My rating: 5 stars / It was amazing
After spending the last ten years following her late husband on campaign, the irrepressible Jane Kimball finds herself badly in need of a position to support herself. Marriage holds no appeal; she’s not likely to find a husband like her Jimmy again. But when Miss Thorn of the Fortune Employment Agency offers her a post with the Duke of Wey, Jane feels drawn to help the lonely widower with his three daughters. He may seem a bit aloof, but Miss Thorn’s cat Fortune approved of him. Why should Jane doubt a duke?
Alaric, Duke of Wey, commands his staff, his tenants, and the halls of Parliament, managing vast holdings in England and across the seas. Why is it he cannot manage his own daughters? As an old danger rears its head, he comes to rely on Jane’s practical nature, her outspoken ways to navigate the waters of fatherhood. And when necessity dictates he take a wife, thoughts turn to an unlikely governess who might make the perfect bride.
My Review
I loved Jane and her personality! She brought a new dynamic to the family and won them over, though some members took longer then others... There is a strong cast of characters, including the formal and stodgy butler, the dowager duchess, and three daughters with very different personalities. I loved how Jane let them be themselves and encouraged them in their interests. The duke is supportive of her and her efforts with his daughters, and they have a lovely friendship that blossoms slowly over time into something more. Society's standards for the duke bring the conflict that prevents them from feeling like they could be together, but with some harrowing incidents that make the duke realize his true priorities, there is a wonderful happily-ever-after for them. A well-balanced Regency romance that kept me reading and invested in the characters.
(I received a complimentary copy of the book; all opinions in this review are my own)
Check out the other books in the Fortune's Brides series . . .
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Releasing November 2018!
Check out the other books in the Fortune's Brides series . . .
Book Two
Synopsis
After caring for a
crotchety countess, Patience Ramsey wants a more purposeful position.
So, when Miss Thorn of the Fortune Employment Agency offers her the post
of assistant to amateur apothecary Augusta Orwell, Patience jumps at
the chance. Then her new employer introduces her at an Easter house
party as the bride-to-be of her nephew Sir Harold Orwell. Miss Thorn’s
cat Fortune may approve of Sir Harry, but Patience has no interest in
borrowing the handsome baronet. She’s had her heart trampled on by false
promises before.
Sir Harry has enough on his hands trying to restore the family name while spying for the English against the French. But the pretty Patience could cover for him when he must ply his trade during the house party, so he convinces her to agree to the charade. As Harry’s work brings danger closer, he begins to realize Patience embodies everything he could want in a wife. Can he convince her to overlook the scandals surrounding him and exchange their false engagement for a true love?
Sir Harry has enough on his hands trying to restore the family name while spying for the English against the French. But the pretty Patience could cover for him when he must ply his trade during the house party, so he convinces her to agree to the charade. As Harry’s work brings danger closer, he begins to realize Patience embodies everything he could want in a wife. Can he convince her to overlook the scandals surrounding him and exchange their false engagement for a true love?
Book Three
Synopsis
The saucy Yvette de
Maupassant is used to danger. She’s spent the last 10 years spying for
England in Napoleon’s court. Now that her work has been discovered, she
must hide, and what better place than the remote wooded estate of the
Earl of Carrolton? Her friend Miss Thorn and that delightful cat Fortune
place her in a position where she can pretend to be companion to the
earl’s sickly mother. Yet one look at the earl has Yvette rethinking why
she wants to stay.
Gregory, Earl of Carrolton, is used to power. So why does one moment in the company of his mother and spinster sister leave him feeling powerless? And why does the look in a certain Frenchwoman’s eyes leave him weak at the knees? As danger draws closer, Gregory and Yvette must work together to protect her, his family, and the future of England, as they discover the greatest danger and delight is falling in love.
Gregory, Earl of Carrolton, is used to power. So why does one moment in the company of his mother and spinster sister leave him feeling powerless? And why does the look in a certain Frenchwoman’s eyes leave him weak at the knees? As danger draws closer, Gregory and Yvette must work together to protect her, his family, and the future of England, as they discover the greatest danger and delight is falling in love.
Book Four
Releasing November 2018!
Synopsis
Lydia Villers is
determined to leave behind her life as a social butterfly and do what
she's always dreamed of doing--pursue a career in science. A shame the
only scientist willing to assist her is the one man she had once hoped
to wed. Frederick, Viscount Worthington, Worth to his friends, has been
betrayed once too often. How can he believe Lydia's intentions are true?
With the help of Miss Thorn and her beloved cat Fortune, a determined
young lady and a jaded lord might just discover that only together do
they make the perfect chemistry.
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