The Forgotten Queen Trilogy: Book One: Rise of a King: 1

In a land abandoned by Rome, where fragile alliances replace open war, Arthur of Camelot is determined to unite the realm-whatever the cost.Avalon was never meant to be part of that cost. Hidden away since childhood, marked by a power she does not fully understand, she has lived a life shaped by silence, restraint, and survival. But when her path collides with Arthur's, something long buried begins to surface-something neither of them can ignore.Yet kings do not choose for themselves.To secure peace, Arthur must take a political bride. And with that choice, a future that once seemed certain is quietly, irrevocably undone.As Camelot rises, so too do the forces that will fracture it-ambition within the court, desire that refuses to be contained, and betrayals that will echo through legend itself. Guinevere. Lancelot. The knights who swear loyalty... and the truths they will not survive.Arthur will gain a kingdom. But in doing so, he may lose the one person who made him worthy to rule. And history will never tell her story.In Camelot, love is not forbidden-it is sacrificed.