About
Originally from Annandale, Virginia, Shelley Stout resides inCharlotte, North Carolina, where she enjoys spending time with her twogrown sons. She also enjoys volunteering at a local homeless shelter.Shelley is a contributing writer for Charlotte area magazines, and heraward-winning fiction has appeared in anthologies, The StorytellerMagazine and online at WordRiot.
A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy
Description
<p>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.</p>
Story Behind The Book
One evening, I watched a segment on the E! Network about a personal shopper to the stars. I thought it would be amusing to create a character who does this for a living in Hollywood, but who is tired of the constant whiny demands of her clientele, and wants to give it all up. Judith Collington was born! She's in her mid-thirties and has a 13-year-old daughter, who isn't exactly thrilled about the idea, but goes along with it.
Check out my other novel, too. Radium Halos, a Novel about the Radium Dial Painters. It's historical fiction, based on a true story.
