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Lauren Willig is a New York Times bestselling author of historical novels. She is best known for her "Pink Carnation" series, which follows a collection of Napoleonic-Era British spies, similar to the Scarlet Pimpernel, as they fight for Britain and fall in love. Biography A native of New York City, Willig discovered historical fiction when she was only six years old, while she was attempting to find books about her idol, Eleanor of Aquitaine.After graduating from the Chapin School, Willig attended Yale University, where she majored in Renaissance Studies and Political Science, and was Chairman of the Tory Party of the Yale Political Union. She then studied graduate level early modern European history at Harvard University before entering and graduating from Harvard Law School. Willig briefly worked for Cravath, Swaine & Moore, a law firm in New York, while authoring her "Pink Carnation" series of books, until she gave up law in order to focus full-time on the series. Willig's books have been named a Romantic Times Top Pick! and she has been nominated for a Quill Award in 2006. She has won the RITA Award for Best Regency Historical Romance, the RT Reviewers Choice Award for Historical Fiction, the Booksellers Best Award for Long Historical Romance, and the Golden Leaf Award.In Spring of 2010, Willig taught Reading the Historical Romance at her alma mater, Yale University, along with fellow alumna and romance novelist Andrea DaRif, (penname: Cara Elliott). The course received a great deal of attention for helping to bring the romance novel academic notice.Since winding up the Pink Carnation series, Willig has written seven stand alone works of historical fiction as well as co-authoring four novels with fellow historical fiction authors Karen White and Beatriz Williams. Works The Pink Carnation series The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (February 2005) ISBN 978-0-525-94860-5 The Masque of the Black Tulip (December 29, 2005) ISBN 978-0-525-94920-6 The Deception of the Emerald Ring (November 16, 2006) ISBN 978-0-525-94977-0 The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (January 31, 2008) ISBN 978-0-525-95033-2 The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (January 22, 2009) ISBN 978-0-525-95096-7 The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (January 12, 2010) ISBN 978-0-525-95150-6 The Mischief of the Mistletoe (October 28, 2010) ISBN 978-0-525-95187-2 The Orchid Affair (January 20, 2011) ISBN 978-0-525-95199-5 The Garden Intrigue (February 16, 2012) ISBN 978-0-525-95254-1 The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (August 6, 2013) ISBN 978-0-451-41472-4 The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla (August 5, 2014) ISBN 978-0-451-41473-1 The Lure of the Moonflower (August 4, 2015) ISBN 978-0-451-47302-8Historical fiction The Ashford Affair (April 9, 2013) ISBN 978-1-250-01449-8 That Summer (June 3, 2014) ISBN 978-1-250-01450-4 The Other Daughter (July 21, 2015) ISBN 978-1-250-05628-3 The Forgotten Room (with Karen White and Beatriz Williams) (January 19, 2016) ISBN 978-0-451-47462-9 The English Wife (January 9, 2018) ISBN 978-1-250-05627-6 The Glass Ocean (with Karen White and Beatriz Williams) (September 4, 2018) ISBN 978-0-062-85948-8 The Summer Country (June 4, 2019) ISBN 978-0-062-83902-2 All the Ways We Said Goodbye (with Karen White and Beatriz Williams) (January 14, 2020) ISBN 978-0062931092 Band of Sisters (March 2, 2021) ISBN 978-0-062-98615-3 The Lost Summers of Newport (with Karen White and Beatriz Williams) (May 17, 2022) ISBN 978-0-063-04074-8 Two Wars and a Wedding (March 21, 2023) ISBN 978-0062986184Other works Two L (August 28, 2011) ISBN 978-1-4662-1298-5 "A Night at Northanger" in Jane Austen Made Me Do It (October 2011) ISBN 978-0-345-52496-6 "The Record Set Right" in A Fall of Poppies (March 22, 2016) ISBN 978-0-062-41854-8 "Until We Meet Again" in A Paris All Your Own: Bestselling Women Writers on the City of Light (July 4, 2017) ISBN 978-0-399-57447-4References External links Willig's website. Discover the Lauren Willig popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Lauren Willig books.

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  • The Forgotten Room synopsis, comments

    The Forgotten Room

    Karen White, Beatriz Williams & Lauren Willig

    New York Times bestselling authors Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig present a masterful collaborationa rich, multigenerational novel of love and loss that spans hal...

  • Wicked With the Scoundrel synopsis, comments

    Wicked With the Scoundrel

    Elizabeth Bright

    After ten years of adventure, Colin Smith, the bastard son of a viscount, returns to the place he most despises ––London. But only until he can sell off some of his treasures. He h...

  • Band of Sisters synopsis, comments

    Band of Sisters

    Lauren Willig

    "A crackling portrayal of everyday American heroines…A triumph."     Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue&...

  • Le masque de la Tulipe noire synopsis, comments

    Le masque de la Tulipe noire

    Lauren Willig & Karine Mailhot-Sarrasin

    1803. Entre la France et l'Angleterre, les espions s'en donnent à cœur joie...Éloïse, étudiante en doctorat, a réussi le coup du siècle dans le monde universitaire en démasquant l'...

  • The Deception of the Emerald Ring synopsis, comments

    The Deception of the Emerald Ring

    Lauren Willig

    New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig presents the third novel in her charming Pink Carnation series...Harvard grad student Eloise Kelly has gotten into quite a bit ...

  • The Mistaken Wife synopsis, comments

    The Mistaken Wife

    Rose Melikan

    Heroic spy Mary Finch returns once again as she takes on the dangerous task of secretly traveling to Paris to interrupt FrancoAmerican negotiations in this thrilling historical fic...

  • A Counterfeit Suitor synopsis, comments

    A Counterfeit Suitor

    Darcie Wilde

    “Wilde's heroine is not only a useful woman but a highly entertaining one.”   Kirkus Reviews on And Dangerous to Know Among the ton of Regency London, one breath of scand...

  • The Secret History of the Pink Carnation synopsis, comments

    The Secret History of the Pink Carnation

    Lauren Willig

    Everything is coming up carnations in this national bestselling series Realizing romantic heroes are a thing of the past, graduate student Eloise Kelly is determined to focus on ...

  • The Counterfeit Guest synopsis, comments

    The Counterfeit Guest

    Rose Melikan

    In this rousing sequel to The Blackstone Key, Rose Melikan’s heroine returns to the world of espionage for an intelligent, thrilling adventure in Georgian England. When the story b...

  • To Have and to Hoax synopsis, comments

    To Have and to Hoax

    Martha Waters

    Named a Best Romance of April by Goodreads, Popsugar, Bustle, and more!“A laugh out loud Regency rompif you loved the Bridgertons, you’ll adore To Have and to Hoax!” Lauren Willig,...

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    The Blackstone Key

    Rose Melikan

    Charlotte Bronte meets Agatha Christie in this wonderful historical adventure novel set in the 18th century about a penniless but clever young teacher who becomes embroiled in a pl...