UPDATE 2024  Congratulations to our long-time author Austin Hernon who has had An Empire Lost, the third and final novel in his series about Berengaria of Navarre, Queen of England published by Sapere Books. Austin has been with Fiction Feedback almost since we started in 2008 and it’s been a joy to work with him on making his novel’s historical subjects come to life. We’re currently working with him on a new trilogy about another medieval monarch – we’re developmental and copy-editing as I write.

An Empire Lost, together with the first and second books, The Lionheart’s Bride and The Abandoned Queen respectively, is on sale now.

Never heard of Queen Berengaria? She was (eventually) the wife of Richard the Lionheart and accompanied him, very much without knowing what she was getting into, on part of the Third Crusade.  Her story makes fascinating reading, a first-hand witness account of the horrors of Outremer in the late twelfth century, and as ever Austin makes us care for her and for the others who share her adventures. Maybe not so much for her husband King Richard…

I love learning about aspects of history I previously knew little about. and to do it in the company of Berengaria of Navarre was a huge pleasure. Thanks, Austin; we had a blast and good luck to you with these latest exciting books!