Contests/Giveaways / Interviewsdual-timeline / Jane Austen / Lauren Willig / mystery / Susanna Kearsley / Syrie James / Womens-Fiction97 Comments
Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock popularized the term “MacGuffin,” using it as shorthand for whatever object put the characters (and the story) in motion. For Hitchcock, the MacGuffin mattered mainly because the characters cared about it enough to go after it–whether the audience precisely understood it was a secondary concern. Today’s novels ... more >
B Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Dutton / France / Historical Romances / Lauren Willig / Pink Carnation6 Comments
As Napoleon pursues his plans for the invasion of England, English operative Augustus Whittlesby gets wind of a top secret device, to be demonstrated over the course of a house party at Malmaison. The catch? The only way in is to join forces with that annoying American socialite, Emma Morris ... more >
B ReviewsDutton / France / Historical Romances / Lauren Willig / Pink Carnation / Regency England11 Comments
Dear Ms Willig, I always seem to be behind in keeping up with this series but I think it’s because I want to be sure I have a Pink Carnation book on hand. And in this instance it worked beautifully for me. You see, I’ve been in a reading slump ... more >
B ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Historical Romances / India / Lauren Willig / Pink Carnation / Regency England8 Comments
Dear Ms. Willig, I’m late, I’m late, I know I’m late in getting to and reading this installment in the “Pink Carnation” series but after my slight disappointment with “Night Jasmine” I’ll be honest and say I wasn’t eager to jump into it. Now that I have, I will cheerfully ... more >
B+ ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Christmas Stories / Historical Romances / Lauren Willig / Napoleonic wars / Pink Carnation / Regency England19 Comments
Dear Ms. Willig, I admit I haven’t read the latest in the “Pink Carnation” series “Blood Lily” so when Jane sent me the arc for “The Mischief of the Mistletoe” I inwardly cringed. Oh dear, I thought, there’s no way I can get “Lily” read in time so I’ll just ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Historical Romances / Lauren Willig / Regency England8 Comments
Dear. Ms. Willig, I kind of lost track of this book earlier in the year when it was released in hardback. Now, I can make up for that at the trade paperback release. Since it’s been almost two years since I read book 4 (Crimson Rose), it took me a ... more >