As the countdown to The Mischief of the Mistletoe begins, Kirkus Reviews weighs in, calling Mistletoe “a fun, fresh installment in a successful series”, “distinguished by its Austen-like wit and historical accuracy”. Huzzah!

Best part of the review? The description of Turnip as a “gentlemanly klutz”. So Turnip!
You can find Chapter One of [...]

One of the most nerve-wracking parts of the long delay between manuscript completion and publication is waiting for those first reviews to start coming in. But, phew! Review #2 has arrived for The Mischief of the Mistletoe and it is as lovely as lovely can be.
Allison of Allure of Books writes, “I can [...]

In the meantime, here’s a wonderful pre-review review from Miss Eliza of Strange and Random Happenstance.
Miss Eliza calls The Mischief of the Mistletoe “the best book… to date [w]ith laugh-out-loud dialogue that leaps off the pages”.
Thanks, Miss Eliza!

You can find the first chapter here and the second here….

A lovely, lovely review of the first Pink Carnation book from Jessica Pope at the Allentown Examiner.

The audio version of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily received a starred review in Booklist!
Booklist reviewer Joyce Sarick had nice things to say about both the book and the audio. Calling the characters “vividly imagined” and the plot “action-filled”, Sarick writes, “Reading’s animated, British-accented narration highlights the witty dialogue underlying the [...]

Two more excellent reviews of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine popped up this morning!

First Mate Keira gave Night Jasmine five treasure chests, saying, “The vivid imagery and adept storytelling woven by Lauren Willig will suck you in and not let you up for air until the very last punctuation mark. You will [...]

… from the Serendipitous Reader. The review includes a video clip from last year’s reading at Lady Jane’s Salon, which I’ve re-pasted here below.
Although it’s a bit of a side note to the rest of the story, this is my favorite snippet from The Temptation of the Night Jasmine: the ice cream [...]

Jennifer Rummel of Teens Read Too gives The Temptation of the Night Jasmine five stars, declaring, “The fifth book in the PINK CARNATION series flirts with more danger, more suspense, more secrets, more romance, and a whole lot of fun!” Thanks, Jennifer!

The Betrayal of the Blood Lily is a Top Pick on Night Owl Reviews! In one of my favorite lines so far, Night Owl reviewer Danya calls Blood Lily “Jane Austen meets James Bond”, commenting, “Lauren Willig’s novels are filled with witty dialogue, breathless romance, intrigue, lords and ladies, flowered spies; basically Jane Austen [...]

An amazing review just came in from Night Owl Reviews for The Temptation of the Night Jasmine. (Now available in paperback!).
Danya of Night Owl Reviews writes: “Weaving a modern day love story, with hints of Bridget Jones, with a classic love story, a la Jane Austen, each entry in Lauren Willig’s [...]