First published 2005
Beneath her meek exterior, a new governess harbors a dark secret. As she ingratiates herself with the family, her schemes to secure a wealthy husband set off a web of deception and shifting alliances. With the family's fortunes at stake, the governess plays a dangerous game of seduction and betrayal, each move calculated to bend the household to her will. In the end, only one woman will emerge victorious in this battle of wits and wiles.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, deception, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
102 pages · Paperback