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Q. Kelly

Q. Kelly

About

Fact One: I like corny jokes. If you have any good ones, send them my way!

Fact Two: My favorite color is purple, but my writing is gray. Life is not black and white.

Fact Three: I'm weird. I like being weird.

Email me at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you.
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A King Under Siege

A King Under Siege

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<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</span><br /><span class="a-text-bold" style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;">B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree!</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

"Strange Bedfellows" originally had a different plot. It was supposed to be a story about the widow of a senator who is assassinated. She finds out he had an illegitimate daughter (he left a bunch of stuff to her in his will). The widow and the daughter would eventually end up together. Then it kind of transitioned into an ex-gay group leader who has a one-night stand with someone who doesn't know who she really is – and who later finds out and blackmails her. Then it transitioned into a story about an artist wanting to paint the portrait of an ex-gay group leader. Obviously, none of these attempts quite gelled, and I wish I could remember how I finally got on track with the plot I did. "Strange Bedfellows" does have some elements in common with the very first idea. There's a politician with an illegitimate child. And, uh… ;-) The important thing is, the plot finally gelled!

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&quot;Strange Bedfellows&quot; has been getting great reviews, so I've put together a collection of links to the various reviews (in no particular order). I'll post more links soon and as they come.<br /><a href="http://affinityebooks.com/index.php?main_page=page&amp;id=62&amp;chapter=1"><br />Review on Affinity E-books</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/204204502">Goodreads review</a> (Goodreads page for &quot;Strange Bedfellows <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12445178-strange-bedfellows">here</a>)<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strange-Bedfellows-ebook/dp/B005J7K3WO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1314569145&amp;sr=8-1">Amazon reviews</a><br /><a href="http://jaefiction.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/review-strange-bedfellows-by-q-kelly/">Jae's review</a>