Lauren Willig is the author of the New York Times bestselling Pink Carnation series and a RITA Award-winner for Best Regency Historical for The Mischief of the Mistletoe. A graduate of Yale University, she has a graduate degree in English history from Harvard and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She lives in New York City, where she now writes full time.
Praise for The Deception of the Emerald Ring
“History textbook meets Bridget Jones.”—Marie Claire
“A fun and zany time warp full of history, digestible violence, and
plenty of romance.”—New York Daily News
“Heaving bodices, embellished history, and witty dialogue: What
more could you ask for?”—Kirkus Reviews
“Smart...[a] fast-paced narrative with mistaken identities, double
agents, and high-stakes espionage....The historic action is taut
and twisting.”—Publishers Weekly
More Praise for the Novels of Lauren Willig
“[This] sparkling series continues to elevate the Regency romance
genre.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Jane Austen for the modern girl.”—New York Times Bestselling
Author Christina Dodd
Willig supplies the third of her series on spies in 1803, when France was considering invading England. This entry features Letty Alsworthy, who tries to stop her sister from eloping with Geoffrey Pinchingdale-Snipe but ends up being carried off and married to him instead. Not knowing that Geoffrey is part of the League of the Purple Gentian, Letty follows her husband to Ireland, where he and the Pink Carnation are working to stop a group of Irish rebels, supported by the French, from starting another rebellion. Letty is drawn into their plans, and in the process she and her reluctant bridegroom begin to fall in love. The secondary story is of Eloise Kelly, who is doing research on the Pink Carnation and the Black Tulip for her dissertation while also hoping that Colin Selwick will respond to her amorous advances. Though the Eloise sections can drag, the story of Letty and Geoffrey is a lot of fun and has a number of unexpected twists and turns. The characters are well written, and listeners will stay glued till the bitter end. Kate Reading does her usual great job. For libraries where the previous two books have been popular.-Danna Bell-Russel, Library of Congress Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
Praise for The Deception of the Emerald Ring
"History textbook meets Bridget Jones."-Marie
Claire
"A fun and zany time warp full of history, digestible violence, and
plenty of romance."-New York Daily News
"Heaving bodices, embellished history, and witty dialogue: What
more could you ask for?"-Kirkus Reviews
"Smart...[a] fast-paced narrative with mistaken identities, double
agents, and high-stakes espionage....The historic action is taut
and twisting."-Publishers Weekly
More Praise for the Novels of Lauren Willig
"[This] sparkling series continues to elevate the Regency romance
genre."-Kirkus Reviews
"Jane Austen for the modern girl."-New York Times
Bestselling Author Christina Dodd
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