A Family For The Widowed Governess – Ann Lethbridge (1)

With Mrs York’s help, appropriate menus had been set up with Cook. Lucy had turned out to be a wonderful help to Nanny. The old lady liked the young woman and quickly allowed her to take over most of the work. Once she realised Lord Compton was going to pay her a generous pension which would allow her to live out her days in comfort, she had readily agreed to remain only as long as it took the children to become accustomed to her departure. At the end of a long morning, during which Marguerite had worked on the formation of the letter f with the girls, she glanced out of the window.

If only it would stop raining, she could put one of Lord Compton’s rules to the test: his willingness to allow the girls to spend an afternoon out of doors. She also needed to find one last plant in order to finish the set of drawings she was working on. Provided they remained within the boundaries he had set, their walk might as well do double duty. Unfortunately, the skies had been grey for days. If it didn’t clear up soon she would have to seek her specimen in the rain.

Why was she so hesitant? She and her siblings had never let a bit of rain stop them from tramping around the countryside, should they feel in the mood. Besides, they would not be going far. The rule demanded that they stay within sight of the house at all times. Fortunately, primroses were easy to find. They grew in every hedgerow and ditch at this time of year. She was sure to find one or two at the edge of the woods that had been strategically planted to frame the lawns that surrounded the house.

She left the schoolroom and joined the children in the nursery, where they were waiting for lunch to be served. Their faces were bright and shining and their hands were scrubbed clean. Netty was also at the table seated on a pile of books, her purple eye startling against her pale skin. She was looking very proud of herself. ‘I hope you don’t mind, my lady,’ Lucy said clearly, seeing Marguerite’s look of surprise.

‘She is old enough to sit at the table.’ At nearly three, she was definitely old enough. Marguerite had been thinking of her as a baby, because that was how Nanny had been treating her and no one had noticed she was ready to join her sisters in some of their activities.

She smiled at the little girl, who beamed back. ‘Bread?’ she said. ‘Say please,’ Lucy answered. Yes, Lucy was going to be perfect in the nursery and had been thrilled to be asked.

A governess with a secret …meets this ready-made family! Part of The Widows of Westram: Lady Marguerite Saxby is being blackmailed! Desperate for money, she accepts Jack Vincent, Earl Compton’s offer to become the temporary governess to his three motherless daughters. There’s so much she can’t tell her new employer. Only, she’s not expecting the all-consuming attraction that makes living under Jack’s roof a constant battle between her head and her heart!

1kitap1.com/en The Widows of Westram Widowed by war…tempted by new flirtations! Lady Carrie and her sisters-in-law, Lady Petra and Lady Marguerite, each tragically widowed on the same day by the same battle in Portugal, have had time to come to terms with their circumstances. Now these three beguiling widows aim to seize the day and build their own destinies—in life, and in the realm of romantic liaisons…!

Find out what happens in Marguerite’s story: A Family for the Widowed Governess And read the other stories in The Widows of Westram trilogy! A Lord for the Wallflower Widow An Earl for the Shy Widow 1kitap1.com/en Author Note I hope you enjoy this final story in The Widows of Westram series as much as I enjoyed writing it.

It is always difficult to say goodbye to characters who feel like they have become friends during the journey to their happy ending, isn’t it? I certainly feel that way with these three very different ladies. I am not sure where the idea of three widows whose husbands all died on the same day in the same place came from, but I had fun with it. I do love hearing from readers, be it a request for a story about a secondary character in an earlier book or for a chat about the story you are reading now.

You can always reach me through my website, annlethbridge.com, or at Facebook.com/AnnLethbridgeAuthor or join the whole Harlequin Historical author team for fun and prizes at Facebook.com/HarlequinHistorical. 1kitap1.com/en ANN LETHBRIDGE A Family for the Widowed Governess 1kitap1.com/en In her youth, award-winning author Ann Lethbridge reimagined the Regency romances she read—and now she loves writing her own. Now living in Canada, Ann visits Britain every year, where family members understand—or so they say—her need to poke around every antiquity within a hundred miles.

Learn more about Ann or contact her at annlethbridge.com. She loves hearing from readers. Books by Ann Lethbridge Harlequin Historical It Happened One Christmas “Wallflower, Widow…Wife!”

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