The fifth book in MC Beatons charming A House for the Season series Appearances can be very deceptiveAt first Emily Goodenough and her uncle are exactly what the servants at No 67 Clarges Street are hoping for respectable tenants to usher in an uneventful Season But all is not what it seems and its not long before Rainbird the butler uncovers their secret Mr Goodenough is an exbutler and his daughter a runaway chambermaidRainbirds resolve is tested however when he learns of villainous Mr Percival Pardons plot to unmask the pair and force his attentions on Emily So the staff join forces with their former fellow servants in a scheme to make the Goodenoughs Societys darlings foil Mr Pardons plot and snare the man of her dreams for Emily in the bargainRomance fans are in for a treat BooklistM C Beaton is the best of the Regency writers Kirkus Reviews