An Improper Governess
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Publisher Description
Lusting after one's employer is certainly not the done thing when you are a governess. But Miss Abigail Adams cannot seem to help herself...
Abigail Adams, the resident governess of Hartfield Hall, might appear to be a very proper young woman, yet she secretly yearns for excitement to brighten her mundane life. And what she does want, she really shouldn't long for—Sir Nicholas Barsby, the indecently handsome, charismatic master of Hartfield.
Sir Nicholas Barsby returns home from a tour of the Continent to discover his widowed sister-in-law has employed a decidedly delectable governess for his nieces. When it becomes blatantly apparent that the attraction is mutual, Nicholas ruthlessly decides to present Miss Adams with a thoroughly wicked proposal.
Abigail is initially shocked by Sir Nicholas's outrageous and highly improper offer to become his mistress. Having wanton thoughts about a man is undoubtedly sinful but leading the life of a fallen woman is something else entirely. Nevertheless, falling into Sir Nicholas's arms might just prove to be an invitation too tempting for Abigail to ignore. One thing is clear, whether she's a governess or mistress, she must not lose her heart...
An Improper Governess placed second in Romance Writers of New Zealand's 2017 Koru Published Book Awards in the Short Sexy Romance Category.
Author's Note to Readers: An Improper Governess is Book 2 in the loosely linked Improper Liaisons Novella series. It can also be read as a stand-alone title.
Length: Long novella or short novel
Sensuality level: Sizzling hot. This story is an erotic historical romance. It contains frequent, explicit love-making scenes and brazen sexual language.
Customer Reviews
Short, steamy & delightful
I loved this. I’m usually wary going into novellas because I often find they seem too short, leaving the story somewhat untold or lacking. But the author did a fantastic job of making this a fully formed story as if it were a novel, but condensed.
While the beginning of the liaison between the H and the h seemed a little clunky and somewhat unbelievable, I soon forgot about any hang ups I had because I was amazed at the attentiveness shown by the H.
I especially appreciated that:
• there was a strong focus on H obtaining h’s consent during their first encounter.
• the H was intent on ‘taking care of the h’ instead of focusing only on his own pleasure.
• the H was at all times conscious of the position the h could be put in if she were to become pregnant, and he was cautious to prevent this.
While the love between the H and the h occurred in relatively short period of time (I think the whole story only covers a couple of weeks time-wise) it just felt like a longer period of time and therefore seemed believable. There was an equal amount of steam and sweetness.
Also, the brief mentions of the H from the previous novella (set 1 year previous) were a nice way of connecting the two stories.