A Lady Becomes A Governess

A Lady Becomes A Governess
Diane Gaston

A most unlikely governess……with a shocking secretPart of The Governess Swap: Lady Rebecca Pierce escapes her forced betrothal when the ship she’s on is wrecked. Assuming the identity of a governess she believes has drowned, she enters the employ of brooding Lord Brookmore, who's selflessly caring for his orphaned nieces. Inconveniently, she’s extremely attracted to the Viscount…but her only chance of happiness is tied to the biggest risk: revealing the truth about who she really is…

A most unlikely governess...

...with a shocking secret

Part of The Governess Swap: Lady Rebecca Pierce escapes her forced betrothal when the ship she’s on wrecks. Assuming the identity of a governess she believes has drowned, she enters the employ of brooding Lord Brookmore, who’s selflessly caring for his orphaned nieces. Inconveniently, she’s extremely attracted to the viscount, with her only chance of happiness tied to the biggest risk: revealing the truth about who she really is...

The Governess Swap miniseries

Book 1—A Lady Becomes a Governess

Look out for the next book, coming soon!

“A passionate and sensual Regency romance.”

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“A charming tale.”

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DIANE GASTON’s dream job was always to write romance novels. One day she dared to pursue that dream, and has never looked back. Her books have won romance’s highest honours: the RITA® Award, the National Readers’ Choice Award, the HOLT Medallion, Golden Quill and Golden Heart®. She lives in Virginia, USA, with her husband and three very ordinary house cats. Diane loves to hear from readers and friends. Visit her website at: dianegaston.com (http://www.dianegaston.com).

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Bound by Duty

Bound by One Scandalous Night

Bound by a Scandalous Secret

Bound by Their Secret Passion

The Governess Swap miniseries

A Lady Becomes a Governess

And look out for the next book

coming soon

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A Lady Becomes a Governess

Diane Gaston

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ISBN: 978-1-474-07384-4

A LADY BECOMES A GOVERNESS

© 2018 Diane Perkins

Published in Great Britain 2018

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Contents

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Back Cover Text (#u1513c039-842e-5e43-8bca-a2828230de67)

About the Author (#u3ba92ecb-55e1-5cbb-8bcb-77d8dd27b73f)

Booklist (#ua80c7e53-7926-5798-8318-cbfa8c151a3a)

Title Page (#u9ab00ae6-f917-5402-a678-1337373e2295)

Copyright (#uf9de1917-7646-5feb-b238-fa1eeaee08b9)

Dedication (#u4a12771a-2f54-508e-9ba9-a7b6e6896ebc)

Chapter One (#u0edfbca6-efe5-52ff-b85d-4bf9703469bd)

Chapter Two (#u8bd7bcdf-fa4e-5102-b87b-73f7aab47a59)

Chapter Three (#uf8e3bc24-709b-5146-89cf-874185ffb318)