Claiming
Excalibur (Legendary Saga #2)
by L.H. Nicole
Release
Date: 12/16/14
Omnific
Publishing
300
pages
Summary
from Goodreads:
Aliana
Fagan has done what many thought impossible: she’s awakened King Arthur from
his fifteen-hundred-year sleep, reunited the Knights of the Round Table, and
even beaten Mordrid and Morgana LeFay in battle.
But
the Destined One’s quest has only begun.
Before
the knights can "unearth and reclaim their lost relics" they must
survive the trip to Charleston, South Carolina and meet the newest member of
the Round Table. If King Arthur’s men thought Aliana and Lacy were tenacious,
they'll be even more surprised by Dawn, the third member of the fem-trio.
Deadly
secrets, unexpected allies, and a traitor lurking in the shadows await Aliana
and the new Round Table as they continue their search for Excalibur. Their only
clue is a beyond confusing poem from a mysterious book that speaks of a
terrifying creature guarding the legendary sword. Trying to build a somewhat
normal relationship with Sir Galahad adds a whole new level of complexity to
Aliana’s task, especially when several among them suspect the White Knight may
not be wholly himself. Her friendship with King Arthur grows closer, and when
circumstances become intense, he may finally get the chance with Aliana that
he’s been pining for.
Mysteries,
legendary quests, and haunting memories will either unite the members of the
New Round Table or fracture their bonds. Aliana and her crew only have seven
months before the planets align and Mordrid can seize the power he needs to
conquer the seven realms. Can the Destined One keep her new family together and
lead Arthur to his destiny of saving the realms? Or will a centuries-old plot
for revenge finally spell the king’s end?
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Legendary
(Legendary Saga #1) blurb
Before the darkest hour strikes the Destined One
shall come forth
Avalon’s lost daughter must thrice and alone prove
her worth
Then can she fully possess the power to awaken the
King
It shall become her destiny to reunite the Round
Table
Unearth and reclaim their lost relics
Become the key to undoing the evil Mordrid has
wrought
Only with her can the Once and Future King prevail
Aliana Fagan spent her childhood traveling the
world, dreaming of legendary heroes and mythical lands. But after the sudden
death of her parents, she hides behind the safety of her camera and her art
until a vivid recurring dream compels her to dig into her father’s research
about Avalon and Camelot. When she is hurled into a magical realm by forces she
thought were only the stuff of fairy tales, she finds herself thrown into an
adventure she could never have imagined. Nearly everything she thought she knew
about Arthurian legend was wrong.
The independent eighteen-year-old is shocked to
find that the people of Avalon think that she is the Destined One, the only
person who can summon King Arthur back to life from his hidden chamber. Most
surprising of all is that it’s up to her to lead the Knights of the Round Table
on an epic quest–an adventure that will transport them across the seven magic
realms to reclaim all that has been lost so they can defeat the evil Mordrid
for good. But first, she must bring the ancient warriors into her world and
reunite them with their lost brothers. Chaperoning the legendary
knights-with-a-chivalry-complex as they navigate the modern world is a constant
challenge, and she certainly never thought she’d be caught between her intense
feelings for the noble Sir Galahad and her growing friendship with the King.
To fulfill the prophecy, Aliana will have to
discover the meaning of friendship, bravery, loyalty, true love, and
forgiveness. But can she do it all in time to save the realms from Mordrid’s
impending Armageddon?
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“What do we have
here? Seven little warriors and a DragonLord lost in a strange land?” a snarky
voice said, echoing off the white trunks that surrounded the path.
“Who’s there?” Owen
called out.
“Show yourself!”
Arthur ordered, drawing his sword. The others followed his lead, drawing
theirs. Aliana pulled the bow from her shoulder and nocked an arrow. Dagg
jumped from her shoulder and hovered in the air, his purple gaze flicking
around the area.
The voice laughed.
It wasn’t deep enough to be a man’s voice, but it wasn’t high like a girl’s
either.
Son of a biscuit!
What kind of trouble’s found us now?
“I’m wounded,” the
voice crooned. “Surely you don’t think little old Puck would dare hurt the king
of Camelot and his Knights of the Round Table.”
“Puck?” Lacy and
Aliana gasped as a short, gangly kid appeared, hovering high in the air above
them. He wore a pair of gray breeches and a red and white tunic. The shirt was
cinched at his thin waist by a thick blue belt. His pale orange skin stood out
against his shocking white blond hair and liquid silver eyes.
“Ah, so you’ve heard
of me!” The kid smiled brightly and bowed to the girls from the air.
“We’ve heard of you,
too, trickster,” Galahad growled. He and Percy stepped in front of the girls.
“Then my reputation
truly precedes me.”
If she hadn’t been
so unsure about the “trickster” in front of them, Aliana would’ve been tempted
to laugh.
“Are you the Puck
from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream?” Lacy asked cautiously,
staring at the creature.
He bowed again with
open, devilish delight. “Indeed. Dear old Willy knew how to make a guy famous!”
“Why are you here?”
Galahad growled. “You served the king of Avalon last I heard.”
The strange-looking
boy tsked. “Poor sir knight. I suppose it’s hard to keep up when you’re trapped
in Sidhe amber.”
Galahad took a step
toward the kid, but Aliana grabbed his arm. “Don’t, Galahad.”
“Then what is your
purpose for interrupting our quest?” Arthur asked. His voice sounded bored, but
he watched Puck intently.
Puck lowered himself
to just inches off the ground in front of Arthur. “Who says I’m interrupting
you?” he asked with an arched white blond brow. “I’m here at my queen’s behest
to lead you lot into the safety of Notien.” He bowed again before zipping back
into the air, stopping above Aliana. He looked between her and her Dragon
guardian. “Well, well, you’re certainly more in person, Destined One.”
Aliana frowned. What
did he mean by that?
“We should be going,
I think,” he announced with a loud clap of his orange hands. “The queen is not
a patient Fae.”
“We’re still some
distance from the Summer Kingdom,” Leo said as Dagg lowered himself to Aliana’s
shoulder. She could feel the Dragon’s tenseness, like he was ready to pounce.
“Bah.” Puck
scrunched his face. “You mortals. So boring. Puck has a much more fun
way to travel.” He clapped his hands again.
The sound echoed loudly, like they were in
a mineral cave, and white gold lights encased the eight of them. The guys
twisted, trying to find a way out of the magic surrounding them, but the light
grew so bright they had to shield their eyes. Waves of electricity crackled
over Aliana’s skin until she felt like she’d dissolve under the immense power.
Then it stopped, and the white-hot light around them vanished.
AUTHOR BIO:
I
am a seasoned Pastry Chef in our nation’s capital and a lifelong fairytale
(Disney and Grimm) lover, believes in love at first sight, is addicted to 80’s
& 90’s cartoons and anything that can capture my
ADD-way-to-overactive-imagination. Joan Lowery Nixon and L.J. Smith were the
first authors I became addicted to and who inspired me to steal away whenever I
could to read and write.
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