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Eleanor, a contemporary costume designer working for a Jane Austen festival, spends a night in her inn’s haunted room with two ghost sisters. Their brother died in a duel over two centuries ago, and they urge Eleanor to travel back in time to prevent the fatal conflict.
She arrives at a country house party presided over by the charming Lord Shermont and meets Jane Austen herself. As Eleanor navigates Regency society, she thwarts a Napoleonic spy, bonds with the author, and finds romance with a notorious rake whose true intentions are beyond the ghosts’ understanding.
The novel blends time‑travel intrigue, ghost stories, and Regency romance, exploring themes of history, social class, and the influence of Austen’s wit on a modern woman’s life choices.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Laurie Brown
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