The Once and Future Queen

----'The fresh takes on legendary characters and propulsive plot twists make this a page-turner ... an original and fascinating take on the romance of Arthur and Guinevere' Kirkus (starred review)---- -----SOME LEGENDS DON'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY----- After the sudden death of her boyfriend, Vera is content to fade into the background, washing 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. TROPES INCLUDED Time travel ----- Magic ------- Romance -- Quests -- Knights ----- Readers have fallen in LOVE with 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' -----

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.