by Lex Croucher
Part of The Camelot Disasters
First published 2023
Gwendoline, sharp-tongued princess of England, has been promised to Arthur since before either of them could object. He is a future lord with a talent for getting on her nerves. She is not someone who suffers fools. They agree on exactly one thing: they cannot stand each other. Then, within a day of arriving at Camelot for a summer of pre-wedding festivities, Gwen catches Art kissing a boy behind closed doors. Art, never one to leave a weapon unused, digs up her childhood diary and finds her written confessions about Bridget Leclair, the kingdom's only lady knight. Suddenly they are not enemies so much as two people with matching secrets and no one else to trust. They strike a deal. Cover for each other, keep the peace, survive the season. But the annual royal tournament has a way of complicating plans. Gwen finds herself falling hard for Bridget. Art finds himself drawn to Gwen's royal brother. The pact that was supposed to be a shield starts to feel like something closer to friendship. Lex Croucher's debut is a queer medieval rom-com packed with sword fights, found family, and two people who set out to protect each other and end up discovering what they actually want.
Genres: romance, fantasy, young-adult, comedy
Vibes: found-family, humorous, lighthearted, romantic, witty
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating, found-family, mutual-pining
Setting: England, Camelot
Period: Medieval
410 pages · Hardcover · Wednesday Books