B- ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Historical / Napoleonic wars / Peninsular-War / Pink Carnation / Portugal / road-romance4 Comments
Portugal, December 1807. Jack Reid, the British agent known as the Moonflower (formerly the French agent known as the Moonflower), has been stationed in Portugal and is awaiting his new contact. He does not expect to be paired with a woman—especially not the legendary Pink Carnation. All of Portugal believes ... more >
C+ Reviews19th century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / England / Historical / Pink Carnation / Regency / Regency England / vampires7 Comments
In October of 1806, the Little Season is in full swing, and Sally Fitzhugh has had enough of the endless parties and balls. With a rampant vampire craze sparked by the novel The Convent of Orsino, it seems no one can speak of anything else. But when Sally hears a ... more >
B+ Reviews / Featured / Recommended Reads19th century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / England / older heroine and hero / Pink Carnation / Regency England16 Comments
Dear Ms. Willig, At this point in my reading of the “Pink Carnation” books, I don’t bother to put much effort into checking out the blurb because I already know I’m going to read the book. So beyond noticing the exotic sounding flower of this book’s title, I waded into ... 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 >