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The Grail and Glory

by Tracy Cooper-Posey

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Once and Future Hearts #11

Why Read This?

A sweeping Arthurian tale that masterfully weaves political intrigue with deeply emotional romance as two wounded souls find healing in each other. Cooper-Posey delivers authentic historical detail and compelling character growth against the backdrop of Camelot's twilight.

Synopsis

As betrayal and war close in, can two hearts learn to trust again? Deryn of Calleva flees her ruined home, betrayed by her own kin and pursued by Saxons. With nothing left but her wits and her will to survive, she seeks shelter in Arthur’s court—a place where loyalties shift like the wind and every ally may yet prove false. Cadfael of Dunoding, eldest son of his house and sworn to Arthur’s service, is being shaped into the next war duke. Fiercely loyal to his king, he struggles to hold fast to honor while Britain fractures around him. Yet the wary, sharp-eyed woman from his past awakens a bond he cannot deny. Together, Deryn and Cadfael must navigate treachery within Camelot and the relentless threat beyond its walls. When Arthur’s fighting men are called to their greatest trial, their choices will decide not only their hearts, but the fate of a kingdom. In this eleventh installment of the Once and Future Hearts fantasy romance series, The Grail and Glory tells a sweeping tale of betrayal, resilience, and love in the twilight of King Arthur’s realm. 1.0 Born of No Man 2.0 Dragon Kin 3.0 Pendragon Rises 3.5 Once and Future Hearts Box One 4.0 War Duke of Britain 5.0 High King of Britain 6.0 Battle of Mount Badon 6.5 Once and Future Hearts Box Two 7.0 Abduction of Guenivere 8.0 Downfall of Cornwall 8.1 Touch by Maen Llia 9.0 Vengeance of Arthur 9.5 Once and Future Hearts Box Three 10.0 Grace of Lancelot 11.0 The Grail and Glory 12.0 Camlann (coming soon!) Readers have described Tracy Cooper-Posey as “a superb story teller” and her historical fantasy romances as “written art.” A Historical Fantasy Romance/Ancient Historical Romance series __ Praise for the Once and Future Hearts series For some it's the legend of King Arthur that excites them about this series but for me it's a thoroughly engrossing, beautifully written novel that has authentic characters and historical facts of the time that enrich the story. Tracy has the amazing ability of building her characters with such respect and tenderness that you have no other option than to love her [Guenivere]. I highly recommend the whole series and I enjoy revisiting characters common to the previous books in the series with the main characters of Camelot merely an interesting background. I’ll actually be sorry to see this series comes to an end, which is the highest praise someone like me (an Arthurian hater) can offer. I can't wait for the next one. War, political intrigues and conniving characters are usually something I avoid but author Tracy Cooper-Posey does a brilliant job of balancing the these elements by putting the focus on two lives being tossed around by circumstances beyond their control.

At a Glance

5.00 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

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Book Details

Goodreads Rating

5.00 ★

Page Count

338 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Format

N/A

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