Tessa Arlen Boeken

It is the late autumn of 1942. Our indomitable heroine Poppy Redfern is thoroughly immersed in her new job as a scriptwriter at the London Crown Film Unit, which produces short films featuring British civilians who perform acts of valor and heroism in wartime. After weeks of typing copy and sharpening pencils, Poppy is thrilled to receive her first solo script project: a fifteen-minute film about the Air Transport Auxiliary, known as Attagirls, a group of female civilians who have been trained to pilot planes from factories to military airfields all over Britain.Poppy could not be more excited to spend time with these amazing ladies, but she never expects to see one of the best pilots die in what is being labeled an accident. When another Attagirl meets a similar fate, Poppy and her American fighter-pilot boyfriend, Griff, believe foul play may be at work. They soon realize that a murderer with a desire for revenge is dead set on grounding the Attagirls for good. . . .

The revealing story of Queen Elizabeth II's beloved governess, Marion Crawford, who spent sixteen years of her life in loyal service to the royal family and was later shunned by those she has loved and served. Perfect for fans of The Crown and Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner.

Marion Crawford reflects on her cherished sixteen years as the governess to Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, a role that made her an integral part of their lives. As they grow into adulthood, complications arise. In May 1945, Princess Elizabeth has fallen in love, but her family disapproves of Prince Philip of Greece as a suitable match. The only supporter of Elizabeth's feelings is Crawfie, who passionately backs her desire to marry Philip. Meanwhile, Crawfie is also in love with her fiancé, George, and has convinced him to wait for the royal couple to receive the King’s blessing before she leaves her position. Over the next two years, Crawfie finds herself torn between her loyalty to Elizabeth and the risk of alienating Queen Elizabeth, all while facing the potential loss of George. On the day of Elizabeth and Philip's wedding, Crawfie stands proudly with George at Westminster Abbey, unaware that her relationship with the royal family is about to face a significant betrayal that will change everything.

Charming and feisty Poppy Redfern stumbles into murder in this exciting new World War II historical mystery series from critically acclaimed USA Today bestselling author Tessa Arlen. Summer 1942. The world has been at war for three long and desperate years. In the remote English village of Little Buffenden, Poppy Redfern’s family house and farmland has been requisitioned by the War Office as a new airfield for the American Air Force. As the village's Air Raid Warden, Poppy spends her nights patrolling the village as she tries to ease her neighbors’ fears about the “Friendly Invasion” and what it means to their quiet way of life. When two young, popular women who were dating American servicemen are found strangled, Poppy quickly realizes that her little town has been divided by murder. The mistrust and suspicion of their new American partners in war threatens to tear Little Buffenden apart. Poppy decides to start her own investigation with the help of a charismatic American pilot and she soon unearths some chilling secrets and long-held grudges. Poppy will have no choice but to lay a trap for a killer so perilously close to home, she might very well become the next victim....

A sumptuous novel based on the fascinating true story of La Belle Époque icon Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, who shattered the boundaries of fashion with her magnificently sensual and enchantingly unique design from the USA Today bestselling author of In Royal Service to the Queen. Lucy Duff Gordon knows she is talented. She sees color, light, and texture in ways few people can begin to imagine. But is the male dominated world of haute couture, who would use her art for their own gain, ready for her? When she is deserted by her wealthy husband, Lucy is left penniless with an aging mother and her five-year-old daughter to support. Desperate to survive, Lucy turns to her one true talent to make a living. As a little girl, the dresses she made for her dolls were the envy of her group of playmates. Now, she uses her creative designs and her remarkable eye for color to take her place in the fashion world—failure is not an option. Then, on a frigid night in 1912, Lucy’s life changes once more, when she becomes one of 706 people to survive the sinking of the Titanic. She could never have imagined the effects the disaster would have on her fashion label Lucile, her marriage to her second husband, and her legacy. But no matter what life throws at her, Lucy will live on as a trailblazing and innovative fashion icon, never letting go of what she worked so hard to earn. This is her story.

Lady Montfort and her pragmatic housekeeper Mrs. Jackson investigate a murder of a WWI officer with amnesia in the 20th-century English countryside.

Ve službách královny Píše se rok 1931 a mladičká Marion Crawfordová se vydává na zatím svou nejdelší cestu – z drsného Skotska ji vlak odveze daleko na jih, do královského sídla Royal Lodge, kde má celé léto sloužit jako guvernantka dvou mladých princezen – Lilibet a Margaret Rose Windsorových. Marion Crawfordová si brzy získá přízeň celé královské rodiny a stane se její nedílnou součástí. Se svým typicky skotským pragmatismem a smyslem pro spravedlnost je tou správnou osobou, které se mohou mladé princezny svěřovat. Místo jediného léta nakonec zůstane dlouhých osmnáct let. Společně s královskou rodinou prožívá divoké turbulence dvacátého století, přečká s nimi nečekanou abdikaci a nechtěný nástup na královský trůn, strasti druhé světové války i vzlety a pády první skutečné lásky. Když se čerstvě osmnáctiletá Lilibet zamiluje, nikdo z rodiny ani služebných nevěří, že by byl princ Filip vhodným chotěm budoucí královny Velké Británie. Tedy kromě Marion Crawfordové. Také Marion vstoupí do cesty láska a je proto rozhodnutá mladičkou Elizabeth podporovat v její snaze Filipa si vzít. Dokud totiž tento mladý pár nezíská od krále požehnání, Marion nemůže svůj post v královské rodině opustit. Následující roky jsou plné bolestného čekání a stupňujícího se napětí, když si Marion musí vybrat, na čí straně bude stát. V tu chvíli ještě netuší, že jednoho dne dojde ke zradě, která přeruší její pouto s královskou rodinou navždy…