My Lady GovernessWhen Elinor Richards' guardian attempted to barter her in marriage to an unsavory gentleman, the desperate heiress only saw one solution. Disguising herself as "Miss Palmer, " she took the post of governess to the twin children of the Marquis of Trenville. Yet, when the proximity of her attractive employer heightened her senses intolerably, Elinor saw how rash she had been. For propriety required Adrian to fancy none but a lady -- or a courtesan -- and "Miss Palmer" was neither |
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