Michelle Willingham - The Highlander And The Governess

A ruined lady turned governess

Can she tame the Highlander?

Part of Untamed Highlanders. When Frances Goodson is summoned to Scotland to give etiquette lessons, she’s not expecting to tutor a handsome laird! The scandal of her past means going home is not an option, so she must help wild, scarred Lachlan MacKinloch win a wealthy London heiress. She’s determined to fulfill her task and not get distracted by the passion she sees in the powerful laird’s eyes…

RITA® Award finalist MICHELLE WILLINGHAMhas written over forty historical romances, novellas and short stories. Currently she lives in south-eastern Virginia, USA, with her family and beloved pets. When she’s not writing Michelle enjoys reading, baking, and avoiding exercise at all costs. Visit her website at: michellewillingham.com.

Also by Michelle Willingham Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Note to Readers Dedication Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Extract About the Publisher

Warriors of Ireland miniseries

Warrior of Ice

Warrior of Fire

Warriors of the Night miniseries

Forbidden Night with the Warrior

Forbidden Night with the Highlander

Forbidden Night with the Prince

Untamed Highlanders miniseries

The Highlander and the Governess

Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk.

The Highlander and the Governess

Michelle Willingham

www.millsandboon.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-474-08941-8

THE HIGHLANDER AND THE GOVERNESS

© 2019 Michelle Willingham

Published in Great Britain 2019

by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, locations and incidents are purely fictional and bear no relationship to any real life individuals, living or dead, or to any actual places, business establishments, locations, events or incidents. Any resemblance is entirely coincidental.

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Version: 2020-03-02

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Back Cover Text A ruined lady turned governess Can she tame the Highlander? Part of Untamed Highlanders. When Frances Goodson is summoned to Scotland to give etiquette lessons, she’s not expecting to tutor a handsome laird! The scandal of her past means going home is not an option, so she must help wild, scarred Lachlan MacKinloch win a wealthy London heiress. She’s determined to fulfill her task and not get distracted by the passion she sees in the powerful laird’s eyes…

About the Author RITA® Award finalist MICHELLE WILLINGHAM has written over forty historical romances, novellas and short stories. Currently she lives in south-eastern Virginia, USA, with her family and beloved pets. When she’s not writing Michelle enjoys reading, baking, and avoiding exercise at all costs. Visit her website at: michellewillingham.com .

Booklist Also by Michelle Willingham Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Note to Readers Dedication Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Extract About the Publisher Warriors of Ireland miniseries Warrior of Ice Warrior of Fire Warriors of the Night miniseries Forbidden Night with the Warrior Forbidden Night with the Highlander Forbidden Night with the Prince Untamed Highlanders miniseries The Highlander and the Governess Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk .

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Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-08941-8 THE HIGHLANDER AND THE GOVERNESS © 2019 Michelle Willingham Published in Great Britain 2019 by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, locations and incidents are purely fictional and bear no relationship to any real life individuals, living or dead, or to any actual places, business establishments, locations, events or incidents. Any resemblance is entirely coincidental. By payment of the required fees, you are granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right and licence to download and install this e-book on your personal computer, tablet computer, smart phone or other electronic reading device only (each a “Licensed Device”) and to access, display and read the text of this e-book on-screen on your Licensed Device. Except to the extent any of these acts shall be permitted pursuant to any mandatory provision of applicable law but no further, no part of this e-book or its text or images may be reproduced, transmitted, distributed, translated, converted or adapted for use on another file format, communicated to the public, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of publisher. ® and ™ are trademarks owned and used by the trademark owner and/or its licensee. Trademarks marked with ® are registered with the United Kingdom Patent Office and/or the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and in other countries. www.millsandboon.co.uk Version: 2020-03-02