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The Governess

Kristen McKendry

Indepedent young Kate Porter envisions a future far greater than the middle-class existence she's always lived, and her work as a governess is simply a means to an end. The glittering world of a society wife calls, and her new position as a private tutor for the children of Mr. Alonzo Colaco is a step in the right direction. She merrily imagines the grand house awaiting her -- but when her new employer meets her at the train station driving a gaily painted gypsy wagon, Kate suspects her new job as a children's tutor will not be all she dreamed. Kate finds herself living in the woods in a refitted train car as she teaches the charming children of Alonzo, a tinker by trade. After trying in vain to secure another job, Kate is left with little choice. She must simply bide her time until a better position presents itself. Before long, however, she abandons her petticoats and preconceptions in favor of the joys of a simple life -- and the possibility of true love. But when opportunity knocks, will Kate really be ready to walk away from all she's come to care for to pursue her high-society dreams? --

GenresTutors and tutoringFictionTinkersCanadaHistorical fictionRomance fiction

214 pages, 2 editions

English edition · First published 2016 by Covenant Communications, Inc · ISBN 9781524400385

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2 editions

English

  • The Governess · Covenant Communications, Inc · 2016 · ISBN 9781524400385 This page
  • The Governess · Covenant Communications, Inc. · 2016 · ISBN 9781524400392

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