Her Lovely Champion

Sapphic Lady Knights, Book 2

By: Mariah Rae Birch

Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell

A disillusioned lady knight and the princess she never meant to rescue.

Imprisoned in a witch’s tower eighteen years ago, Princess Eliza did not expect to still be waiting. Now past the age of thirty, with several alarming silver strands in her hair, the rescue attempts are growing rarer, and her only companions remain several well-loved bookshelves and her own increasingly lonely mind.

Destitute and out of options, Sir Kaylen accepts the king of Alludan’s doomed quest (and reward) to rescue his daughter. What is meant to be her final act to help her family goes all wrong when she arrives at the witch’s tower to discover, not the deadly hydra waiting for her, but something else entirely.

Together, the weathered knight and sheltered princess face a perilous journey back through the monster-ridden outerlands to civilization, where the monsters only become more human.

As ill-timed attraction ignites, the lines between them blur. Eliza and Kaylen each have expectations tearing them apart. They were never supposed to meet. Will the lady knight who accidentally saved the princess get to keep her?

The second in a series of stand-alone stories set in the same world, this slow-burn, steamy queer romantasy is a sapphic reimagining of classic fairytale tropes. It can be enjoyed alone, or in combination with the first book in the Sapphic Lady Knights series, Her Pretty Knight. This story is intended for adult audiences.

©2025 Mariah Rae Birch (P)2025 Mariah Rae Birch

Just what I was looking for

I need more!!! I need another story like this and the first one. They are so good.

So sweet!

Loved it. Well written, engaging, spice, cute kid, and a HEA. Narration was great. This book will make you warm and fuzzy. I liked that the story flowed at a good speed and there was no slow parts.

Sapphic Knights are Iconic

I'm absolutely drawn to each book that comes from Mariah. I absolutely love each story, and this is going to be a staple for young queer women to find a story that they can enjoy. when I was a teen books like these didn't exist, and it makes me happy to see what's available for those to explore and enjoy amazing stories. PLEASE make another book and continue to excite readers. 10/10 voice performance as well, and please continue your amazing work!

Excellent characters, interesting storyline

The characters are wonderful and full of depth - as people are. I especially appreciate that they are not "dense;" but are intelligent and "catch on" quickly, making various decisions. The book is a nice balance between action and the love story. Kimberly Wetherell is a superb reader, capturing the accents and using excellent prosody to enhance the dialogue and descriptions. And, she can sing!
I highly recommend this book, as a stand alone story, but also in the series. Keep 'em coming, Mariah!

Better than the last book! And you don’t have to really read the first one.

I would suggest reading the first book as it is also pretty good, and they don’t explain the magic system very much in this book like they do in the first and you kinda need to understand it for the plot, but the plot is pretty devoid of the first book so I would say not 100% required. However I did find this book better than the first one. I feel like the characters had more flaws to overcome and the plot was just a bit more story driven which also drove the characters and their relationship a bit better and gave them more depth. Not a book for everyone, but if you love sapphic romances “will they / won’t they” this is totally the book for you.