Anne Herries - His Unusual Governess

‘Come, Miss Goodrum, you did not find the experience so very unpleasant, I think?’

‘You insulted me and then tried to take advantage of me. I should like to make it plain that I will not stand for such behaviour. If you feel me unsuited to the position you may dismiss me.’

‘Dismiss you?’

His gaze burned her to the core and her stomach clenched.

‘Oh, no, I have no intention of sending you away until I discover the truth. I thought I might find an extended visit to the country a trifle boring but it is no such thing. I shall enjoy crossing swords with you, Miss Goodrum.’

‘I would prefer that you keep your distance. We must remain on good terms for the sake of the children, my lord—but I see no reason for our paths to cross other than in their company.’

‘Do you not?’ He smiled oddly. ‘You rest on your dignity, but it was a different matter when I kissed you. Yet I would not harm you if you are truly what you claim to be. We shall endeavour to be polite to one another for the sake of John and Francesca—but you are the most unusual governess I have ever met.’

I hope my readers will enjoy this new Regency. I love writing, and always hope my books will give as much pleasure to my readers as they do to me. I have well over sixty books published with Mills & Boon ®and am still going! Although many of my books are Regency, I’m also enjoying The Melford Dynasty , which began in the Medieval era and is coming down the generations through different time periods. The most recent in this family saga is A STRANGER’S TOUCH, and I’m about to write number eight.

Sarah’s story in HIS UNUSUAL GOVERNESS is a fun one, so sit back and enjoy the romp with a heroine escaping from undesirable suitors only to find herself falling into an impossible romance.

Love to all.

ANNE HERRIESlives in Cambridgeshire, where she is fond of watching wildlife, and spoils the birds and squirrels that are frequent visitors to her garden. Anne loves to write about the beauty of nature, and sometimes puts a little into her books, although they are mostly about love and romance. She writes for her own enjoyment, and to give pleasure to her readers. Anne is a winner of the Romantic Novelists’ Association Romance Prize. She invites readers to contact her on her website: www.lindasole.co.uk

Previous novels by the same author:

THE RAKE’S REBELLIOUS LADY

A COUNTRY MISS IN HANOVER SQUARE * A COUNTRY MISS IN HANOVER SQUARE * AN INNOCENT DEBUTANTE IN HANOVER SQUARE * THE MISTRESS OF HANOVER SQUARE * FORBIDDEN LADY † THE LORD’S FORCED BRIDE † THE PIRATE’S WILLING CAPTIVE † HER DARK AND DANGEROUS LORD † FUGITIVE COUNTESS † BOUGHT FOR THE HAREM HOSTAGE BRIDE THE DISAPPEARING DUCHESS ** THE MYSTERIOUS LORD MARLOWE ** THE SCANDALOUS LORD LANCHESTER ** SECRET HEIRESS BARTERED BRIDE CAPTAIN MOORCROFT’S CHRISTMAS BRIDE (part of Candlelit Christmas Kisses ) A STRANGER’S TOUCH † * A Season in Town † The Melford Dynasty ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk AN INNOCENT DEBUTANTE IN HANOVER SQUARE * A COUNTRY MISS IN HANOVER SQUARE * AN INNOCENT DEBUTANTE IN HANOVER SQUARE * THE MISTRESS OF HANOVER SQUARE * FORBIDDEN LADY † THE LORD’S FORCED BRIDE † THE PIRATE’S WILLING CAPTIVE † HER DARK AND DANGEROUS LORD † FUGITIVE COUNTESS † BOUGHT FOR THE HAREM HOSTAGE BRIDE THE DISAPPEARING DUCHESS ** THE MYSTERIOUS LORD MARLOWE ** THE SCANDALOUS LORD LANCHESTER ** SECRET HEIRESS BARTERED BRIDE CAPTAIN MOORCROFT’S CHRISTMAS BRIDE (part of Candlelit Christmas Kisses ) A STRANGER’S TOUCH † * A Season in Town † The Melford Dynasty ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk THE MISTRESS OF HANOVER SQUARE * A COUNTRY MISS IN HANOVER SQUARE * AN INNOCENT DEBUTANTE IN HANOVER SQUARE * THE MISTRESS OF HANOVER SQUARE * FORBIDDEN LADY † THE LORD’S FORCED BRIDE † THE PIRATE’S WILLING CAPTIVE † HER DARK AND DANGEROUS LORD † FUGITIVE COUNTESS † BOUGHT FOR THE HAREM HOSTAGE BRIDE THE DISAPPEARING DUCHESS ** THE MYSTERIOUS LORD MARLOWE ** THE SCANDALOUS LORD LANCHESTER ** SECRET HEIRESS BARTERED BRIDE CAPTAIN MOORCROFT’S CHRISTMAS BRIDE (part of Candlelit Christmas Kisses ) A STRANGER’S TOUCH † * A Season in Town † The Melford Dynasty ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk FORBIDDEN LADY †THE LORD’S FORCED BRIDE †THE PIRATE’S WILLING CAPTIVE †HER DARK AND DANGEROUS LORD †FUGITIVE COUNTESS †BOUGHT FOR THE HAREM HOSTAGE BRIDE THE DISAPPEARING DUCHESS **THE MYSTERIOUS LORD MARLOWE **THE SCANDALOUS LORD LANCHESTER **SECRET HEIRESS BARTERED BRIDE CAPTAIN MOORCROFT’S CHRISTMAS BRIDE (part of Candlelit Christmas Kisses ) A STRANGER’S TOUCH † * A COUNTRY MISS IN HANOVER SQUARE * AN INNOCENT DEBUTANTE IN HANOVER SQUARE * THE MISTRESS OF HANOVER SQUARE * FORBIDDEN LADY † THE LORD’S FORCED BRIDE † THE PIRATE’S WILLING CAPTIVE † HER DARK AND DANGEROUS LORD † FUGITIVE COUNTESS † BOUGHT FOR THE HAREM HOSTAGE BRIDE THE DISAPPEARING DUCHESS ** THE MYSTERIOUS LORD MARLOWE ** THE SCANDALOUS LORD LANCHESTER ** SECRET HEIRESS BARTERED BRIDE CAPTAIN MOORCROFT’S CHRISTMAS BRIDE (part of Candlelit Christmas Kisses ) A STRANGER’S TOUCH † * A Season in Town † The Melford Dynasty ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk A Season in Town †The Melford Dynasty **Secrets and Scandals

And in the Regency series

The Steepwood Scandal:

LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE

COUNTERFEIT EARL

Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

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‘What was so important that you summoned me here?’ Lord Rupert Myers arched a languid eyebrow at the Marquess of Merrivale. ‘‘Tis an unseasonable hour and I was up late last night.’ He smothered a yawn and levelled an elegant gold-rimmed eyeglass at the older man. Seeing that the marquess looked strained, he dropped the air of boredom and said in a very different tone, ‘What may I do for you, sir?’