Lady
Charlotte Dalrumple, Miss Pamela Lockhart,
and Miss
Hannah Setterington
Are sick
and tired of having their successful endeavors
rewarded
with dismissal
Invite you
to visit
The Distinguished Academy of Governesses
Offering
the finest in governesses, companions and instructors
to fill any need
Serving
fashionable society since March 1, 1839
Christina Dodd
presents
The
Governess Brides Series
Rules
Of Surrender
Rules
Of Engagement
Rules
Of Attactration
Read
the Rules now!
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!”
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Christina’s worlds at ChristinaDodd.com and join her free mailing list for book
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