Stern and unyielding, Major Damon Collingham was prepared to pay a king's ransom for someone who could stay the course as governess to his two motherless children. In her straitened circumstances, Miss Juliana Wrenn needed this post and could not allow herself to be intimidated by him - or his colorful reputation.
A devil on the battlefield and in the bedroom. Juliana knew what was said about her employer. She would not fall under his spell. But then, those harsh features could sometimes soften to something so much more attractive.
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A great deal of the action in "More Than a Governess", my first Sarah Mallory novel, takes place as Juliana travels with her young charges from London to Lancashire, with one of the more dramatic episodes set in Derbyshire. It is sometimes diffi
cult to visualise how an area looked two hundred years ago, but some areas are not that different and I like to think that my characters crossed a section of moorland very like the picture opposite. The land is rocky, bleak and desolate. You can imagine the bad weather rolling in from the west and covering the land in a blanket of cloud.....
More than a Governess is a richly woven tale of passion, intrigue and suspense that deserves a place on your keeper shelf! (Julie Bonello, Cataromance
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"A Rational Romance", my latest historical romance for Robert Hale Limited is now available and you might like to visit my website: www.melindahammond.co.uk to read more about this and the other Melinda Hammond novels.
The Romantic Novelists' Association have just published their poll of romantic heroes - take a look and see if you agree.
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