New unpublished author, Ellise C. Weaver, tells us stories of
Victorian England... A Romantic Age.
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Photo & Cover by Diane Floyd-Miller
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Her first novel in a series of four: The Governessby Ellise C. Weaver Lovely, inexperienced Lady Caroline Blakemore, only nineteen years of age, is received at her first post as governess for two precocious children, ready to love them as her own. But her biggest challenge will be their father. Masterful and strong in everything—especially his kiss. Born of nobility, but without dowry—and even worse—now orphaned, Lady Caroline Blakemore is thrown into the Victorian world without aid. Lady Caroline (pet-named Carly) is forced to seek a position as governess in the house of Earl Huntington—a man alone in his own right—and under suspicion for the tragic murder of his well-known and adulteress wife. His governess’s honesty and forthrightness quickly offend his noble person, finding himself reeling from her constant evaluation of his lack of parenting skills. However, in the midst of his resentments, he finds himself strangely drawn in by her very no-nonsense ways that drive him to madness. Carly stands her ground in head-to-head battles of will that take her to the brink of dismissal. Carly and the earl continually fight the feelings growing between them. Both are oblivious to the clouds of deceit and intrigue that are growing around the manor house, some bent upon removing the beautiful, headstrong governess permanently. A final desperate chase leads to an interception of a ship upon the high seas headed for the Mediterranean and a secret society of white-slave traders, opening the way for this book’s sequel. |
