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The Defiant Governess
Andrea Pickens
A Lady's Deception
Lady Jane Stanhope, vowing that no one would bridle
her spirit, had devised the most extraordinary plan to
escape an arranged marriage. The high-spirited,
highborn, and highly pampered Lady Jane was running
away...to enter service!
As governess to the ward of the mysterious Marquess of
Saybrook, Lady Jane was posing as a plain Jane in order to
keep her independence. Before long this most unconventional
governess was winning the heart of the melancholy little
boy in her charge-and losing her own to the haughty,
extremely handsome lord of the manor. Alas, Jane knew
that the most a titled gentleman could offer a mere
governess was-ruin. Now Jane had to find a way to be a
lady again-before she gave in to the temptation of the
Marquess's kisses. ...
Signet (Regency), January 1998
224 pages ISBN: 0451194799 Paperback $4.99
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