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GIVEAWAY: The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig

January 22, 2011 by Darlene


I’ve got a great giveaway for you all to start your Saturday morning off right! I’ve got a copy of Lauren Willig’s newest installment in the Pink Carnation series – The Orchid Affair (just released on January 20, 2011) – up for grabs! Isn’t the cover gorgeous – all the covers for the books in this series are so beautifully done!

Here’s a bit about the book…

In THE ORCHID AFFAIR, Willig introduces her strongest heroine yet. Laura Grey, a veteran governess sick of caring for other peoples’ offspring, joins the Selwick Spy School with visions of elaborate disguises and thrilling espionage under the tutelage of the Pink Carnation. Laura is more than a little disappointed when her first assignment is as governess to the children of Andre Jaouen, right-hand man to Bonaparte’s minister of police. Under the code name “the Silver Orchid”, Laura is to report on suspicions that Jaouen and Gaston Delaroche are investigating a Royalist plot, but events take an unexpected turn when a bold move by Andre’s arch-rival, Delaroche, forces Laura and Andre on the run together, disguised as husband and wife. It may begin as a convenience, but their charade of intimacy quickly becomes dangerously real. 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 France before it’s too late?

About the Author…


A native of New York City, Lauren Willig has been writing romances ever since she got her hands on her first romance novel at the age of six. Three years later, she sent her first novel off to a publishing house—all three hundred hand-written pages. They sent it back. Undaunted, Lauren has continued to generate large piles of paper and walk in front of taxis while thinking about plot ideas.

After thirteen years at an all girls school (explains the romance novels, doesn’t it?), Lauren set off for Yale and co-education, where she read lots of Shakespeare, wrote sonnet sequences when she was supposed to be doing her science requirement, and lived in a Gothic fortress complete with leaded windows and gargoyles. After college, she decided she really hadn’t had enough school yet, and headed off to that crimson place in Cambridge, Massachusetts for a degree in English history. Like her modern heroine, she spent a year doing dissertation research in London, tramping back and forth between the British Library and the Public Records Office, reading lots of British chick lit, and eating far too many Sainsbury’s frozen dinners.

By a strange quirk of fate, Lauren signed her first book contract during her first month of law school. She finished writing “Pink Carnation” during her 1L year, scribbled “Black Tulip” her 2L year, and struggled through “Emerald Ring” as a weary and jaded 3L. After three years of taking useful and practical classes like “Law in Ancient Athens” and “The Globalization of the Modern Legal Consciousness”, Lauren received her J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. For a year and a half, she practiced as a litigation associate at a large New York law firm. But having attained the lofty heights of second year associate, she decided that book deadlines and doc review didn’t mix and departed the law for a new adventure in full time writerdom.

Be sure to check out Lauren Willig’s website!
Read an excerpt from The Orchid Affair

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig up for giveaway courtesy of Penguin Group. To enter…

  • For 1 entry leave me a comment with a way to contact you.
  • For 2 entries follow my blog. If you already do, please let me know and the extra entry is yours as well.
  • For 3 entries blog or tweet this giveaway to spread the word.

This giveaway is open to US & Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winner on Saturday, February 12, 2011. Good luck to you all!

© 2010, Darlene of Peeking Between the Pages. All Rights Reserved. If you’re reading this on a site other than Peeking Between the Pages or Darlene’s Feed, be aware that this post has been stolen and is used without permission.

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  1. Linda says

    January 22, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    You are so right about how beautiful the covers are. I just acquired Pink Carnation, anxious to start this series. Would be great to win this book. Thanks for the giveaway.
    lcbrower40(at)gmail(dot)com

    extra entry – Google follower

  2. Boo Bear's Place says

    January 22, 2011 at 12:23 pm

    I agree that it has a beautiful cover as well. I've never read the series but worth looking into. Ezziriah (at) gmail (dot) com

  3. Boo Bear's Place says

    January 22, 2011 at 12:23 pm

    Oh I forgot to mention I follow your blog via google reader.

  4. Kay says

    January 22, 2011 at 12:48 pm

    I've loved this book series. The covers have evolved, but this one is very nice.

    janezfan(at)yahoo(dot)com

  5. holdenj says

    January 22, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    You're right! What a great cover and way to start Saturday! Thanks for the chance to win.
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  6. holdenj says

    January 22, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    I am a GFC follower.
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

  7. Beachreader says

    January 22, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    I just started reading ths series and am having a great time.

    I am a GFC follower
    jgoffice(at)cox(dot)net

    Thanks for the giveaway.

  8. JenM says

    January 22, 2011 at 2:31 pm

    I've heard good things about this series. This would be a great way to start it.

    +1 GFC follower
    jen at delux dot com

  9. Margay says

    January 22, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    +1 I love Lauren's books! Would love to read this one,too.

