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About the Author...
Rumor has it that Barbara Monajem is descended from English aristocrats. If one keeps to verifiable claims, however, her ancestors include London shopkeepers and hardy Canadian pioneers. As far as personal attributes go, she suffers from an annoying tendency to check and recheck anything and everything, usually for no good reason. Hopefully all this helps to explain her decision to write from the point of view of a compulsive English lady with a lot to learn about how the other ninety-nine percent lived in 1811 or so. As for qualifications, Barbara is the author of over twenty historical romances and a few mysteries, for which she has won several awards. On the other hand, she has no artistic talent and therefore is really stretching it to write about an artist who draws wickedly good caricatures. But she’s doing it anyway, because he’s irresistible. To her, anyway. Not so much to the aristocratic lady. Or at least not yet. |
About the Books...
The Rosie and McBrae Mysteries Lady Rosamund and the Poison Pen (2020) Lady Rosamund and the Horned God (2021) Lady Rosamund and the Plague of Suitors (2022) News and Reviews...
"Barbara Monajem’s Lady Rosamund and the Poison Pen is a delightfully spicy mystery, peppered with sharp wit and memorable characters, especially the titular Lady Rosamund. Rosie is a woman who seems to know her own mind…or does she? Battling her greatest fear, Rosie must discover the true identity of the mysterious caricaturist Corvus, and outsmart the author of the poison pen letters before it’s too late. Indifferent to the tongue-clucking of her peers, Rosie is full of surprises. Fans of historical mystery are in for an entertaining treat." – Kelly Oliver, Award-winning, bestselling author of the Fiona Figg Mysteries Lady Rosamund and the Horned God is an excellent historical mystery—well researched and well written! As a psychotherapist, I was particularly intrigued by Lady Rosamund’s OCD tendencies (accurately presented, by the way), and her realistic terror of being locked away in an asylum as mad, should others become aware of her behaviors. OCD and most other psychological disorders have existed for centuries. Portraying how one suffering from it might have coped in a society unforgiving of “oddness” gives the Lady Rosamund stories a unique twist. – Kassandra Lamb, author of the Kate Huntington Mysteries and the Marcia Banks & Buddy Cozy Mysteries. |
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