Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: July 25, 2012
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Stella Riley


Biography

Stella Riley trained as a teacher in London and now lives in Shropshire, England. She enjoys amateur dramatics and belly-dancing.
Her first novel, The Marigold Chain, was published in 1983 and was followed by A Splendid Defiance, The Parfit Knight, The Mesalliance, The Black Madonna and Garland of Straw.
After a break in her writing career, she is now committed to publishing her back-catalogue as e-books.
The Marigold Chain, The Parfit Knight and The Mesalliance and A Splendid Defiance are currently available through Smashwords. Still to come in 2013, two further novels of the English Civil War - The Black Madonna and Garland of Straw.

Books

A Splendid Defiance    by Stella Riley
Price: $5.99 USD. 124790 words. Published on December 6, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Banbury, 1644. The Cavaliers hold the Castle, the Roundheads want it back and the town is full of Puritans. Consequently, the gulf between Captain Justin Ambrose and Abigail Radford appears unbridgeable. The key to their fate and that of the Castle is defiance. But is it enough? An enchanting story of forbidden love - and also the true account of one English castle during the Civil War.
The Mésalliance    by Stella Riley
Price: $4.99 USD. 102720 words. Published on September 26, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
The Duke of Rockliffe is thirty-six years old, head of his house and responsible for his young sister. He is therefore under some pressure to choose a suitable bride. Unfortunately, due mainly to her dreadful relatives, the only lady he feels at all inclined to share his life with is not suitable at all. But will he choose to make a mésalliance?
The Marigold Chain    by Stella Riley
Price: $4.99 USD. 105730 words. Published on September 5, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
The Marigold Chain is a richly-woven tapestry of treachery, danger and love set in Restoration England during the year expected to be Doomsday. In January 1666, Charles 11's Court is in exile from plague-stricken London; by the spring, England is at war with the Dutch; and in September, London is devastated by the Great Fire. Amidst all the turmoil, two people find love.
The Parfit Knight    by Stella Riley
Price: $3.99 USD. 75570 words. Published on August 6, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Blinded by a childhood accident, Rosalind Vernon lives a sheltered existence with only servants and her parrot for company. The arrival of the Marquis of Amberley with his wounded coachman during a blizzard will change her life. But can Amberley overcome the dark secret that haunts him and how will Rosalind feel when it is revealed? The Parfit Knight is a Georgian Romance set in 1770's England.

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