King Arthur's Sister in Washington's Court
Author: Kim Iverson Headlee
Book Description:
Morgan le Fay, 6th-century Queen of Gore and the only major character not killed off by Mark Twain in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, vows revenge upon the Yankee Hank Morgan. She casts a spell to take her to 1879 Connecticut so she may waylay Sir Boss before he can travel back in time to destroy her world. But the spell misses by 300 miles and 200 years, landing her in the Washington, D.C., of 2079, replete with flying limousines, hovering office buildings, virtual-reality television, and sundry other technological marvels.
Whatever is a time-displaced queen of magic and minions to do? Why, rebuild her kingdom, of course—two kingdoms, in fact: as Campaign Boss for the reelection of American President Malory Beckham Hinton, and as owner of the London Knights world-champion baseball franchise.
Written as though by the old master himself, King Arthur’s Sister in Washington’s Court by Mark Twain as channeled by Kim Iverson Headlee offers laughs, love, and a candid look at American society, popular culture, politics, baseball...and the human heart.
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Praise for the Book
“Packed with politics, pop culture, sports, business, time travel,
magic, deceit, humor and love, this story will keep you enthralled right
up to the end. Whether you have ever read an Arthurian romance before
or not, give this one a try. I am sure you will love it as much as I
did.” ~ Dottie of Romance Junkies
“KASIWC is irresistible, passionate, and intriguing. Definitely check
out this amazing new Arthurian Romance!” ~ Jill of Arthurian Romances
“It’s like Ms. Headlee has the touch of Twain in her.” ~ Darlene of
Mousiey Books
Excerpt
From Chapter XXIV: A Rival Player
“Grief? Is that how you view our relationship? Naught but
grief?”
“No, of course not, but—”
“Indeed. Then how do you view it?”
He rolled his eyes. “You know how I feel about you—privately,
that is. I just don’t appreciate my judgment being questioned on the job all the
time. Believe it or not, Boss, I do want what’s best for the team, and I do know
what the team needs; but I can’t deliver it to you under these conditions—it’s
like I’m bound and gagged. I can’t operate like that. Either free me to do my
job for the Knights or free me to do it elsewhere.” His gaze turned soft and
sad. “Please.”
Oh, God, he used that magic word on me—me, mistress of magic,
and I stood helpless to resist its effect. The rage that had built within my
breast throughout his speech seeped from me like helium from a balloon, leaving
the skin inflated but with no volition to rise from the floor. Quietly I
said:
“Very well, Sandy Carter, if your job means more to you than
I do, then you are fired.”
Again.
Alas.
About the Author
Kim Headlee lives on a farm in southwestern Virginia with her family, cats, goats, Great Pyrenees goat guards, and assorted wildlife. People and creatures come and go, but the cave and the 250-year-old house ruins—the latter having been occupied as recently as the mid-twentieth century—seem to be sticking around for a while yet.
Kim is a Seattle native and a direct descendent of twentieth-century Russian nobility. Her grandmother was a childhood friend of the doomed Grand Duchess Anastasia, and the romantic yet tragic story of how Lydia escaped Communist Russia with the aid of her American husband will most certainly one day fuel one of Kim's novels. Another novel in the queue will involve her husband's ancestor, the seventh-century proto-Viking king of the Swedish colony in Russia.
For the time being, however, Kim has plenty of work to do in creating her projected 8-book Arthurian series, The Dragon's Dove Chronicles, and other novels under her imprint Pendragon Cove Press.
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