Available July 1

The King’s Favorite: A Novel of Nell Gwyn & King Charles II

Acclaimed historical author Susan Holloway Scott returns to  the court of King Charles II with all its intrigue and passion, to tell the unforgettable story of Nell Gwyn –– the pretty, witty beauty who rose from the slums  the poverty of Covent Garden to become the King’s last love and London’s darling…

London, 1660.

Nell Gwyn was never a lady, nor did she pretend to be one. The illegitimate  daughter of a royalist soldier, she is taken to London by her widowed mother to work in a bawdy-house. At fourteen, she becomes the mistress of a wealthy merchant who introduces her to the world of the theater. Blessed with impudent wit and saucy beauty, she swiftly rises from an orange-seller to a leading lady.  She is still in her teens when she catches the eye of King Charles II, and trades the stage for Whitehall Palace and the glorious role of a royal mistress. 

“Damn, this woman can write!  i simply fell in love with Nell Gwyn from page one… This is a wild joy ride through Restoration England, with Nell firmly gripping the reins.  Susan Scott Holloway is so intuitive with period language and so involved in the psyches of her characters,  that you are at all times there with them. “ --Robin Maxwell, author of Mademoiselle Boleyn

The King’s Favorite is available at bookstores everywhere. You can also purchase the book online at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.