Once a Queen: Lady Elfrida: England's First Queen (The King's Mother Book 3)

The final book in The King's Mother trilogy - the story of Lady Elfrida, England's first queen.

Lady Elfrida is restored to the royal court, and to her son and his ever-growing family. Tasked with raising her grandchildren, Lady Elfrida understands the honour her son has endowed her with, even while it forces her to stay distant from the day to day running of the court.

Æthelred, free of all meddling influences from his youth, takes steps to undo his childish mistakes, but despite the success of the peace accord with King Olaf of Norway, England is still a too tempting target for Raiders keen to make their fortune, and Æthelred, even now, is not the warrior king his father was.

As the years' pass, Lady Elfrida appreciates that her power and influence has grown, not diminished, as she holds the key to the future in the shape of her grandsons and granddaughters. But she must face one more trial to ensure the future of England. And this one might just be impossible to surmount for England’s first queen, dowager queen, and now, the grandmother of the future of the House of Wessex.

Suggested reading order:
The King's Mother
The Queen Dowager
Once A Queen

Praise for The King's Mother.

"An excellent read about a strong, intelligent woman!!" Amazon Reviewer

"Loved every minute of the series couldn't put it down." Amazon Reviewer

"Porter manages to create a lifetime story out of a few charters and genealogies. And of course the Anglo Saxon Chronicles. Amazing!!!" Amazon Reviewer

"Such a good insight to the time and people and the real game of thrones." Amazon Reviewer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I'm an author of fantasy (Viking age/dragon themed) and historical fiction (Anglo-Saxon, Vikings and the British Isles as a whole before the Norman Conquest), born in the old Mercian kingdom at some point since the end of Anglo-Saxon England. Raised in the shadow of a strange little building and told from a very young age that it housed the bones of the long-dead kings of Mercia, it's little wonder that my curiosity in the Anglo-Saxons ran riot. I can only blame my parents!

I write A LOT. You've been warned!

Find me at www.mjporterauthor.com and @coloursofunison on twitter

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