The Heartbreaker
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A rake seeks to mend his ways, but his new governess could quickly unravel that plan, in this Regency romance by the bestselling author of The Bridemaker.
After returning home from adventures in the Orient, James Lindford, Viscount Farley, causes quite a stir in London society. The viscount's womanizing past has caught up with him, and he decides he must take his illegitimate children into his household to raise. Doing the right thing, unfortunately, costs him both his fiancée and his political aspirations. With the gossip hounds soon on the prowl, he escapes to the calm of his country estate. But between his rowdy children and the beautiful woman next door, James is not about to get any peace.
Phoebe Churchill's quiet life of raising her niece and tending to her cottage is quickly upended upon the arrival of her new neighbor. When she discovers his daughter is stealing from her, James entreats her to be the children's governess. It is a job Phoebe accepts with great caution. Though she yearns for the viscount's kiss, she cannot ignore her mother's warning—that all men are lustful creatures not to be trusted . . .
Perfect for fans of the Bridgerton series!
Praise for the Matchmaker Series
"[A] sensual roller coaster of a book." —Booklist on The Heartbreaker
"Becnel gives us true insight into the human spirit and does not stint on creating the ideal atmosphere and recreating the era to near perfection." —RT Book Reviews on The Matchmaker
"Sparkling romance . . . Playful in tone and rich in character, this book is fun, breezy entertainment." —Publishers Weekly on The Bridemaker
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Becnel's follow-up to The Bridemaker (2002) is a mild but unusual story of a lord struggling to care for his illegitimate daughters and the country lass who teaches him the difference between duty and love. James Lindford, Viscount Farley, gave little thought to the children he'd fathered during the casual affairs of his youth, but when he discovers one of his daughters living the life of a street urchin, he's determined to bring them home. The ensuing scandal drives him from London to his country estate and destroys his engagement to his very proper fiancEe. James's children soon disrupt both his household and the sleepy Yorkshire village where Miss Phoebe Churchill is raising her niece, an illegitimate child herself. When Phoebe discovers that her new neighbor's daughter is stealing from her farm, James entreats her to become his children's governess. Although both Phoebe and James are appealing, there's little chemistry between them. The conflict revolves around Phoebe's lust for James and her struggle to maintain her moral purity; however, that battle grows old, and the novel soon starts to feel more like a child-rearing primer than a romance. Despite the book's unusually straightforward look at illegitimacy, the relationship between the protagonists covers familiar terrain.
