The
Governess Brides Series
by Christina
Dodd
Rules Of Surrender
Rules Of Engagement
Rules Of Attraction
Read the
Rules now!
Christina Dodd on her
Governess Brides series:
I have a confession. In
a former life, I was a poor but proud Victorian governess. That's the only obvious
explanation for my obsession with governess stories.
I've read and re-read
Jane Eyre and always fiercely wanted to be like Jane — proud, independent,
clever and the winner of a noble (and rich) man’s heart.
I've seen “The Sound of
Music” innumerable times and each time I'm swept up in the magnificent scenery,
the thrilling music and the story of the poor but feisty governess who captures
the noble (and rich) man’s heart.
For me, there’s
something eternally enticing about the tale of a woman who endures personal
hardship, tames unruly children, and at the same time finds, to her surprise,
that she is irresistible to the master of the house.
These women are seldom
beautiful, not necessarily well born, and actively resist love's allure. Yet
love in the shape of a tall, dark and autocratic gentleman finds them, captures
them, and by the end of the story they are wed to that nobleman and enjoying
all the advantages of wealth, privilege and the best sex in the world.
The Governess Brides
series begins when Distinguished Academy of Governesses opens its doors to
train young women for respectable occupations:
Unfortunately, in RULES
OF SURRENDER, Miss Charlotte Dalrumple discovers her first position is to teach
Lord Wynter Ruskin, sadly uncivilized by his travels abroad, to take his proper place
in society. Hint: it doesn't go well.
In RULES OF ENGAGEMENT,
because of his unrepentantly disreputable ways, the Earl of Kerrich is in trouble with the queen. His
solution: hire a governess and obtain an orphan to raise. That will make him
appear respectable. Trouble: the kid is charming, he's falling in love with the
unattractive governess…but other than that, what could go wrong? –Oh, so much.
In RULES OF ATTRACTION,
Miss Hannah Setterington travels far into the lonely English countryside to
take a new position and hears rumors that the master killed his beautiful young
wife. Could any situation be worse? Yes, it could, for she knows the rumors are
not true … because she is his runaway wife.
With eleven
full-length books and one novella, the Governess Brides is my longest-running and most-popular historical series (six of
the titles are on the Goodreads List of Best Governess Romances.) So when Avon
Books announced they would repackage the books to introduce them to a new
audience, and showed me the concepts, those compelling heroes with their direct
gazes drew me at once into the stories.
I promptly
sat down with the Rules books to reacquaint myself with the characters and
stories and — guess what? I ended up reading them from beginning to end and
living, laughing and falling in love along with my governess heroines. I've
always said I write the books I want to read. I hope you read and enjoy the
Governess Brides, too!
RULES OF SURRENDER
The Rules of Employment
for The Distinguished Academy of Governesses: Always remember your station. Be
sure to maintain a disciplined schoolroom. And never, ever become too familiar
with the master of the house...
Lady Charlotte Dalrumple
is known as England’s most proper governess, a woman who has never taken a
misstep socially--or romantically. On the surface, she seems perfectly suited
to accept the challenge of reforming Lord Wynter Ruskin, sadly uncivilized by
his travels abroad.
But Wynter has no desire
to be taught manners. He glimpsed an uninhibited beauty hiding beneath
Charlotte’s prim exterior, and he’d much rather spend his days--and
nights--instructing her in the pleasures of the body and the passions of the
heart. But before they can love both must also master the Rules of Surrender.
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Lord Kerrich's position in Queen Victoria's court is imperiled by his rakish reputation, so he attempts a desperate ruse. He hires Miss Pamela Lockhart to find him an orphan to adopt and give the patina of respectability. However, he quickly finds himself loving the irrepressible child---and seducing her beautiful, wary governess.
Just a Tease of RULES OF ATTRACTION...oh what a tease!
RULES OF ATTRACTION
Hannah Setterington has
decided to retire from governessing and become a paid companion to an elderly
lady in the country. After all, she's looking for a more restful life. She sees
years of calm restfulness ahead.
But when she arrives at
the country manse at midnight, the place seems awfully gloomy. And all the
servants are most improperly whispering about the master. His strange
moodiness... his coldness... and the rumor that he killed his wife.
Back straight, our
heroine walks straight into the baron's den, and as she looks at his strong
shoulders from behind she instantly knows that he has not killed his wife even
though the hairs on her own neck are prickling. He's totally innocent. How does
she know? She is his wife.
And the sparks will be
flying. . .
About the Author:
New
York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd builds worlds filled with
suspense, romance and adventure and creates the most distinctive characters in
fiction today. Her fifty+ novels — suspense, paranormals, and historicals —
have been translated into twenty-five languages, won Romance Writers of
America’s prestigious Golden Heart and RITA Awards and been called the year’s
best by Booklist. Dodd herself has been a clue in the Los Angeles Times
crossword puzzle — her mother was totally impressed. With more than twenty-five
million of her books in print and eBook, her legions of fans always know that
when they pick up a Christina Dodd book, they’ve found, “an absolute thrill
ride of a book!”
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