Lancelot
and the King
The
Knights of Camelot Book 1
by
Sarah Luddington
Genre:
M/M Historical Fantasy Romance
A
love long-held, the love of a knight for his king, a love which must
be denied.
Lancelot
is banished from Camelot in disgrace, not only has he lost his honour
and country, but too late he realises he has lost his love.
When
duty calls him to return, Lancelot doesn’t think twice and once
more puts on his armour. If his king needs him and he is called to
the sword, he knows where he must be.
His
country is threatened, the dark wings of war are gathering and his
love... that will just have to wait.
The
needs of one man’s heart cry for peace, but Lancelot understands
what he must do.
He
will stand shoulder to shoulder with the man he loves and if they
survive the battlefields, if they can survive the peace, then maybe,
just maybe, a knight and his king can put aside their call to arms
and listen to the call of their hearts.
The
Knights of Camelot series is a reimagining of the Arthurian legends.
Each book features two (or more) men in love with one another, steamy
encounters, and more. These books are not intended to be read as
standalones, so be sure to start at the beginning with Lancelot and
the King.
Lancelot
and the Sword
The
Knights of Camelot Book 2
A
powerful new threat looms over Camelot and the fleeting sanctuary of
love is shattered. Maybe beyond repair.
Lancelot
and Arthur must place their joy on hold to save the kingdom.
As
chaos takes hold over the land, the time for tender passion has
passed. This is the time for heroes, the time for a king and his
greatest knight to make a stand and lead their country through the
fires of war.
But
in the midst of the battles sometimes the needs of the moment demand
sacrifice and a trust is broken.
With
the blood of betrayal still running, Lancelot finds himself drawn to
another. Perhaps in Tancred’s tender embrace he might just find the
peace he so desperately craves.
But
a jealous king is a dangerous creature and the ghosts of the dead are
intent on hounding a broken soul to the grave.
Lancelot
and the Grail
The
Knights of Camelot Book 3
A
broken and shattered knight hides from the world and from the man who
destroyed him. Betrayed by the man he loved, Lancelot vows that the
only way he will return is to see the heart of his king staining the
floors of Camelot.
Then
one day, a gentler soul tracks down the tormented knight and sets to
repairing a mind so damaged, there may never be a way back. When
Tancred finds Lancelot, he is barely recognisable.
The
revenant of a once powerful knight, with a heart which burns so
intensely, it is only the pain which gives life.
But
Tancred is not going to lose a soulmate he has spent a lifetime
waiting to find.
Lancelot
will return and his sword is thirsty for blood. The power of the
Grail and the fury of Excalibur are turned on the enemies of Camelot
in a race to save a kingdom and a brotherhood bound in blood.
Lancelot’s
Challenge
The
Knights of Camelot Book 4
With
King Arthur’s blood still fresh on Lancelot’s hands, a deal is
struck. A deal which will bind the knight to an evil power in return
for the life of the man he loves.
Lancelot
is forced to work for the fey in a bargain which is set to unleash a
new terror on the lands. A force so powerful that even the gods step
back to watch.
With
Tancred at his side, the vengeful knight must bide his time and play
the fey’s games.
Games
which will cost Lancelot his soul if he cannot find a way to defeat
the evil which grows. But when the final prophecy is revealed,
Lancelot must challenge his fate alone.
Lancelot’s
Burden
The
Knights of Camelot Book 5
The
gods play games, and Albion’s gods seem to enjoy the chase. When
chaos descends the gentlest soul will break.
When
that soul belongs to the man to whom Lancelot has given his heart,
death is coming for the tormenters.
Lancelot
is now the king of Albion and his sword will destroy her enemies.
Even if those enemies are more powerful than anything he could have
dreamed.
But
first he needs to save his love. A man so destroyed that his thirst
for revenge will not stop until the kingdom runs red.
Forced
to make alliances with once hated enemies, the needs of war forge
dangerous bedfellows.
