Janice Preston

The Governess's Secret Baby


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      The beauty who tamed the beast...

      New governess Grace Bertram will do anything to get to know her young daughter, Clara. Even if it means working for Clara’s guardian, the reclusive and scarred Nathaniel, Marquess of Ravenwell!

      Nathaniel believes no woman could ever love a monster like him, until Grace seems to look past his scars to the man beneath... But when he discovers Grace is Clara’s mother, Nathaniel questions his place in this torn-apart family. Could there be a Christmas happy-ever-after for this beauty and the beast?

      The Governess Tales

      Sweeping romances with fairytale endings!

      Meet Joanna Radcliff, Rachel Talbot,

       Isabel Morton and Grace Bertram.

      These four friends grew up together in Madame Dubois’s school for young ladies, where they indulged in midnight feasts, broke the rules and shared their innermost secrets!

      But now they are thrust into the real world, and each must adapt to her new life as a governess.

      One will rise, one will travel, one will run and one will find her real home…

      And each will meet her soulmate, who’ll give her the happy-ever-after she’s always dreamt of!

      Read Joanna’s story in

       The Cinderella Governess

      Read Rachel’s story in

       Governess to the Sheikh

      Read Isabel’s story in

       The Runaway Governess

      And read Grace’s story in

       The Governess’s Secret Baby

      All available now!

       Author Note

      The Governess’s Secret Baby is book four in The Governess Tales series, but it is a stand-alone story and can be enjoyed even if you haven’t read the previous three. If you have read the others, however, you will be pleased to know that the epilogue—an absolute joy to write—brings back all three couples from the other linked books to find out what has happened since the end of their stories.

      I loved bringing to life the gothic Shiverstone Hall, nestled below Shiver Crag in the Yorkshire Dales, and Nathaniel, its reclusive, scarred and taciturn owner. Only a feisty heroine will do for Nathaniel, and Grace is certainly that: bold, impulsive and determined, but also rootless and plagued with hidden self-doubt.

      Enjoy the emotional ups and downs as Grace helps Nathaniel find the courage to embrace life again, and Nathaniel proves to Grace that she is capable of being loved.

      The Governess’s Secret Baby

      Janice Preston

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       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      JANICE PRESTON grew up in Wembley, North London, with a love of reading, writing stories and animals. In the past she has worked as a farmer, a police call-handler and a university administrator. She now lives in the West Midlands with her husband and two cats and has a part-time job with a weight management counsellor (vainly trying to control her own weight despite her love of chocolate!).

      Books by Janice Preston

      Mills & Boon Historical Romance

      The Governess Tales

      The Governess’s Secret Baby

      Men About Town

      Return of Scandal’s Son

       Saved by Scandal’s Heir

      Linked by Character

       to Men About Town duet

      Mary and the Marquis

       From Wallflower to Countess

      Visit the Author Profile page at millsandboon.co.uk.

      To my fellow authors

       Georgie Lee, Laura Martin and Liz Tyner:

       it’s been a pleasure collaborating with you, ladies, and I hope I’ve done justice to your characters in the epilogue.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

       Author Note

       Title Page

       About the Author

       Dedication

       Prologue

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen