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Mira Basing, the lively younger sister, prepares for her debutante ball in London with her beautiful sister Drusilla. Though she resents the staid social conventions and the loss of Home involvement, Mira hopes she can reconnect with her childhood friend Charles. Unfortunately their emotional reunion is threatened by Charles's growing favor for Drusilla. As a handsome marquess takes a liking to Mira, his interest escalates, compelling him to consider marriage to secure his future. The novel follows Mira’s navigation of love, loyalty, and class pressures within a rigid English social scene.
First publish date: November 30, 1994
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Marion Chesney
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