And as war and betrayal press ever closer, we tumble headlong into a passionate love affair that will change the world.įrom the USA Today bestselling author of Priest and Misadventures of a Curvy Girl comes a contemporary reimagining of the legend of King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot - elegant, carnal, and unforgettable.
Soon, I find myself caught between past and present, pleasure and pain - and the two men who long for each other as much as they long for me. He doesn't know about the secrets we also keep. But the country knows him as the leader of the free world, all that stands between us and war.ĭesperate to have me, Ash sends his best friend Embry to bring me to him. I haven't forgotten his broken promises and forbidden desires. It starts with a stolen kiss under an English sky, and it ends with a. I knew him as Ash, the soldier I once kissed in a circle of broken glass. Author: Sierra Simone Narrator: Stephanie Rose Audiobook and E-book. Instead, I swore off love forever.īut President Colchester hasn't sworn me off - not by a long shot. I didn't need to learn my lesson a third time. Twice I ignored it, and twice my heart was utterly, miserably broken. American Queen (New Camelot) is an amazing Book which will meet your expectations. When I was a girl, I received a warning: Keep your kisses to yourself. American Queen by Sierra Simone American Queen (New Camelot) PDF. Cross-posted to Amazon and Goodreads.My name is Greer Galloway, and I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States. Based on my knowledge of the legends, I see pain in the future, but for now, I’m happily along for the ride. So, this might be the best retelling of this particular love-triangle I’ve read yet. And through it all, the evolving relationship between Greer, Ash, and Embry hurtles toward an inevitable conclusion.
However, the fantasy that I adore is picking apart the modern allegories to Arthurian characters. Greer is a little too perfect, despite her state history with relationships. Love that can’t exist in a modern world still limited by social constructs of relationships and heightened with the added burden of top-level American politics.įantasy infuses much of this text because so much of it shouldn’t necessarily be possible. The pain between these three characters is near-magical because it all comes from love.
Precisely as I usually am with the love-triangle retellings of the sordid tale of Lancelot, Guinevere, and Arthur.Įxcept a good friend recommended this series to me, and she’s never steered me wrong. I was prepared to be annoyed by Embry Moore, to possibly be annoyed by Greer, and to roll my eyes at Ash a lot. Lancelot has especially never been a particular favorite, for much the same reason Simone explains in this book: He’s a fanfic self-insert by the French so they could play with chivalry in a set of tales too old for such a relatively modern social construct. I adore Arthurian literature, but not all of it.
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