Governess / Companion

Review: The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton (The Burgundy Club, Book 3) by Miranda Neville

by Keira 10.05.2011

Heroine: Kidnapped, Celia Seaton is no passive miss. At the first opportunity she gets out of the attic of a two story cottage wearing only her under clothes. Stumbling upon her worst enemy (who doesn’t even know he’s her enemy because she doesn’t register on his radar) conked out across the threshold of the house, [...]

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Only Mr. Darcy Will Do and the Treasure Hunt

by Guest Blogger 03.23.2011

by Kara Louise, guest blogger and author of Only Mr. Darcy Will Do Keira invited me here today and gave me a very interesting suggestion for for my guest blog. She asked me to prepare a treasure hunt similar to what Darcy did in my newest book, Only Mr. Darcy Will Do. In this variation [...]

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Review: Only Mr. Darcy Will Do by Kara Louise

by Keira 03.06.2011

Kara Louise is a must read! The Story: Elizabeth’s trip to Derbyshire with her aunt and uncle is canceled when Mr. Bennet dies. The only thing for the four girls and Mrs. Bennet to do is to make the best of a bad situation. Jane and Elizabeth take positions as governesses with Jane working for [...]

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Review: Seducing the Governess by Margo Maguire

by Keira 02.21.2011

The story: Nash, the current Earl of Ashby, was never supposed to be the earl. He was the youngest of three brothers. He forged his destiny in war and got the scars to prove it. He hadn’t the first notion of how to manage Ashby Hall and make it profitable once more. It probably meant [...]

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Review: The Viscount in Her Bedroom by Gayle Callen

by Keira 01.06.2011

I loved The Viscount in Her Bedroom by Gayle Callen the third in the Sisters of Willow Pond Trilogy. What I like about Gayle Callen is that you don’t have to read the first two in the trilogy to really enjoy this book. You can pick up at the end and go backwards and have [...]

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Review: The Girl at Goldenhawk by Violet Winspear

by Keira 10.24.2010

I would never pick this book up in a secondhand bookstore because the title is strange and the cover is weirder. No wonder Harlequin puts the money and effort into consumer research. It’s all about pretty covers and catchy titles! The romance takes place in Brazil with references to England and Portugal. Goldenhawk is the [...]

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Review: Lord Braybrook’s Penniless Bride by Elizabeth Rolls

by Keira 09.30.2010

This was a terrific novel; very well written and such a treat to read. I absolutely loved Christy and Julian together. Christy is a great heroine and Julian has a very logical mind (which works great for his sister’s situation but not so much for his own) and kind heart, even if it takes him [...]

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Review: The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer

by Zarabeth Golden 09.16.2009

by Zarabeth, guest reviewer The Nonesuch is a regency romance between a “top-of-the-tress Corinthian” and a noble-turn-governess. Already I’m upset. This was my first, and last, Georgette Heyer and I maintain that I simply cannot follow her style. I have intense difficulties understanding the language and keeping pace with the conversation. More than once I [...]