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I, Guinevere (Mythic Maidens #2) Author: C. K. Brooke Genre:  YA, Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: C.K. Brooke Release Date: 2018 Pages: 214 Source: This book was given to me by a book review site in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Your legends have it wrong. Arthur never pulled that sword out of the stone. I did. I, Guinevere.     On the winter solstice, a mysterious sword in a stone appears in the churchyard. Not even the mightiest of the village men can remove it, until fifteen-year-old Guinevere gives a try. The sword heeds the unsuspecting maiden, proclaiming the unthinkable: she is the blood of Pendrakon, heir to the vacant throne of Camylot.     Guinevere never dreamed she was born royalty. Now, between apprenticing the eccentric wizard, Merlyn; swordplay lessons with an abrasive—albeit, attractive—boy named Lance; and clandestine, magical meetings with the formidable High Priestess of Avalon, Guinevere is swept up in a whirlwind...

Mistress of Legend by Nicole Evelina Publication Date: September 15, 2018 Lawson Gartner Publishing Paperback, eBook, AudioBook; 412 Pages Series: Guinevere's Tale, Book 3 Genre: Historical Fiction/Arthurian/Fantasy Source: This book was given to me by Historical Fiction Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Legend says Guinevere spent her final days in penance in a convent, but that is far from the truth. Having escaped death at the stake, Guinevere longs to live a peaceful life in Brittany with Lancelot, but the threat of Arthur’s wrath quickly separates the lovers. Guinevere finds herself back in Camelot, but it is not the peaceful capital she once knew; the loyalty of the people is divided over Arthur’s role in her death sentence. When war draws Arthur away from Britain, Mordred is named acting king. With Morgan at his side and a Saxon in his bed, Mordred’s thirst for power becomes his undoing and the cause of Guinever...

Camelot’s Queen (Guinevere’s Tale #2) Author: Nicole Evelina Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Lawson Gartner Publishing Release Date: 2016 Pages: 450 Source: This book was given to me by Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.  Synopsis: History remembers Guinevere’s sin, but it was Arthur who transgressed first.      Forced into a marriage she neither anticipated nor desired, Guinevere finds herself High Queen, ruling and fighting alongside Arthur as they try to subdue the Saxons, Irish and Picts who threaten Britain from every direction. Though her heart still longs for her lost love, Guinevere slowly grows to care for her husband as they join together to defeat their enemies.       Meanwhile, within the walls of Camelot their closest allies plot against them. One schemes to make Guinevere his own, another seeks revenge for past transgressions, while a third fixes her eyes on the throne. Wh...

Daughter of Destiny (Guinevere’s Tale #1) Author: Nicole Evelina Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Lawson Gartner Publishing Release Date: 2016 Pages: 328 Source: This book was given to me by Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Before queenship and Camelot, Guinevere was a priestess of Avalon. She loved another before Arthur, a warrior who would one day betray her.      In the war-torn world of late fifth century Britain, young Guinevere faces a choice: stay with her family to defend her home at Northgallis from the Irish, or go to Avalon to seek help for the horrific visions that haunt her. The Sight calls her to Avalon, where she meets Morgan, a woman of questionable parentage who is destined to become her rival. As Guinevere matures to womanhood, she gains the powers of a priestess, and falls in love with a man who will be both her deepest love and her greatest mistake.     Just when Guine...