Keeper of the Grail (Pre-Order)

This is a pre-order of Keeper of the Grail and will be available in your Audiobrary app on January 5, 2027. Upon the publication of the audiobook, you will receive a notification in your app and email saying it’s live! However, once you place this order, the projects will preemptively appear in your app. In there, you will have an audio message from Julia filling you in on what to expect.

Run Time: Approx 17 hours

Vera never wanted to be queen. One day, she was a 21st-century waitress struggling to find a sense of purpose, and the next, she was ripped back to 7th-century Camelot, where she is Queen Guinevere—loved by King Arthur, befriended by Sir Lancelot, and suddenly responsible for a kingdom balancing on the edge of ruin.

Now, Arthur must hide in the shadows—even from Merlin—lest their enemies learn the truth that Vera uncovered to save him. For Camelot is under siege. Vera and the knights of the round table are preparing for war against the high council of mages, who seek to control not just the realm, but all its magic, too.

As enemies close in and betrayal lurks around every corner, Vera must decide what kind of queen she’ll be: a woman trapped by the fate written in legend—or the ruler willing to sacrifice everything to change the stars. Keeper of the Grail, the second installment of the Lives of Guinevere trilogy, is a sweeping story of adventure, fierce love, and a heroine determined to rewrite the legend itself.

Paula Lafferty (Author) is the bestselling author of The Lives of Guinevere Novels, a feminist timeslip series that reimagines King Arthur’s legend. The first installment, The Once and Future Queen, was independently published through a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign before receiving its traditional release from Kensington Publishing. It has since become a USA Today bestselling, international sensation, published in 10 countries and translated into 8 languages, with an Indie Next Pick and an audiobook edition narrated by Julia Whelan. Born and raised in Kansas, Lafferty earned a BFA in Film Production from Chapman University and a Master of Divinity from Saint Paul School of Theology. She now lives with her husband, daughter, and their dog in the Kansas City, KS, area and can be found online at paulaLafferty.com, on Instagram @paulalafferty_writes and on Tiktok TikTok.

Julia Whelan (Narrator) is an author, screenwriter, lifelong actor, and acclaimed audiobook narrator of over 700 titles.

She is, most recently, the recipient of Spotify's Narrator of the Year Award (the most listened-to narrator globally), the first-ever Gracie Award for Best Fiction Narrator (presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation), the SOVAS (Society of Voice Arts and Sciences) Lifetime Achievement Award, and winner of the Audie Award for Best Fiction Narrator of 2025. She also captured both the winner and runner-up slots in the inaugural audiobook category of the Goodreads Choice Awards.

Her latest books — the Audie nominated duet romance, Casanova LLC (coming in print, Spring 2027), and the annotated Victorian poetry anthology The Poetry Of My Oxford Year — debuted exclusively on Audiobrary. jmwhelan.com