title: The Betrayal of the Blood Lily: A Pink Carnation Novel
author:  Lauren Willig 
description: Lauren Willig is a law student and Ph.D. candidate in history at Harvard University. She is the author of <b>The Secret History of the Pink Carnation</b>.
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  ## Praise for the Novels  
  
  
  of Lauren Willig
  
  The Deception of the Emerald Ring
  
  “Heaving bodices, embellished history, and witty dialogue: What more could you
  ask for?”
  
  —Kirkus Reviews
  
  “Willig’s latest is riveting, providing a great diversion and lots of fun.”
  
  —Booklist
  
  “Eloise Kelly continues her research of early nineteenth-century spies in the
  smart third book of the Pink Carnation series…. Willig—like Eloise, a PhD
  candidate in history—draws on her knowledge of the period, filling the fast-
  paced narrative with mistaken identities, double agents, and high-stakes
  espionage…. The historic action is taut and twisting. Fans of the series will
  clamor for more.”
  
  —Publishers Weekly
  
  The Masque of the Black Tulip
  
  “Clever [and] playful…. What’s most delicious about Willig’snovels is that the
  damsels of 1803 bravely put it all on the line for love and country.”
  
  —Detroit Free Press
  
  “Studded with clever literary and historical nuggets, this charming
  historical/conte