The evil is ancient… in New York City.
The clock ticks.
Time is not on his side.
Mel has struggled since his father died when he was only a child. He’s had to do anything to get by and it hasn’t been easy. When a strange Englishman reaches out to him, with a story beyond belief, he has a decision to make. Follow his heart and trust him or run?
Can Mel and Lance defeat the greatest enemy the world has ever known? Or in the midst of fighting evil, will they discover the real threat has always been a shattered heart?
And what if the one fight they cannot ever hope to win is with themselves?
You’ll love this new look at the Arthurian legends, because of the twists and the romance you didn’t expect.
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I have always loved stories about the knights of Camelot, especially Lancelot, so I was happy to get my hands on this book. Victoria Sue does a good job with world building. Through flashbacks and character explanations, we find out how King Arthur’s Knights of the Roundtable end up immortal and fighting in New York. Although Lance and Mel are soulmates, their relationship is slow to develop. Lance is sure he is destined for another and gives Mel the impression he does not want him because he (Mel) is not good enough. Both Lance and Mel suffer from poor self-worth and have to work on that to reach their HEA. The Twelfth Knight is a great beginning for a series and I look forward to reading more about this world.
A note about the audio book – I usually do not like audiobooks but the narrator of this book was fantastic. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys audiobooks.
A very enjoyable start to this fantasy series from this new to me author. I love the legend of King Arthur and his knights and this had a very good balance of the story and myths we all know, mixed in with a modern day mm twist. Gorgeous cover too!
Could the young man saved by the stoic, brave but life weary knight Lancelot, be the key to a battle between good and evil that has spanned centuries?
Mel is surrounded by mystery and magic but feels he may have finally found a home, but he lacks self confidence and Lance is full of denial…. I loved both these characters, especially Mel, but still wanted to shake them both at times over their lack of communication! The other knights could all see what they both refused to, especially young Tom who was also shrouded in mystery. I did thoroughly enjoy the great mix of magic, swords, action, suspense, mystery and passion and I’m looking forward to the next book as Lucan seems like my kind of guy, brooding, dark and a bit broken!
This is book one of a series I have been so excited about! This one introduces Lance and Mel, also known as Lancelot of King Arthur’s Knights, and Merlin, who just might have something to do with the world Lance comes from as well. I love the plotline of knights being basically immortal as they look for the other half of their souls and fight evil beings during the centuries of searching. I love the way the author tells the story, and I adore the fantastic characters and interaction included. The story is wonderful, and I already know that I will read this again before the next installment is released. I highly recommend this book and look forward to the rest of the series with great anticipation.
This audiobook needs 10 stars!
Confession time: I have many books in my Audible library that have been narrated by Greg Boudreaux/Greg Tremblay (two names for the same person) but I had not listened to any of them until I received a copy of The Twelfth Knight by Victoria Sue.
I loved this book so much when I read it (see original review below) but I’m having trouble finding the right words to describe how much more I loved it while listening to it. OMG – the voices Greg does for the many different characters in this story!
When I started listening to it I had so many other things I should have been doing but instead I became totally absorbed in the story all over again and listened to it straight through. This is somewhat unusual for me when listening to a book that I’ve already read. It’s especially unusual when it’s only been a couple of months since I read the book.
All I can say is – if you enjoy fantasy and/or books based on King Arthur’s Knights, one click this book or audiobook as fast as you can. It was truly amazing!
Below is my original review from October 2019:
I pretty much don’t read fantasy-based romance stories, and I have to be honest here… When Victoria Sue first announced that she would be writing books based on King Arthur’s Knights/Camelot, I wasn’t sure how I felt about that. But I have been doing beta reads for her for a while now, so when she asked her beta group to read this for proofing, etc. I couldn’t let myself say no.
OMG – she had me hooked nearly from the first paragraph. The Twelfth Knight is a fairly complex story. It does a lot of the world building that I’m sure will be needed in future books for the series, but I never felt like it was tedious information and it never caused the story to drag for me. In fact, it was just the opposite; it kept me enchanted with it.
Lance and his group were all Knights at Arthur’s Roundtable and they are immortal (you will learn why when you read the book). Each of them must find the other half of their soul in order to help save the world. The Twelfth Knight focuses on the relationship between Lance and Mel, who is Lance’s other half.
