Diane Van der Westhuizen

Diane Van der Westhuizen

About

I jumped off the office job hamster wheel and started doing what I should've done yeeeeaaars ago - writing! It sure as heck doesn't pay the bills (turns out the world wasn't gagging for my work), but at least I'm finally using what little talent I was given. It's taken years but I'm now producing work that embarrass me.After a long, harsh education about the publishing world, I taught myself the drill and have now published three books: Wild Avengers - Defenders of the Animal Kingdom, Chilli Bites - Revenge, a Dish Best Served Cold, and The Seagull and The Sheikh.

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

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<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

Morbidius Ultimatum’s diabolical hobby is his collection of the last surviving member of each species on earth. But he has become impatient and he is eager to add the last rhino, elephant and human to his collection! Can Chilli and Ty overcome their deepest fear and destroy Morbidius’s Dark Heart before time runs out?

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<p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.4444446563721px;line-height:20px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Wonderfully creative. Such an enjoyable read. The imagery used to describe the ongoing threat to our planet will spark imaginations in the generation who will really need to pay attention. Congratulations on a wonderful debut.</span></p>