The Seduction of the Crimson Rose

Have I mentioned lately that Lauren Willig is awesome? This book, The Seduction of the Crimson Rose, is the fourth in her series that began with The Secret History of the Pink Carnation. The ever-so-slowly developing romance between modern-day-historian-and-grad-student Eloise and gorgeous-keeper-of-the-family-papers Colin Selwick moves to an unprecendent level of passion commonly referred to as the "first date." And in the historical plot, two characters from previous books in the series - Lord Vaughn from The Masque of the Black Tulip and Mary Alsworthy from The Deception of the Emerald Ring are thrown together in a plot to capture the Black Tulip at last.
I listened to it, as read by Kate Reading. 14 hours.