Kingfisher – From WWI to Camelot
D.K. Marley
Type: ARC
Genre: Historical fiction, fantasy
Word count: 218,000
Wales, 1914. As war looms, Vala Penrys escapes into Camelot legends—until a Druid portal pulls her into Britain’s mythic past. Awakening as Vivyane, Lady of the Lake, she stands at the center of a kingdom’s fate. Torn between love and destiny, Vala must choose: save her family or shape the future—because Excalibur now rests in her hands. Please note: this book is over 180,000 words, so you will have four weeks to complete it.
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Wales, 1914. On the eve of war, Vala Penrys and her four sisters retreat into stories-romantic visions of Camelot whispered beneath the shelter of a rowan tree, where myth feels safer than the world beyond. But when war fractures their quiet existence, those stories begin to stir with dangerous truth.
Vala’s life changes the night she meets Taliesin Wren, an enigmatic Welsh lieutenant whose presence feels older than time itself. Beneath the twisted roots of the rowan tree, he reveals a secret the Druids once guarded: a portal between worlds. And then she falls.
Drawn into the depths of another age, Vala awakens as Vivyane-Lady of the Lake, the Kingfisher-standing at the heart of a fractured Britain on the brink of legend. Kingdoms rise and fall. Alliances shatter. And Excalibur waits for the hand destined to wield it.
What began as a dream becomes a battle for the soul of a nation, across two worlds bound by fate. Torn between the man she loves and the destiny that calls her, Vala must choose: save her family…or shape the future of Britain itself. Because the past is not gone. The future is not written. And the power of Excalibur lies in her hands.
D. K. Marley is an American historical fiction author and the founder and CEO of The Historical Fiction Company, as well as Editor-in-Chief of Historium Press. With decades of experience in graphic design, publishing, and marketing, she has built a global platform supporting historical fiction authors through editorial, promotional, and publishing services.
As a novelist, Marley is known for her richly researched and imaginative works spanning historical, Shakespearean-inspired retellings, and time-travel fiction. Her writing blends history with lyrical storytelling, often exploring themes of legacy, identity, and the pull of the past. Driven by a lifelong passion for books and history, she continues to write, publish, and champion the genre she loves.
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