Mel’s life hasn’t been great ever since his beloved father died when he was ten. His mother became an alcoholic and drug addict which ended up with Mel in the care of family services at age thirteen. His experiences in the system weren’t good and he ran away at age fifteen. He did what he had to in order to survive.
Lance doesn’t want Mel to be the other half of his soul and he fights his feelings for quite a while. Mel is skeptical about everything that Lance and his friends tell him but it doesn’t take him long to accept it.
The world that Victoria Sue has created is really special. The way she blends the past with present day is great. We meet a lot of different characters in this book and I hope there will be books for all of them.
With The Twelfth Knight, Victoria Sue has once again proven to me that she is a masterful storyteller. I have no idea how she comes up with her ideas for stories but I hope she doesn’t run out of them any time soon. While Lance and Mel get a HFN in this story there are things that won’t be answered until future books.
A copy of this audiobook was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author or narrator.
***Reviewed for Xtreme-Delusions dot com*** (posting on Dec. 1, 2019)
I’m looking forward to see where the series goes! I really enjoyed this first in a new series.
Lance and Mel *sigh…
Holy Dark Knights, Batman!!!!
I worried at first that this would be just okay at best. It took the first couple chapters before I found my happy spot and the world disappeared and the only thing that existed was the world coming alive on the pages. **sigh… I love when I feel that moment in a book. Don’t you?
Anyway, once the characters pulled me in, I was a goner til the last page. I don’t want to regurgitate the story but will give you a few facts:
The Arthurian legend is real! Shocker I know, but alas there it is.
The knights of Camelot were made immortal by a spell/ curse from Merlin so they could battle the evil Morgan and Mordred who are alive/ trapped… somewhere
There are these ugly/ stinky/ screaming/ evil thingies that can only be killed by a knight’s sword – they are searching for specific things, but ya gotta read the book to find out what…I ain’t tellin’. I promised Merlin.
There is lots of action, snarkiness, grumbly yet gallant knights, sMMexy times, low-angst, and more books to come! Thank, Danu!
This was loads of fun!!! Now I just have to be patient and wait for book #2 to come out in January.
4.75 magical-mayhem-stars •
I received a free copy of this book from LesCourt in exchange for an honest review.
I was gifted the AUDIO version of this book.
I struggled to write a blurby bit, that didn’t give everything away, so I’m jumping straight in!
Mel meets Lance, and is pulled into a battle of good vs evil as old as the legends as Arthur and his Knights.
The melding of the legends and tales is seamless and very well done. I loved that there are Knights with well known names, but also newer, less known ones, who I hope to get to know as the series moves on.
Lance is old, and tired. He dispairs of ever meeting the other half to his soul, his Tresor, which was split from him (and indeed ALL the Knights lost a part of themselves to keep them alive) in the last battle with Morgana. Meeting Mel, however, was a shock to his system in more ways than one. It’s also a bit of a catalyst that brings Morgana’s beasts closer to the Knights door.
Mel hated being named after a wizard of legend, but as time moves along, he realises that maybe its not just his name that Mel shares with Merlin.
I loved that all is not immediately clear, what’s going on. I loved that things move FAST (strangely, cos I don’t usually!) for Mel and Lance. Loved that both men fought against the pull towards the other with all their might.
Loved that it took the strength of love to make them both see the truth, that they really were made for each other.
Greg Tremblay narrates.
Its been a while since I spent any time with Mr Tremblay in my ear, and I missed him!
I love his “reading” voice, the one that tells the story. Its deep and even and clear and I did not lose anything at key points when things got heated!
Love his voices, the accents of the Knights are distinctive enough to tell them all apart when in multi person conversations. All the supporting voices are, to be honest.
Tremblay gets over all the upheaval that Mel is facing, all the anguish that Lance carries in the half of his soul for all the Knights he wasn’t able to save from the beasts. All those Knights who died across the time, they weigh heavy on him. Tremblay gets over just how much Mel lifts that weight, without even trying.
Tremblay also gets over just how much Lucan fights what he feels for Tom, the youngest member of this band of Knights. Tom isn’t a Knight, but he is Lucan’s Tresor, and their book is next.
I loved this!
5 stars for the book
5 stars for the narrations
5 stars overall
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