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  <title><![CDATA[The Masque of the Black Tulip (Pink Carnation, #2)]]></title>
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  <default-description>Harvard grad student Eloise Kelly achieved the academic coup of the century when she unmasked the spy who saved England from Napoleon. But now she has a million questions about the Pink Carnation's deadly French nemesis, the Black Tulip. And she's pretty sure that her handsome onagain, off-again crush, Colin Selwick, has the answers somewhere in his archives. But what she discovers in an old codebook is something juicier than she ever imagined.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">2005</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>The Masque of the Black Tulip (Pink Carnation, #2)</original-title>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to the audiobook, which kept me constantly amazed at the narrator's ability to switch between English and American accents and sound totally natural either way. I'm a sucker for the Dashing Hero's Steadfast Best Friend, whether it's B.J. from M*A*S*H or Ron from Harry Potter, so a book ab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75074704">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu May 21 19:32:55 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Things to love about this novel? In chapter one, it picks up with the tale of its modern-day research, Eloise Kelly, who is off to the country with the dishy Colin Selwick for a look at his archives. (Insert eyebrow waggle here.) The Black Tulip also picks up with the lives of some of the characters...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56913049">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28969957">
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 01 07:36:34 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another excellent book from the author of &quot;The Secret History of the Pink Carnation&quot;.  I loved being sucked back into the world of flower-named spies.  The book had romance, mystery, plenty of wit, and even a high-speed carriage chase!  I also enjoy the interludes with Eloise, the modern-d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28969957">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68629733">
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 23 19:47:17 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 27 13:25:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i really enjoyed this story. i like how it bordered on ridiculous and hilarious and threw in a side mystery that actually could be considered intriguing. plus the love story was sweet and had hints and traces of believability. i really wanted to give it 3 1/2 stars, because i found the declarations ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68629733">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72717997">
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  <date_added>Sun Sep 27 19:36:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 30 18:11:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another light, fun installment in the Pink Carnation series. After discovering the identity of the Pink Carnation, Eloise is staying in Colin's home and using his archives to learn more about the Pink Carnation's exploits as a British spy in Napoleonic France. The focus of this book is Henrietta, on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72717997">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36661300">
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Nov 30 12:59:16 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fun read - half period piece - half romance novel - half espionage thriller (yes, I know that is too many halves).  After so much focus the past year or two on the times of Henry VIII with Phillipa Gregory's works and the crazy Jane Austen English countryside obsession started by PBS  it was refre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36661300">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50593587">
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[For the first half or so I found this the weakest of the series, but she found her stride further in, and so did her characters. The Eloise-Colin er-relationship(?) moves forward in an entertaining fashion. I found Miles as a hero to be quite doltish and kept muttering &quot;twit&quot; aloud while r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50593587">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43202874">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The second book of the Pink Carnation series and it was another fun, light read. Historical? Yes (with admitted liberties taken by the author and admitted in the back, but they do not detract from the story in the slightest). Romance? Yes, but not the overwhelming formula that is rampant (i.e. - kis...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43202874">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57403568">
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    <body><![CDATA[I started out hating this book.  I actually read the first chapter and was bored out of my mind so I put it down for about a week.  I picked it up again yesterday and finished it today.  I really liked the historical romance portions.  This story was much better done than the pink carnation book. Th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57403568">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43489972">
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    <body><![CDATA[The characters from Pink Carnation are back in a romp through Napoleonic times.  This time, Miles Dorrington, best friend of the Purple Gentian (our hero in the last book) is given the job to track down France's deadliest spy, the Black Tulip.  As he works on his quest, his best friend's sister, the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43489972">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53233378">
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second book in the Pink Carnation series, and while I still enjoyed it, this particular book did not move as quickly as the first [see <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84351.The_Secret_History_of_the_Pink_Carnation"> review</a>], taking at least 200 pages to really take off. The author continued the story of English verses French spies, this time centered around the myst...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53233378">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It took me a while to get over the fact that Richard and Amy weren't going to play a part in this novel. I had fallen for Richard, and was tolerant of Amy, so I was expecting more of the same from them.<br/><br/>What I got instead was more of the same from Eloise, who is finding it hard to deny he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37249130">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one started off a little slow for me but I quickly got into the story and enjoyed learning more about the characters. I actually enjoyed reading Henrietta's story (the historical girl) better than Eloise's (the modern girl) this time. Henrietta is funny and witty and gets her man in the end. I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36049051">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="18069348">
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    <body><![CDATA[I've had this book resting comfortably on my to-read list for a looong time. It's the second in a romance series about british spies during the French Revolution/Napoleonic Wars. The first one, titled The History of the Pink Carnation was a fluffy, silly, funny little story (which I love, but have t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18069348">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="14586180">
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    <body><![CDATA[I could kick myself for not picking up <em>The Secret History of the Pink Carnation</em> first!<br/><br/>Why?  Because I loved this book. I mean, I truly loved it. The story drew me in within a few pages of the first chapter.  I found myself rooting for Eloise's success, holding my breath as she read the a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14586180">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the 2nd book in the Pink Carnation series.<br/>Our historian Eliose is on her way to Colin Selwick's family estate to do more research on the Pink Carnation identity and activities.   Even though she knows who the Pink Carnation is(and if you dont know go read the book)she wants more proof....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12860057">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/397844.The_Masque_of_the_Black_Tulip_Pink_Carnation_Book_2_" title="The Masque of the Black Tulip (Pink Carnation, Book 2) by Lauren Willig">The Masque of the Black Tulip</a></em> continues the story of spies and lovers begun with <em>The Secret History of the Pink Carnation.</em>  Henrietta Selwick (sister to Richard Selwick, who was the spy known as The Purple Gentian) is corresponding with her cousin Jane (who is living in Paris and spying on Napoleon'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11954467">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay, so I read &quot;the Pink Carnation&quot; a year or two ago, and kind of dug it, but wasn't really blown away.  But!  I LOVED this book!  Very funny, very smart, and truly fun to read.<br/><br/><em>Henrietta waited.  She knew her mother would have liked to forbid her to go to any event hosted by ...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7730380">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Book of the Pink carnation Series...<br/><br/>This book focuses on the Black Tulip a murderous spy who wants to kill the Pink Carnation.<br/>Our hero and Heroine are Miles and Henrietta, friend and sister of Richard Selwick. They know who is the Pink carnaton really is and trying to warn the spy ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38869217">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second of the Pink Carnation series.  While I loved the first novel <em> The Secret History of the Pink Carnation</em> I wasn't as into this story.  For some reason I couldn't get into the drama of finding the French spy.  I felt as if too much time was spent focusing on the relationship between ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2209419">more...</a>]]></body>
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