GOVERNESS GONE ROGUE

A ruined lady dresses as a man to be hired as a tutor and falls
in love with her employer and his two sons—but her past casts a long shadow.

Before being notoriously seduced and maligned by an aristocrat, Amanda
Leighton loved being a teacher. Unable to find another position, she is piqued
to hear a nobleman claim that “no woman can prepare a boy for Harrow and
Cambridge.” Desperate, she disguises herself as a man to apply to tutor the
gentleman’s infamously naughty twin sons despite the unwritten rule that
“women, alas, could not be tutors, not to boys. It wasn’t done.” Amanda, as “Mr.
Seton,” soon has the boys settled into a routine and engaged in her lively
lessons, but it’s not too long before their father, Jamie, realizes she’s a
woman. The boys are already attached to her, though, and convince him to let
her stay as their governess “Miss Seton.” Jamie and Amanda are attracted
to each other, but Amanda realizes her sordid past would threaten his position
as a Member of Parliament. She also believes he’s still devoted to his dead
wife. Jamie knows Amanda has suffered unwelcome attention from previous
employers, plus he’s acutely aware that Amanda has brought order and joy to his
household, so he doesn’t want to jeopardize the status quo despite his growing
feelings. However, when Amanda’s past threatens everyone’s happiness, it forces
Jamie and the boys to clarify their feelings and stand up for her in
unexpected, heartwarming ways. Guhrke continues her delightful Lady Truelove
series with similar charm, creating another irrepressible heroine and making
another nod to the frightful historical disparity between women’s and men’s
freedoms but adding two adorable kids and a gentleman who needs to be reminded
of what’s important—à la Mary Poppins—to the mix.

A clever, sexy, and endearing historical romance.