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Another Historical Romance, But with Scarlet Pimpernel Adjacence

July 8, 2014 by Mrs. Julien 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, historical romance, Lauren Willig, Pink Carnation Series, Regency Romance, Regency spies

Mrs. Julien's CBR6 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, historical romance, Lauren Willig, Pink Carnation Series, Regency Romance, Regency spies ·
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