Scandalous Engagement with a Governess (Regency Expedient Marriages Book 2)

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After her mother’s death, Hope got engaged to Lord Auric Pembroke, but he broke it off due to her father’s financial lies plunging her into great drama. With her father in debtor’s prison, Hope struggled to find work as a governess without references despite her good education and everything can go wrong living with a guarded Duke . . .

Miss Hope Barlow’s reputation was left in tatters when her fiancé called off their betrothal and her father was sent to debtor’s prison. Hope was forced to go stay with her aunt and cousin in a small London apartment. For the last two years, she has tried applying for a governess position but has been turned down several times despite her education because she has no references and has never worked as a governess before. Hope’s life takes an unexpected turn when she’s interviewed by an employment agency and given the position of governess to the Duke of Darenwood’s son. Little does she know that the duke is her long-lost childhood friend Ewan.

Ewan Darnall—The Duke of Darenwood—has been struggling with the grief of having lost his beloved wife Caroline two years ago. Ewan’s mother-in-law Margaret lives with Ewan and his young son Lucas. Margaret has been against Evan hiring a governess and isn’t happy when the governess turns out to be Ewan’s long lost childhood friend Hope. Margaret fears that if Ewan remarries, she will be sent away. So she comes up with a scheme to ensure her position in Lucas’s life is secured.

As Ewan and Hope spend time together, there is no denying the attraction between them. Will Ewan and Hope get their happily ever after, or will outside forces tear them apart forever?