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Book Review of Jack of Clubs (House of Cards, Bk 2)

Jack of Clubs (House of Cards, Bk 2)
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Years ago, Captain Jack Endicott's young half sister vanished after a carriage accident. Now hardened by fighting in the Pennisular wars, Jack decides to honor his father's dying wish find his sister. Disdainful of proper gentlemaly pursuits Jack decides to open a lavish gaming parlor in London and by hiring beautiful ladies to deal cards, possibly find his sister. Schoolteacher Allison Silver is at her wit's end after escorting a pupil to her grandparents in London and finding no one home to take delivery. The only possible alternate is a guardian well known as a womanizer and runs a gambling house. Yet when Jack and prim Allie meet the odds are surprisingly even, and all bets are off in a wild game of romance. Good Read