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Interview with Lauren Willig, Author of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily: A Pink Carnation Novel (Book 6)

Gentle Readers: Please join me in welcoming author Lauren Willig today as she answers questions about her new book The Betrayal of the Blood Lily, Jane Austen and what’s next in her writing career.

Thanks for chatting with us Lauren! Your latest novel in the Pink Carnation series The Betrayal of the Blood Lily has just been released. This is your sixth venture into the Regency era and espionage during the Napoleonic Wars. Looking back on your first book in the series, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, could you share your original inspiration and what continues to spark your storylines?

Thanks so much for having me here!  The Pink Carnation emerged from years of overexposure to dashing swashbucklers in knee breeches, usually played by Errol Flynn—the sorts of men who could hold the villain at bay with a rapier with one hand while writing sonnets to the heroine with the other, all without missing an Continue reading “Interview with Lauren Willig, Author of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily: A Pink Carnation Novel (Book 6)” →

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The Betrayal of the Blood Lily: A Pink Carnation Novel (Book 6), by Lauren Willig – A Review

A nineteenth-century exotic locale, a handsome officer and a feisty heroine make for archetypical romantic fare, but Lauren Willig’s new novel The Betrayal of the Blood Lily is anything BUT a conventional bodice ripper embellished with historical detail. In her sixth novel in her “Pink Carnation” series, Willig exhibits once again that she is an accomplished raconteur as she weaves an intricate and lively tale involving spies, espionage and romance during the Napoleonic Wars between Britain and France. Whereas the previous novels have taken place in England and France involving a set of interrelated characters, Willig has taken a bold leap in introducing a new ensemble cast and intriguingly transported the narrative to exotic India. 

Our new heroine Penelope Deveraux, who we met briefly in the previous novel The Temptation of the Night Jasmine, is as bold as brass. Her unpropitious behavior had always set more than a few fans fluttering and Continue reading “The Betrayal of the Blood Lily: A Pink Carnation Novel (Book 6), by Lauren Willig – A Review” →

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A Preview of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily: A Pink Carnation Novel (Book 6), by Lauren Willig

Tuesdays in the book world are like Christmas. It is the official release day for many new titles. They arrive like presents to be opened and savored. Today, The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig was officially released. It is the sixth book in the Pink Carnation series set in England, France and now India during the Napoleonic wars. I have read and or listened to an audio recording of all in the series and fans of Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer and Regency novels will enjoy the escapades of Willig’s heroes and heroines as they employ espionage a la the Scarlet Pimpernel to thwart Napoleon’s crafty spies.

Austen readers will recognize a few slight similarities in Willig’s characters and plots in homage to Jane Austen. The last book in the series The Temptation of the Night Jasmine had allusions to Austen’s gothic parody Northanger Abbey. Her young impressionable heroine Charlotte was as Continue reading “A Preview of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily: A Pink Carnation Novel (Book 6), by Lauren Willig” →

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