Queen & Conqueror
How does one conquer a kingdom without spilling blood? You offer your hand in marriage to the king who killed your husband.
Almira's father raised her in political cunning. Since childhood, she’s prepared for this moment. She lays out the players one by one like pieces on a board.
One. King Alton, the brother-killer. The spare heir who killed his brother for the throne.
Two. The perfect seamstress. The people must admire a queen and welcome her with open arms even when she arrives with a deadly armada behind her.
Three. The Queen’s Red Guard. These warrior women have one purpose; to protect the queen at all costs. Even from her husband. Even from herself.
Queen & Conqueror is the first book in an epic feminist fantasy series told from the perspective of the women who rule and shape the future.
“Men will never be ready for women like us and it is not our job to ready them.”
Isabelle Olmo
Isabelle Olmo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was raised on a diet of 1980s fantasy films and Sweet Valley High. She loves anything speculative and genre-bending.
Queen & Conqueror is her first published novel.
The Queen's Red Guard
QUEEN & CONQUEROR will tell the story of Almira, the highest ranking lady in the kingdom who suddenly becomes a widow. Determined to bring peace to a kingdom at war, she offers her hand in marriage to the king who defeated and killed her husband. And so begins her marriage to King Alton and their dinners filled with banter and sexual tension.
The book is packed with eccentric and strong women; from the grouchy seamstress to the queen, to the captain of the guard, Sanaa, to the young heir who runs away from home to serve the queen.
The Queen's Red Guard consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
