"Pride and Prejudice" lives on" ("USA Today") in Lauren
Willig's Pink Carnation series, which has been hailed for
its addictive blend of history, romance, and adventure. In
"The Orchid Affair," Willig introduces her strongest heroine
yet. Laura Grey, a veteran governess, joins the Selwick Spy
School expecting to find elaborate disguises and thrilling
exploits in service to the spy known as the Pink Carnation.
She hardly expects her first assignment to be serving as
governess for the children of Andre Jaouen, right-hand man
to Bonaparte's minister of police. Jaouen and his arch
rival, Gaston Delaroche, are investigating a suspected
Royalist plot to unseat Bonaparte, and Laura's mission is to
report any suspicious findings. At first the job is as
lively as Latin textbooks and knitting, but Laura begins to
notice strange behavior from Jaouen-secret meetings and odd
comings and goings.
As Laura edges herself closer to her employer, she makes a
shocking discovery and is surprised to learn that she has
far more in common with Jaouen than she originally
thought... As their plots begin to unravel, Laura and Jaouen
are forced on the run with the children, and with the help
of the Pink Carnation they escape to the countryside,
traveling as husband and wife. But Delaroche will stop at
nothing to take down his nemesis. With his men hot on their
trail, can Laura and Jaouen seal the fate of Europe before
it's too late?
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