The first in governess swap mini series, A Lady Becomes A Governess is written by Diane Gaston and published by Mills & Boon Historical. Set in 1816, Lady Rebecca Pierce travels across the Irish Sea to marry a man she loathes, Lord Stonecroft. Her half brother, Lord of Gleneagle has virtually blackmailed her into this marriage by making it clear he will cut off her allowance and disown her if she does not marry him. Rebecca meets her mirror image on the boat - Miss Claire Tilson who is to be employed by Viscount Garret Brookmore as Governess to his two orphaned nieces at his estate in the Lake District.
Tragically the ship is caught in a storm and many lives are lost. Rebecca is one of the few that is saved, and as she believes Claire to have perished, washed over the side of the ship, she takes her identity and becomes Governess to Pamela and Ellen in the Lake District. Garret who had been the second son, had been in the army until his brother and wife died and had not expected to become Viscount. He is now engaged to Lady Agnes who does her best to discredit Rebecca/Claire. She manages to track down Claire's old employer, Lord Orin Foley from whom she fled in Ireland. His wife has died under suspicious circumstances and he is desperate to take her back to Ireland with him (although he does not realise she is a completely different person)! Garret realises he loves Claire but must marry within his social class. When Rebecca admits her deception he is furious and she agrees to leave the estate.
Orin kidnaps the girls and she rushes to the rescue,will Garret find them in time and make her his wife?
I think this is my favourite read of the year. Diane combines romance, intrigue, deception and villainous characters seamlessly in a well written and well thought out novel.
Available from:
Amazon UK
Mills & Boon
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