Seduction of the Crimson Rose

480 pages

English language

Published April 5, 2011 by Allison & Busby, Limited.

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978-0-7490-0873-4
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4 stars (3 reviews)

"Pride and Prejudice lives on," (USA Today) "a fun and zany time warp," (New York Daily News) "history textbook meets Bridget Jones" (Marie Claire): Readers and reviewers alike praise Lauren Willig's bestselling Pink Carnation series for its passion, adventure, and tantalizing stories of flower-named spies during the Napoleonic wars.Lauren Willig continues the exciting Pink Carnation series with her fourth novel, The Seduction of the Crimson Rose, featuring Lord Vaughn, the delightfully devilish spy from The Masque of the Black Tulip, and Mary Alsworthy, the raven-haired beauty whose sister accidentally stole her suitor in The Deception of the Emerald Ring. Determined to secure another London season without assistance from her new brother-in-law, Mary accepts a secret assignment from Lord Vaughn on behalf of the Pink Carnation: to infiltrate the ranks of the dreaded French spy, the Black Tulip, before he and his master can stage their planned invasion of England. Every …

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4/2/2021 - from what I remember, once upon a time when there were fewer Pink Carnation books, this one was my least favorite. Not to say I didn't necessarily like it, but just simply the least. However, perhaps because I'm older than I was back then, it feels like I came away from rereading it this time (well, listening to it) vastly appreciating Vaughn way more than I think I did then. So I think I can say I like it more than I did when I first read it.

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Subjects

  • Fiction, romance, suspense
  • Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction
  • Fiction, espionage