Something I also really liked about this book was that much of the plot hinged It is pretty hilarious and also really sweet. Older brother Philip is while he goes about trying to help Layton, stagingĬonversations and dropping hints. I have to admit that I love how sneaky Layon’s Like Eden’s Jonquil family series, as they are a big family of brothers that When he interacts with his beautiful and charming daughter, Caroline.
Marion only sees the more lighthearted side of him emerge
Her new master Layton Jonquil holds a dark secret that makes him Marion, a Lady, falls into hard times and has to disguise herself as a This one plays on mistaken identity tropes. But when Layton's fears about the past become too much to bear and the falsehoods in which they are entangled threaten to shatter his and Marion's blossoming attachment, will true love conquer all?" (amazon summary)Īs long as I’m on a regency roll I might as well make a fullĬonfession. Their connection grows ever stronger, and despite the impropriety of harboring feelings for a servant, Layton's heart whispers that this is the woman he's destined to love.
Layton Jonquil is a man tormented by the lies surrounding the death of his late wife, but he cannot deny his growing attraction for the beautiful governess whose goodness and optimism have touched his dormant heart. With her characteristic sunny disposition, Marion casts her spell upon the household and slowly brings to life the long-forgotten joy of those within. Her idyllic daydream vision of life at the Meadows is dashed when she finds a child desperately in need of hope and a cold and sorrowful home haunted by the past. In possession of a forged letter of recommendation and cloaked in the anonymity of her new identity, she enters a life of self-imposed servitude as teacher and caretaker of young Miss Caroline Jonquil of Farland Meadows. Commencing a life of duplicity, Marion transforms herself into Mary Wood-governess. "When her father dies and leaves her completely destitute, Marion can think of only one thing to do-make a new life for herself.
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