Lauren Willig

Do you like novels about espionage and spies?  How about modern day mysteries and Napoleonic mysteries all rolled into one?  Of course, there has to be love interest.  This would not be a fluffy read without one.   Well, say hello to Lauren Willig and her Pink Carnation series of ten, soon to be eleven historical fiction novels.  I would describe this series as fun, cheeky, historical, mysterious and lovable.  Here is a synopsis of the first title in the series, Secret History of the Pink Carnation, to give you an idea of how it all begins...

Nothing ever goes right for Eloise. The day she wears her new suede boots, it rains. When the subway stops short, she's the one thrown into some stranger's lap. And she's had her share of misfortune in the way of love. So, after deciding that romantic heroes must be a thing of the past, Eloise is ready for a fresh start.

Setting off for England, Eloise is determined to finish her dissertation on two spies, the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian. But what she discovers is something historians have missed: the secret history of the Pink Carnation-the most elusive spy of all time. As she works to unmask this obscure spy, Eloise has more and more questions. Like, how did the Pink Carnation save England from Napoleon? What became of the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian? And will Eloise Kelly escape her bad luck and find a living, breathing hero of her own?

Lauren Willig recently published a standalone, The Ashford Affair last year that is great by itself if you don't want to get into a series.  We carry various titles as hardcover, paperback, ebook, audio and downloadable audio.  Tell me what you think!