The Once and Future Queen
Outlander-meets-The Princess Bride plus Camelot in a fresh, big-hearted, feminist, timeslip adventure reimagining the epic saga of King Arthur, as told from the perspective of his spunky and surprising queen, Vera – complete with time travel and good running shoes!
Vera always knew she didn’t fit in. When she learns that she is meant to be in another time, she leaps at the chance to embrace a new life in a world of valor, intrigue, and unexpected magic in this bold and romantic retelling of Arthurian legend . . .
22-year-old Vera is at a crossroads: waiting tables, grieving her previous relationship, and jogging aimlessly each morning as if toward an uncertain future. Then an odd man shows up at her workplace, insisting that she was once the legendary Queen Guinevere of Camelot, and that her lost memories hold the key to changing both the past and the present. Somehow, it all feels like the direction she’s been looking for. But when she asks the mysterious man to tell her more about Lancelot, Arthur, and a faithless queen, he can only say that much of what she’s heard about Camelot is wrong. The truth, he claims, is something she must see for herself.
After jumping through a portal in Glastonbury’s historic center, Vera is not prepared for what she finds. Magic is everywhere, but a curse on the kingdom means it dwindles every day. She has no idea how to perform a queen’s duties. Her fast friendship with Lancelot sets gossip flowing, and the stranger she must call “husband” often refuses to meet her eye. Arthur is a puzzle: cold, forbidding, and, while angry to her face, keeps leaving secret tokens of tenderness in her chambers. Worst of all, Vera’s memories—and the answers locked within them—show no signs of returning. If Vera is truly destined to save Camelot, she’ll have to trust her instincts. And her king will have to trust her . . .
Paula Lafferty
Paula Lafferty writes with the instinct of someone who has always seen magic flickering at the edges of ordinary life. Her debut novel, La Vie de Guinevere, began as a dream shared with readers through a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign and grew into an international release, translated into multiple languages and narrated in audiobook form by Julia Whelan. The novel reimagines Arthurian legend with a feminist lens, weaving time-slip fantasy, romance, and myth into a story that feels both timeless and immediate.
La Vie de Guinevere
Legends are not finished stories, they wait for the right moment to awaken again.
In this sweeping reimagining of Arthurian myth, a grieving woman in present-day Glastonbury discovers that her ordinary life is only a veil. When Merlin arrives with secrets she cannot ignore, she is drawn into the past, where the fading magic of Camelot calls her by another name: Guinevere.
La Vie de Guinevere consists of one book and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