To
save a kingdom may just cost Lancelot the only thing he has left. His
soul.
Lancelot’s
Curse
The
Knights of Camelot Book 6
With
only one chance to save his lover, and his land, Lancelot must make a
new deal with the gods.
They
will demand everything Lancelot holds and take the last threads of
hope from his heart.
The
torment that the god of chaos and misery sets to work in Lancelot’s
life, threatens to destroy Albion and Camelot, but the god never
figured on the power of love and with Arthur’s help, there may just
be a way to survive such sadness.
Lancelot
must find a way to stop their destruction before Camelot, Albion and
Tancred are lost forever. This time there is no hope, no battle he
can win, no twist to save his cursed life.
The
knight turns his eyes to the heavens and his curse follows on a swift
sword.
His
only hope is that the sacrifice he gives proves to be enough to save
his lost love.
Betrayal
of Lancelot
The
Knights of Camelot Book 7
For
six hundred years, Lancelot has been lost.
Lost
in a world so far from Camelot that his blood stills and his soul
craves nothing but oblivion. Six hundred years of fighting other
men’s wars and bedding other men’s lovers. Six hundred years of
death.
But
Fate wants her hero back and Lancelot must give up this new world of
machines and cities to return to Albion.
The
gods are rising and Mordred has a new ally.
An
ally more fearsome than any Lancelot has ever encountered.
With
Arthur once more by his side, they face what they believe will be
their final battle. An appointment with the darkest soul in Albion
and his even darker god.
Passion
of Lancelot
The
Knights of Camelot Book 8
When
the battle rests, the hearts are laid bare.
Lancelot
has destroyed the person who loved him and who brought him back from
the dead. Tancred lies broken and Arthur will never release his hold
on Lancelot.
But
wars have no time for broken hearts and the three men are all that
stand between Camelot and the advancing armies in the north. Somehow
they must find a way to put the pain of broken love to one side
before all is lost under the gathering evil.
They
must learn to trust each other once more, if only for one last time.
Camelot needs its greatest knights now; there will be time enough for
hearts to heal when the battle is done.
If
they survive.
Revenge
of Lancelot
The
Knights of Camelot Book 9
When
a god strips you of everything you love, what is there left to do but
fight?
Lancelot,
Arthur and Tancred face their god of madness and chaos in the centre
of the world. Fate holds her breath as the three heroes draw on the
last of their strength to bring peace to Albion.
But
can a warrior ever be still? Is there a place where heroes can sleep?
Or is there only death for those who made death their lives?
Lancelot
knows he is facing his final battle, but it is not the battle of the
sword he fears, it is the battle of the heart.
If
he is victorious, he will secure peace for Albion for eternity. Yet
still his heart aches.
The
fiercest knight that Camelot has ever known is fearful of the fragile
soul his battered body conceals.
There
may be only one answer and the thought scares him more than any enemy
he has ever faced.
Lancelot-
The Lost Years: The Spear
The
Knights of Camelot Book 10
“The voices of the past
are often too strong to resist. I have been away from Camelot and
Albion for five long centuries. Occasionally though, a soul brushes
against mine and I feel it... I feel love in all its forms regardless
of the cost. No one can replace Arthur or Tancred, but there are
souls in this long lonely life that make it bearable, even happy, and
I live only for those candle flashes of hope.”
Lancelot is
cursed to walk the world alone. His is the immortal Knight of
Camelot, cast adrift after angering the god Balar. Time drifts
endlessly for him until he finds a reason to live.
Lady
Elizabeth Rothschild is a noble of the Great British Empire and she
is going to prove that a noble woman can control just as much as a
noble man. Her tool for this mission is a man called Lance Ash, a
drunkard, a whoremonger, a wastrel, but someone very good at his job.
He is her treasure hunter, and she wants him to find the Holy Spear
which pierced the flank of the true God.
Lance Ash knows
exactly how dangerous such a quest can be for all involved, but when
he meets the Lady Rothschild’s half brother, Lance Ash is lost and
Lancelot du Lac is reborn.
