Love of a Governess

Charlotte Hawthorn had everything she could ever want. She lived alone, enjoyed freedoms that few women ever experience, was a governess and an artist, and she had not seen her husband in four years. Theirs was a marriage in name only, a convenience. Victor Hawthorn, Viscount Blackmar, had not wanted to marry a stranger at the age of one and twenty. However, when a wealthy merchant purchased all his father's debts, Victor was given the choice to either marry the man's soon-to-be sixteen-year-old daughter or his family would face complete ruination. Victor had chosen marriage then left his young bride on a small estate and returned to his life. When he reluctantly returns four years later, Victor doesn't find the girl he left behind, but an enticing, independent woman who not only creates beautiful art but would rather be a governess than married to him. Will they find their way to love and happiness or will all be ruined by an enemy who sets out to destroy their future?

When Miss Althea Claywell overhears her uncle's decision to marry her to his sixty-year-old friend, she runs away. Her escape lands her in a small village where she encounters Lord Preston Ambrose, Viscount Melcombe, who is also in need of a governess for his five nieces. Althea accepts the position with little reservation. Her uncle would never think to look for her at Ambrose Hall. Preston had wanted Miss Claywell from the first moment he spied her in London, but only managed to secure two dances before he had to return home. When he stumbles across Miss Claywell in the village, he offers her the only position that she's likely to accept. What he really wants is to have her in his bed. Will desire rule, or will they manage to find love before Althea is found?

Desiring the Governess When Miss Althea Claywell overhears her uncle's decision to marry her to his friend, she escapes to a small village where Lord Preston Ambrose, Viscount Melcombe., might just offer the refuge she seeks. Preston had wanted Miss Claywell from the first moment he spied her in London, When he stumbles across Miss Claywell in the village, he offers her the only position that she's likely to accept. Will desire rule, or will they find love before Althea is found? Tempted by a Governess Miss Katrina Carrick had two goals. The first, was to sell the contents of her father's bookshop to pay his debtors. The second, to secure another position as a governess. Lord Timothy Strotham wanted nothing more than to purchase the contents of the bookshop and be on his way. He did not count on getting the deceased owner's daughter as part of the bargain. Pursuing the Governess Alec Winters, Earl of Harwich, wanted Miss Regina Rutledge for his wife, but there was one thing standing in his way-her betrothal to another man.Miss Regina Rutledge loved Alec with all her heart, but her father refused to be moved by emotion. Before she could run away with Alec, her betrothed not only destroyed her home but killed her father. In fear for her life, and Alec's, Regina needed to disappear. When Alec discovers her living, her betrayal cuts deep, and Alec isn't certain that he can ever forgive her.