Metal & Lace Series by Kathryn Rose

By day, Vivienne is Guinevere's lady-in-waiting. By night, she's Merlin's secret apprentice, indulging in the new mechanical arts and science of alchemy. It's a preferred distraction from Camelot’s gossipy nobility, roguish knights, and Lancelot’s athletic new squire, Marcus, who will follow in all knights’ footsteps by taking a rather inconvenient vow of chastity... moreBy day, Vivienne is Guinevere's lady-in-waiting. By night, she's Merlin's secret apprentice, indulging in the new mechanical arts and science of alchemy. It's a preferred distraction from Camelot’s gossipy nobility, roguish knights, and Lancelot’s athletic new squire, Marcus, who will follow in all knights’ footsteps by taking a rather inconvenient vow of chastity.More than anything, Vivienne longs to escape Camelot for a future that wouldn't include needlework or marriage to a boorish lord or dandy. But when King Arthur's sorceress sister, Morgan le Fay, threatens Camelot, Vivienne must stay to help Merlin build a steam-powered weapon to defeat the dark magic machine Morgan will set upon the castle. Because if Camelot falls, Morgan would be that much closer to finding the elusive Holy Grail. Time is running out and Morgan draws near, and if Vivienne doesn't have Merlin's weapon ready soon, lives would pay the price, including that of Marcus, the only one fast enough to activate it on the battlefield. less

In the aftermath of Morgan le Fay’s war on Camelot, the once great kingdom struggles to rebuild. Vivienne, Merlin's former apprentice, toils in secret day and night on orders from the Lady of the Lake to build an aeroship. The Lady has seen the future and promises that the ship will ensure Camelot’s knights triumph over the Black Knight in the quest for Avalon and the Holy Grail... moreIn the aftermath of Morgan le Fay’s war on Camelot, the once great kingdom struggles to rebuild. Vivienne, Merlin's former apprentice, toils in secret day and night on orders from the Lady of the Lake to build an aeroship. The Lady has seen the future and promises that the ship will ensure Camelot’s knights triumph over the Black Knight in the quest for Avalon and the Holy Grail.But when a company of knights goes missing—including Owen, Vivienne’s brother, and Marcus, her beloved—Vivienne changes the plan and commandeers the aeroship for a rescue mission, altering the fates of all involved. Now, the Lady sees danger in Vivienne’s future. And for Marcus: either betrayal or death. less

It all ends in a grand, sweeping, soaring finale—Vivienne has lost all she holds dear, and the only way to fix things is to steal a dark spell as Merlin urges her on, one that could finally set everything right. But thievery of such dark magic might come at the cost of Vivienne’s very existence.Camelot’s quest to claim the Holy Grail before the monstrous Black Knight will only grow more desperate from there... moreIt all ends in a grand, sweeping, soaring finale—Vivienne has lost all she holds dear, and the only way to fix things is to steal a dark spell as Merlin urges her on, one that could finally set everything right. But thievery of such dark magic might come at the cost of Vivienne’s very existence.Camelot’s quest to claim the Holy Grail before the monstrous Black Knight will only grow more desperate from there. A battle in the skies has erupted above Jerusalem, a violent clashing of Spanish rogues, Irish Druids, and Azur’s warriors all seeking the mystical chalice. The clocks are ticking, the Black Knight’s aeroship is unstoppable as it soars toward Avalon, and Vivienne risks becoming the next Morgan le Fay if she can’t beat the monster there first. less