Lady’s Knight
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Lady’s Knight

  1. 432 pages
  2. English
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About this book

An undeniably fierce, unforgettably funny, unapologetically queer feminist romp through the England of medieval legend. Bestselling and acclaimed authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner bring readers along on an epic quest for valor, freedom, and, above all, love. A Knight’s Tale meets the Lady Jane series, with a dash of The Great!

Gwen is sick of hiding—hiding the fact that she’s taken over her father’s blacksmithing duties, hiding her attraction to girls, hiding her yearning for glory as a knight.

Meanwhile, Lady Isobelle of Avington, queen bee of the castle, has never once considered hiding who she is—until now. She’s been chosen as the grand prize in the Tournament of Dragonslayers, to be given to whichever knight can claim her hand. And for the first time in her life, she can’t talk her way out of trouble.

When Isobelle discovers Gwen’s knightly ambitions, they hatch a scheme together—Gwen will joust in the tournament, disguised as Sir Gawain. Winning means freedom for Isobelle, and glory for Gwen. Losing means… well, let’s not go there.

One thing’s for sure: Falling in love was never the plan.

But the best laid plans…are often trampled all over by dragons.

"A sapphic delight, full of jousts, jaunts, and courtly love. Lady's Knight sparkles with wit and charm and has lady knights to swoon over. Kaufman and Spooner will leave you breathless." —C. S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Rise

“Kaufman and Spooner are auto-buy authors for me, always guaranteed to get my heart pumping with their page-turning romance and high-stakes adventure.” —New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard

"There are a lot of damsels in Lady's Knight, but none of them need a man to fix their problems. (Men seem to be the source of the problems, in fact.) Wholesome, heartfelt, and more fun than cheesecake on a stick, Kaufman and Spooner's latest book is all about women's work. You know, jousting, dragonslaying, and saving the kingdom—all while looking fabulous." —Jodi Meadows, coauthor of the New York Times bestselling novels My Lady Jane and My Plain Jane

“Clever, funny, thrilling, and romantic—Lady’s Knight will inspire readers to take up their swords to fight dragons and the patriarchy. Perfect for fans of A Knight’s Tale and anyone who loves a romantasy with wit, charm, and the occasional comedic fourth wall break.” —F. T. Lukens, New York Times bestselling author of So This Is Ever After

"You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll be ready to fight any dragon after reading this delightful tale full of swoony romance, heart-racing action, and the very best banter in the realm!" —Beth Revis, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Night of the Witch

"Writing that is above all else marvelously warm and at the same time witty, adventure and romance that will sweep you off your feet—a double sweep, and a triumph!" —Sarah Rees Brennan, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Long Live Evil

"Sparkles with wit and romance! So many quotable lines. Not to mention the sexiest gown-lacing scene in modern literature. Like its characters, Lady's Knight is endlessly clever and resourceful." —Ellen Kushner, award-winning author of Swordspoint

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Publisher
Storytide
eBook ISBN
9780062893413
Year
2025

Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Contents
  3. Interstitial
  4. Chapter One: The sort of thing that gets a girl burned at the stake
  5. Chapter Two: Ridiculously, fabulously pink
  6. Chapter Three: Bring it on
  7. Chapter Four: Sir Gawain’s not done yet . . . just watch
  8. Chapter Five: Climb down, lady, we’re going out!
  9. Chapter Six: I’ll have a White Knight, please
  10. Chapter Seven: Chivalry is all well and good, but cursed inconvenient at times
  11. Chapter Eight: Just put her there
  12. Interstitial
  13. Chapter Nine: Don’t try to fight it, you’ll only hurt yourself
  14. Chapter Ten: Nobody ever expects a lady to rappel off a balcony
  15. Chapter Eleven: You are the girl who would be a knight?
  16. Chapter Twelve: Mademoiselle le Chevalier
  17. Chapter Thirteen: Off in search of adventure
  18. Interstitial
  19. Chapter Fourteen: Hast Thou Ever . . .
  20. Chapter Fifteen: Everything is context
  21. Chapter Sixteen: She was very much accustomed to people looking at her like they didn’t understand what was happening and wanted it all to stop
  22. Chapter Seventeen: Damn those girls and their “tea”
  23. Chapter Eighteen: Maybe we could wash the donkeys
  24. Chapter Nineteen: A deer trying to hide in a pack of ravenous wolves
  25. Chapter Twenty: Just don’t tell the other knights I screamed
  26. Chapter Twenty-One: Drop-your-cheesecake-on-a-stick-and-not-even-care spectacular
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two: The violence is too much for her delicate constitution
  28. Chapter Twenty-Three: No lady went in search of the privy alone when she could bring a friend
  29. Chapter Twenty-Four: Don’t bring it all the way undone . . .
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five: What a perfectly normal conversational gambit
  31. Chapter Twenty-Six: A wild horse of feeling and emotion
  32. Interstitial
  33. Chapter Twenty-Seven: I thought we’d have more time
  34. Chapter Twenty-Eight: You are not the first to ask whether a woman could hold a sword
  35. Chapter Twenty-Nine: Do you yield?
  36. Chapter Thirty: This goes a lot more smoothly in the ballads
  37. Chapter Thirty-One: Did that really just happen?
  38. Chapter Thirty-Two: Don’t tell me you’re scared, Sir Knight
  39. Chapter Thirty-Three: They’ll kill anyone who tries to upset the order of things
  40. Chapter Thirty-Four: A girl who knows exactly who she is
  41. Chapter Thirty-Five: Meditations he learned on an ancient mountaintop
  42. Chapter Thirty-Six: Ride off into the sunset with nothing but a change of underwear
  43. Interstitial
  44. Chapter Thirty-Seven: You’d be very surprised by what a fancy lady can get done
  45. Chapter Thirty-Eight: I can show you a thing or two
  46. Chapter Thirty-Nine: If I taught you to dream, then I was wrong
  47. Chapter Forty: No better than they are
  48. Interstitial
  49. Chapter Forty-One: The crowd went wild
  50. Chapter Forty-Two: The terrible sound of a thousand people not knowing what to say
  51. Chapter Forty-Three: Someone get this hysterical girl out of here!
  52. Chapter Forty-Four: A foolish, reckless idiot with her head in the clouds
  53. Chapter Forty-Five: . . . Or it’s tricky to put back together again
  54. Chapter Forty-Six: It came up from the mine
  55. Chapter Forty-Seven: Like she’d ridden straight out of legend
  56. Chapter Forty-Eight: Two wounded creatures, facing each other across the empty battlefield
  57. Interstitial
  58. Chapter Forty-Nine: You were never alone
  59. Chapter Fifty: Never Sende a Manne to Do a Woman’s Jobbe
  60. Acknowledgments
  61. About the Authors
  62. Back Ad
  63. Endorsements
  64. Books by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
  65. Copyright
  66. About the Publisher