My Lady Governess

My Lady Governess
Author: Wilma Counts
Publisher: Regency
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1420135228
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When Elinor Richards' guardian attempted to barter her in marriage to an unsavory gentleman, the desperate heiress only saw one solution. Disguising herself as "Miss Palmer, " she took the post of governess to the twin children of the Marquis of Trenville. Yet, when the proximity of her attractive employer heightened her senses intolerably, Elinor saw how rash she had been. For propriety required Adrian to fancy none but a lady -- or a courtesan -- and "Miss Palmer" was neither

My Lady Governess (My Lady Love, #1)

My Lady Governess (My Lady Love, #1)
Author: Elise Clarke
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2017-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1489251634
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One knight, one runaway heiress, one rollicking romance: A breath of fresh air in Regency romance! Proud and haughty, Lord de Waare is almost as medieval as his castle...until he accidentally abducts a governess, who turns out not to be a governess at all, and who shows this knight that his heart is not as armoured as he thought. A girl with a dangerous past, Marina would happily disappear again, but since de Waare won't let that happen, then the least he can do is help her clear her name. But moving back into society is dangerous for her and for the stern man she's coming to love. She knows the rules of honour and society, and she won't allow de Waare to compromise the principles that define him. But de Waare didn't become the Crusader by accepting defeat. Faint heart never won a fair lady, and de Waares always win.

The Fifth Queen Trilogy

The Fifth Queen Trilogy
Author: Ford Madox Ford
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 858
Release: 2014-06-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3736816650
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The Fifth Queen Trilogy by Ford Madox Ford. Ford Madox Ford's Fifth Queen Trilogy, telling the story of Katharine Howard at the court of Henry VIII, is considered by some to be his best work. The Fifth Queen trilogy is a series of connected historical novels by English novelist Ford Madox Ford. It consists of three novels, The Fifth Queen; And How She Came to Court (1906), Privy Seal (1907) and The Fifth Queen Crowned (1908), which present a highly fictionalised account of Katharine Howard's arrival at the Court of Henry VIII, her eventual marriage to the king, and her death. Katharine Howard is introduced in the first book as a devout Roman Catholic, impoverished, young noblewoman escorted by her fiery cousin Thomas Culpeper. By accident, she comes to the attention of the king, in a minor way at first, is helped to a position as a lady in waiting for the then bastard Lady Mary, Henry's eldest daughter, by her old Latin tutor Nicholas Udal. Udal is a spy for Thomas Cromwell, the Lord Privy Seal.

The Governess's Convenient Marriage

The Governess's Convenient Marriage
Author: Amanda McCabe
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2018-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488087121
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Fortune smiles on a former lady turned French governess when she reunites with an ambitious young man from her past in this Victorian romance. When Lady Alexandra Mannerly last saw Malcolm Gordston, he was a poor crofter’s son—someone a sheltered duke’s daughter would never be allowed to marry. But after scandal rocked her arrogant family, Alex’s prospects changed dramatically. Now she leads a quiet life as a governess in Paris—where she meets Malcolm again! Though Alex is embarrassed by her predicament, Malcolm is delighted to see her again. The humble young man has grown up to be a wealthy and powerful department store owner. All he lacks is the woman he never forgot . . .