The Secret History Pink Carnation is the first book of eleven (so far) in Lauren Willig’s historical romance series of the same name. Each novel has a framing device featuring a PhD student combing through nineteenth century documents for her thesis research on aristocratic spies and the relation of what she finds as a romantic adventure story. Willig’s writing is light and clever and The Secret History Pink Carnation had a kind of breezy musical comedy tone. It bounced along as a charmingly written and […]
Turnip Gets His Lady
Things I love in books (all books, but most especially romances): Continuing Sagas – Bring me back to revisit a couple whose journey to happily ever after I’ve already witnessed, or a family whose tree branches I have watched sprout up, and I’m yours. When minor characters become too big for their britches and force their authors to tell their stories. Luckily, The Mischief of the Mistletoe has both of these things. While I love the Pink Carnation series – with its mix of espionage […]