A Governess' Persuasion

Miss Eleanor Vance is the very model of a prim and proper governess, her life at the sprawling Blackwood estate governed by routine and restraint. But her carefully constructed world is thrown into disarray by the unexpected return of its master, the brooding and scandal-plagued Lord Ashworth. He is everything society whispers he is—arrogant, dismissive, and dangerously handsome. He also seems determined to uncover the fire he is certain burns beneath her starched, grey facade. Bound by duty but tormented by a desire she can barely comprehend, Eleanor finds herself engaged in a battle of wits and wills with a man who challenges her at every turn. Their verbal spars are a prelude to a different kind of conflict, one waged in secret, stolen moments in the dusty corners of the library and the moonlit garden paths. Rich with the language and social constraints of the era, their forbidden encounters are an explosive release from a world that demands their obedience.