For those who are curious, here’s the modern timeline:

The modern story follows chronologically in the order laid out above, including an Eloise and Colin segment in the novella, Ivy and Intrigue. It all comes together eventually (I promise!), but that’s why the chronology diverges. I decided to take the India route, then double back to follow the plotline in France. The other led back to Paris, the League of the Pink Carnation, and The Orchid Affair. One fork in the road led to India and Blood Lily.

The series hit a crossroads somewhere around Night Jasmine. You may wonder why, if Blood Lily is set in the autumn of 1804, it comes before Orchid Affair, which runs from January to April 1804. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (spring 1803) The Masque of the Black Tulip(spring/summer 1803) The Deception of the Emerald Ring (summer 1803) The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (autumn 1803) Ivy and Intrigue: A Very Selwick Christmas (Christmas, 1803) ( PDF) The Mischief of the Mistletoe (winter 1803) Away in a Manger: A Mistletoe Bonus Chapter (early 1804) ( PDF) The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (winter 1803/spring 1804)īunny & Biscuits: A Very Dorrington Valentine’s Day (Valentine’s Day 1804) The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (autumn 1804) The Orchid Affair(spring 1804) The Garden Intrigue (summer 1804) The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (spring 1805) The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla (autumn 1806) The Lure of the Moonflower(winter 1807/1808) Here’s my recommended reading order for the Pink Carnation series:

The pink carnation book series