The Once and Future Queen: Arthurian legend meets time travel in this sweeping romantic fantasy (The Lives of Guinevere) - Softcover

Lafferty, Paula

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1399746022 ISBN 13: 9781399746021

Publisher: Hodderscape, 2025

Synopsis

Epic romance. Love that transcends time. Magic and destiny collide in this spellbound fantasy that readers can't stop talking about.

"You have given me everything. I wouldn't trade my time with you for a long life."

SOME LEGENDS DON'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY

When tragedy shatters Vera's world, she's content to disappear into the quiet hum of hotel laundry rooms in Glastonbury. But when a mysterious guest reveals himself as Merlin and claims she's the long-lost Queen Guinevere, everything changes. As she is whisked back in time to seventh-century Camelot, she finds a kingdom teetering on the edge of ruin, and a dark curse threatening to consume the realm.

As memories of another life begin to stir, Vera is thrown into a web of betrayal, power and heartbreak. The handsome King Arthur - the stranger she now calls "husband" - often refuses to meet her eye, keeps her at arm's length. He is cold, forbidding...yet tender, and she soon finds herself longing for his touch.

In a world built on legends and lies, Vera must choose between the woman she was and the one she's become, before history repeats itself.

This compelling and lushly written book is the first in an addictive new romantasy series that offers a wholly original retelling of Guinevere and Arthur's love story, perfect for fans of Outlander.

Arthurian Legends
Romance
Strong FMC
Found Family
Time Travel Fantasy
Magic
Quests
Knights

JOIN THE READERS WHO LOVE THE ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN

'Prepare to have Arthurian retellings ruined for you because THIS version is the one true Queen!'

'OH MY GOSH.... I am going to need 5-7 business days to fully process the work of art that this Camelot retelling/time-travel/magical realism/romantasy epic '

'WOW. JUST WOW. HOLY CRAP. I AM A WRECK RN. THIS WAS SO GOOD'

'Actually sobbing right now because I finished this book and I'm so sad I'll never get to read it for the first time again'

'I am so enamored with this book. It is the King Arthur legend retelling I've been waiting for my whole life'

'THIS BOOK IS PERFECT'

About this title

About the Author

Paula Lafferty lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, daughter, and Otto (the sweetest dog there ever was). She received a BFA in Film Production from Chapman University and a Master of Divinity from Saint Paul School of Theology. She has a taste for finding magic in "the ordinary" and a spark for discovering stories at every turn. Telling stories is the thread that runs through Paula's life, and La Vie de Guinevere is her debut novel which she originally funded through a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign.

From the Back Cover

Sometimes legends don't tell the whole story.

After the sudden death of her boyfriend, Vera is content to fade into the background-scrubbing sheets and cleaning bathrooms in a Glastonbury hotel. But when a mysterious guest reveals himself as Merlin and whisks her back to seventh-century Camelot, everything changes. He insists she's not just Vera-she's Guinevere, and only she can undo the curse draining the kingdom's magic and save Camelot from the will of a power-hungry mage.

There's just one problem: Vera remembers nothing of her past life. And with Camelot teetering on the edge of collapse, time is running out.

As Merlin works to restore her memories, Vera uncovers a tangled history of betrayal, power, and heartbreak. Why does King Arthur recoil at her presence? What truly happened the night the curse was cast? And why does every answer feel like it's tearing her in two?

In a kingdom built on legend, Vera must decide who she is-before the past destroys the future.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodderscape
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1399746022
• ISBN 13: 9781399746021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512