Their connection grows ever stronger, and despite the impropriety of harboring feelings for a servant, Layton’s heart whispers that this is the woman he’s destined to love. Drops of Gold, As You Are, and A Fine Gentleman. You were the only one of us brothers who actually read your prayer book outside of church. Layton Jonquil is a man tormented by the lies surrounding the death of his late wife, but he cannot deny his growing attraction for the beautiful governess whose goodness and optimism have touched his dormant heart. Kiss of a Stranger and Friends & Foes both take place in 1814. With her characteristic sunny disposition, Marion casts her spell upon the household and slowly brings to life the long-forgotten joy of those within. Her idyllic daydream vision of life at the Meadows is dashed when she finds a child desperately in need of hope, and a cold and sorrowful home haunted by the past.
In possession of a forged letter of recommendation and cloaked in the anonymity of her new identity, she enters a life of self-imposed servitude as teacher and caretaker of young Miss Caroline Jonquil of Farland Meadows. /rebates/2f97814404669392fDrops-Gold-14404669392fplp&. When her father dies and leaves her completely destitute, Marion can think of only one thing to do-make a new life for herself.Ĭommencing a life of duplicity, Marion transforms herself into Mary Wood, governess.
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