Plain Jane - House for the Season, Bk 2 Author:M. C. Beaton (a pseudonym of Marion Chesney) 1808 London, Number 67 Clarges Street, a good address in London’s fashionable Mayfair with a dubious past and lovably eccentric staff -- is once again the focus of romance and intrigue. — The Hart sisters -- beautiful and socially ambitious Euphemia and her younger sister, Jane -- enter a world of balls, coming-out parties, ... more »and courtship when they take up residence in the house with the hope of finding suitable husbands. But Number 67 has been deemed unlucky due to a long history of tragedy, including the mysterious death of a young and desirable past tenant, Clara. “Little Jane,” constantly overshadowed by her gorgeous sister, turns away from the London social scene and concentrates on solving the mystery behind Clara’s death. Her search leads to a discovery of danger, deceit, and romance as she works alongside the eligible and dashing Lord Tregarthan to unravel the baffling case.
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