The fiery Eatilda Percival has always loved children and dreamt of being the best governess. Therefore when she is hired by a tempting Lord, she uses her fun and imaginative way of teaching to win over his challenging daughter. Her seductive employer is definitely not as easy to crack, though... Before she knows it, sizzling passion starts growing faster than she could have ever imagined. With temptation living under the same roof, will she manage to restrain herself?
No governess should engage in trysts with their employer or worse, passionately fall in love…
As the single father of a troubled ten-year-old, Watson Berkley, the Duke of Worthington has his hands full. He has hired and lost several governesses over the last years but is pretty sure the spellbinding Miss Percival is here to stay. Little Amy grows to adore her, indeed, but what he never expected was the soul-awakening connection between them, that is beyond his wildest imaginings.
Yet, could a Duke such as he ever long for a governess?
Finding it hard to deny their burning desire for each other, Matilda and Watson surrender to their undeniable attraction. However, what will the woman he is courting think of their affectionate interactions? With society and Lady Florentia against them, will the Duke and the governess manage to guard their newfound family? Or will the fear of rejection tear them apart?