    +1 GFC follower (old)

    +3 Tweeted: http://twitter.com/Margay/status/28826132790910977

    Margay1122ATaolDOTcom

  10. debbie says

    January 22, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    This is a new series to me, I would love to read it.
    I am a old gfc follower +1
    debbie
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

  11. Bethie says

    January 22, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    Please count me in. I would love to win this. Thanks for the giveaway.

    I am an old follower.

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  12. PoCoKat says

    January 22, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    Beautiful cover!

    littleone AT shaw DOT ca

  13. PoCoKat says

    January 22, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    Old follower on GFC.

    littleone AT shaw DOT Ca

  14. Nise' says

    January 22, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    As a fan of this series, I can't wait to read this book! Thanks for hosting.

    nisethusfarATyahooDOTcom

  15. Nise' says

    January 22, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Follower on GFC

    nisethusfarATyahooDOTcom

  16. traveler says

    January 22, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    Thanks for this great giveaway.saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

  17. Brenda says

    January 22, 2011 at 5:06 pm

    I would love to win this book! I haven't read anything by this author before.

    I am a follower through GFC and a subscriber!

    dancealert at aol dot com

  18. chey says

    January 22, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    This sounds like a fantastic book!

    chey127 at hotmail dot com

  19. Chantal says

    January 22, 2011 at 5:24 pm

    I'm a follower!

  20. Chantal says

    January 22, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    I can be reached at CMShelstad at gmail dot com

  21. Moonlight Gleam says

    January 22, 2011 at 5:35 pm

    Thank you for this amazing opportunity!!!

    +1 GFC Follower
    +1 Tweeted giveaway: http://twitter.com/#!/MoonlightGleams/status/28867934520606720

    moonlightgleam(at)gmail(dot)com

  22. Scorpio M. says

    January 22, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    Thank you. I am a big Pink Carnation fan!

    jenma76 at hotmail dot com

  23. Scorpio M. says

    January 22, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    Blogger + GFC follower.

    jenma76 at hotmail dot com

  24. Scorpio M. says

    January 22, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    Twittered:

    http://twitter.com/#!/scorpio1m/status/28881221324898304

    jenma76 at hotmail dot com

  25. tradingaddress says

    January 22, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    +1, Thanks for the chance to win this.
    +2 GFC follower
    +3 blogging, http://tinyurl.com/4tak5by

    Thanks,
    tradingaddress at gmail dot com

  26. mamabunny13 says

    January 22, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    This sounds like a good series!
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

  27. mamabunny13 says

    January 22, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    #1 I follow you via gfc
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

  28. mamabunny13 says

    January 22, 2011 at 6:38 pm

    #2 I follow you via gfc
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

  29. mamabunny13 says

    January 22, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    #1 tweet http://twitter.com/#!/mamabunny13/status/28886217672097792
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

  30. mamabunny13 says

    January 22, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    #2 tweet http://twitter.com/#!/mamabunny13/status/28886217672097792
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

  31. mamabunny13 says

    January 22, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    #3 tweet http://twitter.com/#!/mamabunny13/status/28886217672097792
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

  32. Cindy W. says

    January 22, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    I love the cover of The Orchid Affair and would love to win a copy.

    I am an old GFC follower.

    Blessings,
    Cindy W.

    countrybear52[at]yahoo[dot]com

  33. Chèli says

    January 22, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    I started this series at the beginning of this year and have collected all the others so this would finish my set.

    cyderryATyahooDOTcom
    Chèli
    Cheli's Shelves

  34. Chèli says

    January 22, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    I'm a follower.

    cyderryATyahooDOTcom
    Chèli
    Cheli's Shelves

  35. Robin K says

    January 22, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    I am a follower and would love to be entered 🙂

    robin [at] intensewhisper [dot] com

  36. Diane says

    January 23, 2011 at 12:46 am

    This book looks AWESOME!!! Thanks for the giveaway.

    I also follow you on GFC.

    estrella8888 at roadrunner dot com

  37. Pricilla says

    January 23, 2011 at 12:55 am

    Thank you. I would love to read this.
    I follow
    kaiminani at gmail dot com

  38. Marie says

    January 23, 2011 at 1:17 am

    I've only read one book in the series (so far), but I loved it! You are right about the cover. It's lovely. I'd love to read this book. Thanks for the giveaway.

    I follow your blog via my Google Reader.

    mparke[at]mts[dot]net

  39. Sherri says

    January 23, 2011 at 1:41 am

    Dar, count me in for the giveaway-I love her books!

  40. Sherri says

    January 23, 2011 at 1:41 am

    I'm a loyal follower of yours!! Love your blog!

  41. Wall-to-wall books says

    January 23, 2011 at 2:00 am

    You are right, that is a gorgeous cover!!!
    I would love to win this book!

    forevereading at gmail dot com

  42. Wall-to-wall books says

    January 23, 2011 at 2:01 am

    And i am a follower.

    forevereading at gmail dot com

  43. rubynreba says

    January 23, 2011 at 2:16 am

    I'd love to win this!

