One Knight Stand (Lady’s Knight #2) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Title: One Knight Stand (Lady’s Knight #2)

Author: Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Genre: Fantasy

Publisher: Allen and Unwin

Published: 2^nd June 2026

Format: Paperback

Pages: 480

Price: $26.99

Synopsis: Saddle up your dragons, we’re going on a road trip in this outrageously funny cosy fantasy YA sequel to medieval romp Lady’s Knight, from NYT bestselling duo Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner – perfect for fans of Gwen and Art Are Not in Love and My Lady Jane.

Dearest reader … let me catch you up.

Gwen, our lady knight.
Isobelle, our knight’s lady.

They fight monsters, and they’re in love. Well, they fought one monster, once. And while they are in love, they haven’t discussed that fact with each other, and neither wants to be the first to bring it up. This is going to be fine.

This story includes:

– Seaside mysteries
– Brooding redemption arcs
– A cursed town
– A sea monster
– Medieval tourist attractions
– An evil sorceress
– A crumbling dark tower
– Moonlit magical rituals

(Ignore all the tentacles, everything is definitely fine …)

Saddle up your dragons: We’re going on a road trip!

Gwen and Isobelle’s happily ever after in Darkhaven has hit a few speed bumps: Isobelle can’t access her dowry, Gwen’s meeting a mixed reception among the other knights, and the question of ‘what next?’ is looming large. If they’re going to avoid focusing on these minor issues, they need a distraction, and fast. And you know where is lovely this time of year? The seaside. Never mind that it’s midwinter. Also, never mind the sea monster …

Perfect for YA readers looking for:
– Cosy medieval fantasy with whip-smart humour
– A Knight’s Tale but gay and with sea monsters (and dragons)
– That tongue-in-cheek period vibe found in TV shows such as The Great or Bridgerton
– Books to read after Gwen and Art Are Not in Love, My Lady Jane and Not for the Faint of Heart

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Gwen, our lady knight, also known as Sir Gwen and Lady Dragonslayer, and her lover, friend, confidante, all of the above, Lady Isobelle of Avington are back. They’re still trying to thwart Lord Whimsitt, Isobelle’s guardian in her parents absence, and are awaiting news of Isobelle’s dowry.  But life in Darkhaven since Gwen beat Orson and defeated the dragon has not been smooth sailing. They’ve been sent on numerous monster-slaying missions at Whimsitt’s behest.

This time, they’re off to a tourist town called Galannty-Uponne-the-Sea to fight off a sea monster that keeps threatening the town. Lord Bingleton wants to make it a tourist place, a new idea in this medieval world. But things aren’t as easy as they seem. The sea monster keeps coming back. Magic is everywhere. Gwen isn’t herself. The town itself is cursed, and everything keeps coming back to a story about an evil sorceress. So what is really going on, and why can’t Gwen slay the monster this time?

The second book in the Lady’s Knight series is a whole new adventure away from Darkhaven, that at first, is very easy to solve. Too easy. A seaside adventure together with Hilde, Jane and Sylvie should be fun, even if Olivia’s absence is a little troubling and tinged with so much mystery it seems like things will never be resolved. Then there’s Tabitha, the Hedgewitch the girls picked up along the way who has her own motives for heading to Galannty-Uponne-the-Sea, and there are so many secrets, threats, whirling emotions and obstacles, it will be interesting to see who comes out the other side unscathed. Or if they will, because the threats are there, and everything is building up to something fun, something intricate and something mysterious that will link back to things we have been told before. Read on to find out what they will be! This is a great way to get the characters into a new situation and build on the world, increasing the presence of magic and what it means for Gwen and Isobelle.

Much like the first one, this is a sapphic, medieval romp that has highs and lows, is filled with drama and humour and a ton of anachronisms that slot into the world so well, but that are equally at home in a contemporary setting. In this one, things keep repeating, and the sea monster keeps coming back. Nobody knows why, they’re just scared, and they blame Gwen. The story revolves around this, the fear of magic and the threats everyone faces as they are forced out of the town without completing their mission. Its cleverly done as Gwen and Isobelle explore their love in explicit and implicit ways.

As I read, I got the sense that there was more to the story than what we were being told. Things were always being dangled, and there was always tension about the dowry and who was hiding what from whom, which creates the bulk of the conflict between Gwen and Isobelle as they navigate their feelings, and everything else they are faced with in this book, far away from their home in Darkhaven. It’s the inversion of expectations that makes this work, alongside the way everyone else seems to expect the world to work.

It is also a book about acceptance, and the people who accept you for who you are. Like Isobelle’s friends and Gwen’s father. There’s a beautiful sense of what this means to the girls and how it helps them navigate how they feel. And, the mystery of Isobelle’s family deepens, setting up for another book that might give readers some good answers that they are looking for. This was a good addition to the series, and one that I hope readers love as well.