rebirth of a nationand destroy the very soul of a woman whom he has come to regard as his equal, a woman that nation calls 'Libertas'. Lives are threatened and lost in his pursuit. When push comes to shove, Bailey recognizes a man whose hatred for her country develops into an even more dangerous personal hatred for her, forcing her to come to terms with who she is, who he is, and who they are as players on opposite sides of an enormous chess boardleading to a sacrifice she might not be able to escape.