Avon Romance is re-releasing Christina Dodd's The Governess Brides series, one of my all-time favorite historical romance series!
From Ms. Dodd:
I
have a confession. In a former life, I was a poor but proud Victorian
governess. That's the only obvious explanation for my obsession with
governess stories.
I've
read and re-read Jane Eyre and always fiercely wanted to be like Jane
— proud, independent, clever and the winner of a noble (and rich)
man’s heart.
I've
seen “The Sound of Music” innumerable times and each time I'm
swept up in the magnificent scenery, the thrilling music and the
story of the poor but feisty governess who captures the noble (and
rich) man’s heart.
For
me, there’s something eternally enticing about the tale of a woman
who endures personal hardship, tames unruly children, and at the same
time finds, to her surprise, that she is irresistible to the master
of the house. These women are seldom beautiful, not necessarily
well-born, and actively resist love's allure. Yet love in the shape
of a tall, dark and autocratic gentleman finds them, captures them,
and by the end of the story they are wed to that nobleman and
enjoying all the advantages of wealth, privilege and the best sex in
the world.
The
Governess Brides series begins when Distinguished Academy of
Governesses opens its doors to train young women for respectable
occupations:
Unfortunately,
in RULES OF SURRENDER, Miss Charlotte Dalrumple discovers her first
position is to teach Lord
Wynter Ruskin, sadly uncivilized by his travels abroad, to
take his proper place in society. Hint: it doesn't go well.
In
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, because of his unrepentantly
disreputable
ways, the Earl
of Kerrich is in trouble with the queen. His solution: hire a
governess and obtain an orphan to raise. That will make him appear
respectable. Trouble: the kid is charming, he's falling in love with
the unattractive governess … but other than that, what could
go wrong? … Oh,
so much.
In
RULES OF ATTRACTION, Miss Hannah Setterington travels far into the
lonely English countryside to take a new position and hears rumors
that the master killed his beautiful young wife. Could any situation
be worse? Yes, it could, for she knows the rumors are not true …
because she is his runaway wife.
With
eleven full-length books and one novella, the Governess Brides is my
longest-running and most-popular historical series (six of the titles
are on the Goodreads List of Best Governess Romances.) So when Avon
Books announced they would repackage the books to introduce them to a
new audience, and showed me the concepts, those compelling heroes
with their direct gazes drew me at once into the stories. I
promptly sat down with the Rules books to reacquaint myself with the
characters and stories and — guess what? I ended up reading them
from beginning to end and living, laughing and falling in love along
with my governess heroines. I've always said I write the books I want
to read. I hope you read and enjoy the Governess Brides, too!
New
York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd builds worlds filled
with suspense, romance and adventure and creates the most distinctive
characters in fiction today. Her fifty+ novels — suspense,
paranormals, and historicals — have been translated into
twenty-five languages, won Romance Writers of America’s prestigious
Golden Heart and RITA Awards and been called the year’s best by
Booklist. Dodd herself has been a clue in the Los Angeles Times
crossword puzzle — her mother was totally impressed. With more than
twenty-five million of her books in print and eBook, her legions of
fans always know that when they pick up a Christina Dodd book,
they’ve found, “an absolute thrill ride of a book!”
Enter
Christina’s worlds at ChristinaDodd.com and join her free mailing
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