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The
Reluctant Governess
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EBOOK ISBN: 1-58749-397-7
GENRE:Phaeton
Regency Romance
AUTHORS: Pamela
Cleaver
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The image on the cover is used with the approval of The London Borough of Lambeth, Archives Department. DESCRIPTION: When Belinda Farrington goes as governess to the Sheldon family on the Suffolk coast in l812, she discovers the grim reality of smuggling. Her charges are unruly hoydens, and their wild younger brothers get her into scrapes. Three men fall for Belinda: Frank Yardley, the Riding Officer, who wants her to spy for him; Clive Sheldon who thinks her irresponsible and Mark Sheldon who wants to take her to India. Before she can give her heart to the man she loves, Belinda must discover the identity of the Master-smuggler - difficult for a girl who jumps to wrong conclusions. |
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REVIEWS: "Pamela Cleaver's Phaeton Regency, The Reluctant Governess is a fun story with a strong heroine who isn't afraid to push the tenets of regency society whenever her situation or job as a governess demands it. Governess Belinda Farrington seems to find herself in many compromising situations in an effort to help her unruly young charges. Climbing a tree, getting between two boys determined to duke it out, and climbing a ladder to find herself looking into a man's dressing room are just a few things she's willing to do. Yet this is not a character who acts willfully or willy-nilly. The fact that she actually thinks through her predicaments before jumping in makes the reader love her all the more when things don't turn out as they should... Pamela Cleaver has written a clever story about family and unconditional love. The mischievous girls and the harum-scarum boys are just a few of the vivid characters that dance across the page. The Reluctant Governess is a refreshing look at the regency period through the eyes of a woman who tries to do what’s right rather than what’s expected. An enjoyable book from beginning to end." Reviewed by Nancy Gibson for W.O.W. "Belinda found her circumstances strained when her father died and despite the offer of a Season from a wealthy cousin, she decided to become a governess. Her cousin found a family in Suffolk where she could become a governess. There she meets the Sheldon family and becomes governess to the two younger daughters Sarah and Kitty. there are also four boys in the family, two still at school and two grown men. While Mark is attracted to Belinda, it is Clive, the eldest, who makes her heart race." Reviewed by Mary for All About Romance "The Reluctant Governess will appeal to anyone who likes Heyer's more adventurous Regencies. Pamela Cleaver's writing is as light and elegant as a muslin gown, and the book is populated with memorable characters. Altogether, The Reluctant Governess is one of the most engaging Regencies I've read in a long time. Highly recommended." Reviewed by a reader from Cheshired on Amazon.co.uk, 5 STARS. |
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Excerpt: Belinda tossed restlessly. It was a hot night -- too hot for sleep. After a brilliant June day the atmosphere was sultry, the still air was heavy with the scent of new mown hay. The moon was shining brightly and it was a shaft of moonlight stealing through a gap in the curtains that woke her. She got out of bed to adjust the curtains and shut out the bright light. As she did so, she looked down into the stable yard and was arrested by the sight of a line of sturdy ponies leaving the yard. Their feet were tied up in sacking to deaden the sound of their tread, and bulky bundles were slung across their withers. The smugglers' pack train! She shivered, wondering if Yardley and his men were out there somewhere, lying in wait. If so, she feared there would be an affray for the men leading the ponies were armed with cudgels. Her thoughts flew to Clive until she remembered with relief that he had gone to visit friends. But had he? Was not this exactly what had happened at the time of the last run? Did he "go to visit friends" as a cover for far more sinister activities? And why was she concerned for Clive's safety? Was it because of the extraordinary feelings he evoked in her? A few days ago while she was still holding aloof from him, shocked at his heartless pronouncements to the boys, his hand had brushed hers as he politely handed her a book that had fallen to the schoolroom floor. The sensation caused by his touch had startled her: tingling seemed to leap from his hand to hers. Then he had smiled at her and her bones seemed to liquefy. It had been strangely disconcerting. She knew she ought to deny his attraction for her for two reasons: firstly because no connection was possible owing to the inequality of their positions and their fortunes, and secondly, there were times when she disapproved of him strongly and felt sure he was the Master-smuggler. Yet she found it hard to deny her feeling for Clive: it was different from anything she had known before. It was not the schoolgirl's hero-worship she had felt for George, it was not the easy, comradely affection she felt for Mark, it was something dark and disturbing but exhilarating. Her heart yearned for him but her head told her to keep him at arm's length. She sighed and went back to bed. Even with the curtains drawn to exclude the moonlight, Belinda, tormented by thoughts of her love for Clive, spent a restless night. |
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Author BIO: Since her childhood Pamela's loves have been reading, writing and history. She has been a journalist, literary agent, author, teacher of writing and of history, wife and mother. She lives in the country in Norfolk, England with her husband and dogs. When she isn't writing, reading or teaching, she embroiders and cooks. Housework she does not like! She has written several non-fiction books for children and adults and many short stories. Her current love is romance. Her Regency romance The Reluctant Governess is here, and a new edition of her Writing a Children's Book from How To Books is out now. She is working on a historical romance set in the English Civil War. Visit her website at http://www.eidolonstudios.com/pamelacleaver. |