A Knights of Camelot story which
takes place between Lancelot’s Curse and Betrayal of Lancelot.
Sarah Luddington is the
author of historical gay romance and contemporary gay romance. She is
a gay rights activist, holds three martial arts black belts, a degree
in Medieval History and far too many dogs. She lives on a mountain in
Spain and in her spare time writes and reads LGBT fiction.
Come and visit her
website at www.romanticadventures.net or Facebook for more
information. She always welcomes contact with her readers.
Many thanks.
GUEST POST
Do the characters all come to you at the same time or do some of
them come to you as you write?
Most of the characters come to me as I
write. In the Camelot series Tancred doesn’t appear until book two
and was supposed to die at the end of Lancelot and the Sword
but… Spoiler alert – Lancelot couldn’t let him go so he stayed
and didn’t that ever create a love triangle to end all love
triangles!
What kind of research do you do
before you begin writing a book?
I generally think: What if (insert
exciting thought of the day), then start writing, then I realise I
don’t know enough and start reading around a subject. For my latest
project, Fortune’s Soldier, I’ve become an expert on Armenian
railways… Why? Because my boys have to blow one up and I had to get
it right. I also know more about Russian politics and Iran and Syria
than I did three months ago. I’ve been reading action and adventure
stories written by special forces operatives like they are crack to
an addict so I can learn all the tec speak of SEAL teams and the SAS.
Do you see writing as a career?
If only to keep the voices in my head
quiet, I need to make this my career.
Do you read yourself and if so what
is your favorite genre?
I read all the time. I have Kindle
Unlimited without which I couldn’t afford my habit. I love gay
romance, especially if they are complex and political, Tal Bauer and
Cole McCade are two of my favourites. I love action and adventure
stories and urban fantasy as well.
Do you prefer to write in silence or
with noise? Why?
I have a playlist or favourite album
going in my ears most of the time, but my house is always noisy so
I’ve learned to write even with the TV on and dogs barking at the
local goat herd.
Do you write one book at a time or
do you have several going at a time?
I usually have at least two, and number
three taking shape as I take the dogs out for long walks.
If you could have been the author of
any book ever written, which book would you choose?
Lord of Rings. I’d have done a better
job of cutting out all the endless backstory.
Pen or type writer or computer?
Computer. My first computer set me
free! I have dyslexia and the endless mistakes I make with a pen and
paper used to make me cry, so when I bought my first second hand PC
it was like being given a gift from God. The freedom to explore
strange new worlds…
Advice they would give new authors?
Practice. Take advice but trust your
gut. Don’t get hooked into all the ‘traditional publishing is
best’ nonsense. We have Amazon, use it! Then practice some more.
Learn about how to tell stories, from using the correct grammar, to
how to form a compelling plot. And practice. Never give up. Never
stop learning. Never be afraid of ditching a project if you lose the
thrill. And yes, more practice.
What is your writing Kryptonite?
Depression, which is a tricky one
because sometimes writing causes it, sometimes I get it because I’m
not writing enough. Day job. Having to leave the house and think
about ‘normal’ stuff.
What’s the most difficult thing
about writing characters from the opposite sex?
Tricky one this because I always write
from a man’s point of view except for my first two books and the
women in them aren’t exactly normal. I can’t write ‘normal’
women, they usually turn out to be strong good guys or bad guys.
Domestic situations aren’t my thing so they can use a sword, give
and order or, for my latest one, shoot someone, just as easily as a
man.
How long on average does it take you
to write a book?
My latest took nine weeks, some take a
lot longer. Men of Sherwood took a year because I was distracted by
trying to write a different book half way through but that one failed
to make the grade, so I think about three or four months is normal.
Do you believe in writer’s block?
Yes and no. It doesn’t stop me
writing but it can stop me writing well. I’ve ditched dozens of
stories I’m half way through because of it.
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