    I am a follower.

    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

  44. misskallie2000 says

    January 23, 2011 at 3:04 am

    I have not read any of Lauren's books but am adding to my wish list. Orchid Affair sounds like a wonderful story and I can't wait to read. Thanks for the review.

    Old GFC Follower

    Tweet
    http://twitter.com/misskallie2000/status/29011272263540736

    misskallie2000 at yahoo dot com

  45. Cheryl F. {The Lucky Ladybug} says

    January 23, 2011 at 8:48 am

    I would love to read The Orchid Affair 🙂 *Thanks* for the giveaway!
    theluckyladybug[at]gmail[dot]com

  46. Cheryl F. {The Lucky Ladybug} says

    January 23, 2011 at 8:48 am

    Already publicly following Peeking Between the Pages with Google Friend Connect [Cheryl F. {The Lucky Ladybug}]
    theluckyladybug[at]gmail[dot]com

  47. Cheryl F. {The Lucky Ladybug} says

    January 23, 2011 at 8:48 am

    Tweeted the giveaway
    theluckyladybug[at]gmail[dot]com

  48. Pam P says

    January 23, 2011 at 10:54 am

    Love this series and the titles with lovely covers.
    Follower

    pambook@ alt. pamreads@ mail.com

  49. Anonymous says

    January 23, 2011 at 11:02 am

    Thanks for the great give away.
    Beautiful cover.
    RJB
    loki304(at)tds(dot)net

  50. Kristina says

    January 23, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    Great Giveaway I love these books!!
    Luckistarr4 AT gmail DOT com

  51. Kristina says

    January 23, 2011 at 11:25 pm

    I follow you in my Google Reader =)

    Luckistarr4 AT gmail DOT com

  52. Kristina says

    January 23, 2011 at 11:25 pm

    I tweeted!!
    @K_Patton

  53. justpeachy36 says

    January 24, 2011 at 3:28 am

    Please enter me in the giveaway.

    I am old GFC follower.

    justpeachy36@yahoo.com

  54. Judy H says

    January 25, 2011 at 5:27 am

    Thank you for the giveaway.

    headlessfowl at gmail dot com

  55. Judy H says

    January 25, 2011 at 5:28 am

    I'm following via GFC with 'headlessfowl'.

    Thank you!

    headlessfowl at gmail dot com

  56. Pricilla says

    January 25, 2011 at 7:32 pm

    tweet
    http://twitter.com/#!/BrokenTeepee/status/29984848441511936
    thank you
    kaiminani at gmail dot com

  57. Jessica M says

    January 25, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway opportunity! I love the Pink Carnation series and can't wait to read the newest one.

    I'm a GFC follower of your blog. (Jessica M.)
    I also tweeted about your giveway:
    http://twitter.com/#!/crazylilcuban/status/30000130916622336

    Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

    jmartinez0415 [at] gmail [dot] com

  58. nan says

    January 25, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Just started reading this series…maybe it's in the cards?

    nanze55@hotmail.com

  59. Samantha Bohrman says

    January 26, 2011 at 2:55 am

    Great review! Can't wait to read it. Sambohrman@gmail.com

  60. Dawn says

    January 28, 2011 at 5:14 am

    I am a follower and would love to win this book!

    nowakoski@sbcglobal.net

  61. JHS. says

    January 29, 2011 at 2:19 am

    GFC follower!

    JHS
    Colloquium

    jhsmail at comcast dot net

  62. maria says

    January 30, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    Count me in please! billiondollarprincesss@hotmail.com

  63. Colleen Turner says

    February 2, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    I would love to win this and really get into this series. I have heard they are just great!
    candc320@gmail.com

  64. Colleen Turner says

    February 2, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    I am a GFC follower (Colleen Turner).
    candc320@gmail.com

  65. Sarah E says

    February 13, 2011 at 1:42 am

    I would love to read this novel. Please enter me in the giveaway!

    bookloversarah1 at yahoo dot com

    Sarah E

  66. Sarah E says

    February 13, 2011 at 1:43 am

    I follow via GFC.

    bookloversarah1 at yahoo dot com

    Sarah E

  67. Sarah E says

    February 13, 2011 at 1:51 am

    Tweet:

    http://twitter.com/BookLoverSarah/status/36603177537118208

    bookloversarah1 at yahoo dot com

    Sarah E

  68. Nancye says

    February 13, 2011 at 4:57 am

    Sounds like a great book! Thanks for the chance.

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

  69. Nancye says

    February 13, 2011 at 4:57 am

    Follower

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
    #1

  70. Nancye says

    February 13, 2011 at 4:58 am

    Follower

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
    #2

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