About
Mary Anna Evans has degrees in physics and engineering, but writing stories gives her a chance to go beyond studying how the world works, concentrating more on how people tick.
Wounded Earth, features environmentalist Larabeth McLeod in a duel to the death against a stalker who calls himself Babykiller. Her Faye Longchamp archaeological mysteries include Artifacts, Relics, Effigies, Findings, Floodgates, Strangers, Plunder, Rituals, Isolation and, new in 2017, Burials. All of her books are available in print and ebook editions.
Her characters, Larabeth McLeod and Faye Longchamp, live the exciting lives of an environmental scientist and an archaeologist, and Mary Anna envies them a little. Her novels have been on the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association's (IMBA) bestseller list and they have been designated Notable Books by Booksense and Indiebound. Mary Anna has won the Florida Historical Society's Patrick D. Smith Florida Literature Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, the Mississippi Author Award, and a Florida Book Awards Bronze Medal. Her books have been nominated for the Oklahoma Book Award, ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year and for the SIBA Book Award. For more information on Mary Anna and her work, go to http://www.maryannaevans.com.
The Usurper King (The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3)
Description
<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">First, he led his own uprising. Then he captured a forsaken king. Henry had no intention of taking the crown for himself; it was given to him by popular acclaim. Alas, it didn't take long to realize that that having the kingship was much less rewarding than striving for it. Only three months after his coronation, Henry IV had to face a rebellion led by Richard's disgruntled favorites. Repressive measures led to more discontent. His own supporters turned against him, demanding more than he could give. The haughty Percies precipitated the Battle of Shrewsbury which nearly cost him the throne—and his life.</span><br style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;" /><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">To make matters worse, even after Richard II's funeral, the deposed monarch was rumored to be in Scotland, planning his return. The king just wouldn't stay down and malcontents wanted him back.</span></p>
Story Behind The Book
WOUNDED EARTH, featuring environmental scientist Larabeth McLeod, was inspired by my experiences traveling across the country, inspecting manufacturing plants and hazardous waste sites, hither and yon. I am here to tell you that there are some scary things out there. I am also here to tell you that I'm very glad there are people like Larabeth out there to protect us from those things.
Reviews
Mary Anna Evans' books have received praise from awardwinning authors like Tony Hillermans, who called her work "fascinating" and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, which has called it "absorbing" and "compelling." She has received awards including the Benjamin Franklin Award and the Florida Book Awards Bronze Medal. Her work has been listed on VOYA's annual list of "Adult Mysteries with Young Adult Appeal" and both BookSense's and IndieNext's lists of Notable Books.
