Tessa Arlen

Tessa Arlen, an English historian married to an American, is the USA TODAY bestselling author of IN ROYAL SERVICE TO THE QUEEN the story of Queen Elizabeth II's governess --the first royal servant to kiss and tell, and the historical fiction of Lucy Duff Gordon, dress designer, haute couturière and Titanic survivor: A DRESS OF VIOLET TAFFETA. She lives with her husband and two corgis in the high desert of the Southwest, where she gardens in summer and writes historical fiction in winter.