Masquerading as governess to the daughter of dashing widower and MP Roland Hawthorne, Sarah finds herself falling for her enigmatic, secretive employer.
But her past returns to haunt her, revealing more than just her false identity.
Determined to redeem herself in Roland's eyes, Sarah unwittingly plays into the hands of an unexpected adversary.
Can Roland devise a cunning plan in time to protect Sarah's honour? Or will the woman he loves be lost to him forever?
Heat rating: Filled with intrigue and the unexpected
What readers are saying:
"Dramatic, heartfelt and unusual!' Eikli sweeps you away into a dangerous world where only the most daring player wins love." ~ Best-selling romance writer, Anna Campbell.
"The love story/ romance was clean and wholesome. The ending left you feeling warm and fuzzy." ~ Kindle Reader
"Full of action, scandal and...a tumultuous love story. If you like historical fiction with suggested romance, or sweet and HEA, this is the book for you." ~ Kindle Reader
I enjoyed this twist on the old gothic novel standby plot of the governess in the mysterious household. This imaginative writer stands a lot of the expected clichés on their heads and treats the reader to something rather different and refreshing." ~ Long and Short Reviews
"Pleasurable regency that has a lot of actions with turns. Sweet and clean with no sex is just how I like them." ~ Kindle Reader
Beverley Oakley is an Australian author who grew up in the African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, emigrated to South Australia when she was young, and married a Norwegian bush pilot she met while managing a safari lodge in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
Her romance writing career began as a way to amuse herself in the 12 countries she’s lived as the ‘trailing spouse’ of a pilot husband, and when she worked as an airborne geophysical survey operator in the back of low-flying Cessna 404s and CASA 212s – often the only female crew member – in remote locations around the world.
Her Scandalous Miss Brightwell series was nominated Best Historical Romance by the Australian Romance Readers Association. She is also the author of the popular Daughters of Sin series, a Regency-era ‘Dynasty-style’ family saga laced with intrigue.
Under her real name Beverley Eikli, she writes Africa-set romantic suspense, and psychological historical romances. Her Napoleonic tale of espionage and intrigue The Reluctant Bride won UK Publisher Choc-Lit’s Search for an Australian Star competition and her Regency tale of redemption The Maid of Milan was shortlisted in the Top Ten Reads of 2014 at the UK Festival of Romance.
Beverley lives north of Melbourne (overlooking a fabulous Gothic lunatic asylum) with the same gorgeous Norwegian husband, two daughters and a rambunctious Rhodesian Ridgeback.
Read more at www.beverleyoakley.com
Beverley Eikli (also writing as Beverley Oakley) is an Australian author who grew up in the African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, emigrated to South Australia when she was young, and married a Norwegian bush pilot she met while managing a safari lodge in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
Her romance writing career began as a way to amuse herself in the 12 countries she’s lived as the ‘trailing spouse’ of a pilot husband, and when she worked as an airborne geophysical survey operator in the back of low-flying Cessna 404s and CASA 212s – often the only female crew member – in remote locations around the world.
Her Scandalous Miss Brightwell series was nominated Best Historical Romance by the Australian Romance Readers Association. She is also the author of the popular Daughters of Sin series, a Regency-era ‘Dynasty-style’ family saga laced with intrigue.
Beverley lives north of Melbourne (overlooking a fabulous Gothic lunatic asylum) with the same gorgeous Norwegian husband, two daughters and a rambunctious Rhodesian Ridgeback.
www.beverleyoakley.com