November 2011
10 posts
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“If all goes well, I will live here at Ashton Place, a strict but kind-hearted governess with three clever pupils who both fear and adore me.”
Penelope had read several novels about such governesses in preparations for her interview and found them chock-full of useful information, although she had no intention of developing romantic feelings for the charming, penniless tutor at a neighboring estate. Or -heaven forbid!- for the darkly handsome, brooding and extravagantly wealthy master of her own household. Lord Fredrick Ashton was newly married in any case, and she had no inkling what his complexion might be.
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The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #1) by Maryrose Wood
“It was one of those lessons that every child should learn: Don’t play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts.”
—Patricia Briggs
