From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: Happy Friday, dear readers. Spring is finally here in my neck of the woods. It is time of renewal, flowers, and new books! I am pleased to have a special guest with us today. Author Tessa Arlen has a new historical fiction novel arriving in July that immediately… Continue Reading →
In Royal Service to the Queen: A Novel of the Queen’s Governess, by Tessa Arlen — A Review
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: There is something about royalty that is so fascinating to me. What would it be like to be born into a world of privilege and power? How do they live? Who are their friends? What are their secrets? The British royal family is my favorite, so I jumped… Continue Reading →
A Preview of Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders (A Woman of WWII Mystery Book 1), by Tessa Arlen
I am so pleased to share the news of a forthcoming publication from one of my favorite historical mystery authors. Tessa Arlen’s Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders, A Woman of WWII Mystery Book 1, will be released on November 5, 2019. The first novel in a new series, it promises to be an entertaining… Continue Reading →
Q & A with Tessa Arlen – Author of Death Sits Down to Dinner
Please help me welcome historical mystery author Tessa Arlen to Austenprose today during her blog tour of her new novel, Death Sits Down to Dinner, the second book in her Lady Monfort series. Firstly, I want to congratulate Tessa on her recent nomination for the Agatha Award for her debut novel, Death of a Dishonorable… Continue Reading →
Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman: A Mystery, by Tessa Arlen – A Review
For those who are in the doldrums after last week’s final episode of season five of Downton Abbey and in need of another English country manor house upstairs/downstairs story, Tessa Arlen’s debut novel could fit the bill. Set at the fictional estate of Iyntwood in the summer of 1913, Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman is… Continue Reading →
Austenprose’s Best Austenesque & Historical Novels of 2021
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: Happy New Year’s Eve dear readers! 2021 proved to be a fabulous year in the historical book arena. From creative Austenesque variations, to Regency romances upending tropes, to reimagined gender-switched classics, to compelling historical fiction and mystery, we have been duly entertained and enchanted. A big thank you… Continue Reading →
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