Keira: How does a governess become a companion? Anne Gracie: In my book The Autumn Bride Abby is sacked from her governess job when she smuggles in her sister and two friends for the night. They have nowhere else to stay — they’ve just escaped after being kidnapped and taken to a brothel. Things go [...]
Hero: Arthur Lancaster, Earl of St. Merryn, needs a fake fiance to distract the ton while he’s hunting a murderer. A real one is too much bother and prone to runaway. So how does one acquire a fake fiance without worrying about the silly chit wanting to actually get married? Arthur devises a great plan [...]
by Keira on October 5, 2011 · 0 comments
in 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, Amnesia, ARC, Arranged/Forced Marriage, Comedy of Manners, Enemies, Governess / Companion, Great Britain, Kidnapping, M-O, Playboys and Rakehells, Regency, Travel, Virgin Heroine
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, [...]
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 [...]
by Keira on March 6, 2011 · 0 comments
in 5 Stars, ARC, Children, Comedy of Manners, Gentry, Governess / Companion, Great Britain, J-L, Jane Austen, Regency, Travel, Virgin Heroine
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 [...]
by Keira on February 21, 2011 · 0 comments
in 1.5 Stars, ARC, Children, Dukes and Earls, Foster/Orphan/Adopted, Governess / Companion, M-O, Mistaken Identity, Scarred Hero, Soldier, Virgin Heroine
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 [...]
by Keira on January 6, 2011 · 0 comments
in 4.5 Stars, A-C, Blind, Book Review, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Governess / Companion, Great Britain, Historical Romance, Poor Eyesight
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 [...]
by Keira on October 24, 2010 · 2 comments
in 3.5 Stars, Book Review, Category, Cinderella, Contemporary, Dukes and Earls, Farming, Governess / Companion, South America, V-Z, Virgin Heroine
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 [...]