Cover of The Kingpin of Camelot

The Kingpin of Camelot

Cassandra Gannon

A Kinda Fairytale #3

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A cursed crime lord buys a queen's hand in a marriage of convenience — but she was never for sale.

Content Warnings
abuse (physical)death of loved oneviolence/gore

Description

Anything Midas touches turns to gold. Literally. The curse has helped him to rule Camelot’s underworld with an iron fist. He’s convinced there’s nothing he can’t buy. One look at Queen Guinevere and Midas knows that he’s about to make his most brilliant purchase yet. He’ll soon own the one woman in the world he would give anything to possess. Guinevere needs help holding onto Camelot, after King Arthur’s death. An arranged marriage to the biggest villain in the kingdom seems like a brilliant idea. She’ll give Midas the respectability he craves, in exchange for protection from her enemies. But, the longer she’s around Midas the more Gwen realizes that their “fake” relationship might be more real than she ever imagined.

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