The Passion of the Purple Plumeria

By Lauren Willig

Book Overview

NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED Lauren Willig's Pink Carnation novels have been hailed as "sheer fun"* and "charming."** Now she takes readers on an adventure filled with hidden treasure and a devilishly handsome English colonel.... Colonel William Reid has returned home from India to retire near his children, who are safely stowed at an academy in Bath. Upon his return to the Isles, however, he finds that one of his daughters has vanished, along with one of her classmates. Because she served as second-in-command to the Pink Carnation, one of England's most intrepid spies, it would be impossible for Gwendolyn Meadows to give up the intrigue of Paris for a quiet life in the English countryside--especially when she's just overheard news of an alliance forming between Napoleon and an Ottoman Sultan. But, when the Pink Carnation's little sister goes missing from her English boarding school, Gwen reluctantly returns home to investigate the girl's disappearance. Thrown together by circumstance, Gwen and William must cooperate to track down the young ladies before others with nefarious intent get their hands on them. But Gwen's partnership with quick-tongued, roguish William may prove to be even more of an adventure for her than finding the lost girls.... READERS GUIDE INCLUDED * New York Times Bestselling Author Christina Dodd ** Kirkus Reviews

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451414721
• ISBN13: 9780451414724
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Loving this series

this one is almost at the end of the series and it is just lovely to see Miss Gwen have her own story - complete with an interview at the end of the book! Her back story is a bit of a surprise, but well written and it certainly rounds her out as a character and explains why she is so gruff. These books are historical romance with absolutely no icky bits which is good, just well rounded characters with wit and charm, complete with flaws and misshapen adventure. For anyone who loves a light-hearted romp of a yarn that is very quick to read.