Lauren Willig

Lauren Willig is an author of historical romance novels. A native of New York City, she attended Yale, where she majored in Renaissance Studies and Political Science, then studied graduate level early modern European history at Harvard before entering and graduating from Harvard Law School. She now works for Cravath, Swaine & Moore, a law firm in New York, while authoring her "Pink Carnation" series of books. Her books include "The Deception of the Emerald Ring", "The Masque of the Black Tulip", and "The Secret History of the Pink Carnation". The frame story of each work follows Eloise Kelly, an American grad student, as she attempts to write her dissertation and unmask the Pink Carnation--and find love with an attractive Englishman, Colin. The books also feature several different romantic adventures detailing the exploits of the Purple Gentian, the Pink Carnation, the Black Tulip, and a host of other characters from early 19th century England and France.

Lauren's books have been named a Romantic Times Top Pick and Lauren was nominated for a Quill Award in 2006.

Book titles in the "Pink Carnation" series

#"The Secret History of the Pink Carnation" (February 2005) ISBN 0-525-94860-0
#"The Masque of the Black Tulip" (December 29, 2005) ISBN 0-525-94920-8
#"The Deception of the Emerald Ring" (November 16, 2006) ISBN 0-525-94977-1
#"The Seduction of the Crimson Rose" (January 31, 2008) ISBN 0-525-95033-8
#"The Temptation of the Night Jasmine" (TBA)

External links

* [http://www.laurenwillig.com/ Lauren's website]