The series begins with The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, and over the course of a dozen novels and a few short stories and novellas, tracks a mysterious English spy ring with frivolous, flowery names (literally: There are the Orchid and the Crimson Rose, and their enemies, the Marigold and the Black Tulip, to name a few), many of whom are women. I call them genre-bridging, because they satisfy romance fans who love the pinch-in-the-chest, soul-satisfying, "all is well in the world" happy-ever-after denouement - but they also have such densely detailed and gratifying historical, swashbuckling, spy-based plots that nonromance fans love them too. How?Įarlier this month, author Lauren Willig released The Lure of the Moonflower, the last of her fantastic, genre-bridging Pink Carnation series. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Lure of the Moonflower Author Lauren Willig
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