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The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig
I love this series by Lauren Willig! Each novel follows the continuing story of Eloise, an American researching for her thesis in Britain. Eloise is intent on unmasking the Pink Carnation, the only English spy that remains unmasked that was working in the early 1800s. And since the books started she has made quite a bit of progress in that quarter mainly due to the family papers of one Colin Selwick. Colin and Eloise are finally dating (yay!) and they've headed back to his home in Sussex so Eloise can continue going through the archives there.
Eloise means to continue her search for the the Pink Carnation and where her favorite spy headed after her brief stay in England, but she gets sidetracked with some documents written by Lady Charlotte Landsdowne that mention the madness of King George. Intrigued by the idea that Henrietta Selwick and Charlotte had anything to do with the king's bout of madness, Eloise reasons that she may as well take a look and she jumps right into the story in the past.
Charlotte is a bit of a shy and secluded creature that generally prefers the company of books to people. Despite all that when her long-missing (distantly-related) cousin Robert returns to the family seat, Charlotte is more than willing to walk down memory lane as long as it is with him. Robert on the other hand, returned to England from India to track down a possible spy that shot his mentor in the back in the heat of battle when the errant shot wouldn't be missed. His investigative skills take him into the heart of the Hell Fire club. The man Robert has been chasing is not just plotting with the French but also plotting against the king. Since Charlotte is a lady-in-waiting at the time and a great friend to the king she also becomes involved in stopping the plot.
As usual, the dual storyline of Eloise and whatever historical characters she is studying is both interesting and amusing. The characters don't always think or do things the way that we might expect them to and the little romantic interludes between the historical characters lighten up the feel of what could be an otherwise tense historical spy novel. We're teased with the short chapters between Colin & Eloise's relationship but that usually just makes me more eager to read the next one.
The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig
I love this series by Lauren Willig! Each novel follows the continuing story of Eloise, an American researching for her thesis in Britain. Eloise is intent on unmasking the Pink Carnation, the only English spy that remains unmasked that was working in the early 1800s. And since the books started she has made quite a bit of progress in that quarter mainly due to the family papers of one Colin Selwick. Colin and Eloise are finally dating (yay!) and they've headed back to his home in Sussex so Eloise can continue going through the archives there.
Eloise means to continue her search for the the Pink Carnation and where her favorite spy headed after her brief stay in England, but she gets sidetracked with some documents written by Lady Charlotte Landsdowne that mention the madness of King George. Intrigued by the idea that Henrietta Selwick and Charlotte had anything to do with the king's bout of madness, Eloise reasons that she may as well take a look and she jumps right into the story in the past.
Charlotte is a bit of a shy and secluded creature that generally prefers the company of books to people. Despite all that when her long-missing (distantly-related) cousin Robert returns to the family seat, Charlotte is more than willing to walk down memory lane as long as it is with him. Robert on the other hand, returned to England from India to track down a possible spy that shot his mentor in the back in the heat of battle when the errant shot wouldn't be missed. His investigative skills take him into the heart of the Hell Fire club. The man Robert has been chasing is not just plotting with the French but also plotting against the king. Since Charlotte is a lady-in-waiting at the time and a great friend to the king she also becomes involved in stopping the plot.
As usual, the dual storyline of Eloise and whatever historical characters she is studying is both interesting and amusing. The characters don't always think or do things the way that we might expect them to and the little romantic interludes between the historical characters lighten up the feel of what could be an otherwise tense historical spy novel. We're teased with the short chapters between Colin & Eloise's relationship but that usually just makes me more eager to read the next one.
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