Seducing the Governess

By Margo Maguire

The supremely talented Margo Maguire brings us Seducing the Governess—the first in her lush historical series set in England’s colorful Regency Era, featuring the lost heiresses of a powerful duke and their surprising discoveries of fortune, passion, and romance. A thrilling, emotionally rich love story in the vein of Liz Carlyle and Julia London, Seducing the Governess brings a beautiful young lady into the crumbling estate of a tormented, vengeance-seeking earl, forcing him to choose between his duty and his desire.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Feb 22, 2011
• ISBN: 9780062074553

Margo Maguire

Margo Maguire is the author of twenty-one historical romance novels. Formerly a critical care nurse, she worked for many years in a large Detroit trauma center. Margo writes full time and loves to hear from readers. Keep up with news on Margo's latest books by signing up for her newsletter on her website, www.margomaguire.com, and looking her up on Facebook and Twitter.

Reviews for Seducing the Governess

[ZombieMoran · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Poorly written. Repetitive. Used a lot of overly cliched ideas that just made the book drag.

[addictofromance · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Mercy, after her mother dies she knows that she needs to find some work, so she finds a position as a governess with the only staff as retired soldiers....oh boy...Mercy has no idea what she has gotten herself into. Mercy however is charmed by her young charge, a shy and reserved girl who has recently lost both her parents and now lives with a uncle who has barely spoken a word to her. In the beginning when Mercy arrives, there is a spark between herself and Nash her employer, and after they share a sizzling kiss that could curl ones toes, she just knows that she could be in trouble thats for sure....for she knows there can never be a happy ending for her if she falls in love with Nash...There are some books I enjoy from this author and others I don't like very much and I have to say that this is one of her books I liked the least. I felt as I was reading it that it felt choppy and not put together and flowed smoothly as I though it could have been. Although I did like the plot and story line well enough, I felt I had to force myself to get through it and I didn't enjoy reading this book much, and I honestly thought I would really love it. I just have always loved historical romances that deal with governess however I found myself tempted to skim the pages but I wanted to give it a good shot....even though there were small parts I enjoyed it just wasn't enough to be a average read for me. I am usually not very strict when it comes to books...but when I read a book that I have to force myself to read and it takes me some time that it just isn't worth reading. Although I would still recommend read this author on occasion since some of her books are quite well written but this one just wasn't enough for me....

[mlorio_3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A total Jane Eyre rip off. I enjoyed it anyway. : )

[imbookingit · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I did enjoy reading this book. But not as much as I'd hoped. This is skirting fairly close to the 2.5 star line.I liked the setup-- The governess (actually an heiress disowned by her grandfather when her parents died when she was three) starts work for an earl that newly inherited the title, estate & young niece (who is trying to figure out what went wrong to put him in this position). There's mystery on both sides of the couple-to-be.Unfortunately, neither party ever quite worked for me as a character or a person. Way to much time was spent with each thinking about how attractive the other one was (and how they'd never felt this way before). I'm not sure what she found attractive about him, but he certainly appreciated her fiery spirit, and that she was willing to look at him in spite of his scars.Then the book pushed a personal button. I want the couple to DECIDE to go to bed together. It can be a terrible decision, but I don't like it when one or both is resolved not to go there, then all of a sudden they are having sex.And yes, they have sex. In detail. And they think about having had sex. In detail. And decide it was a bad idea. Then they do it again. I actually like steamy, but this just seemed repetitive, although that may be because of my personal preference, mentioned above.Sigh.I wi

[tarenn_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

SEDUCING THE GOVERNESS by Margo Maguire is an exciting historical romantic suspense set in 1816 England.The plot is written with depth and details,The characters are interesting,engaging,and will capture your heart. While this story is ultimately about love,tenderness,romance it is also about betrayal,deceit,murder,sweet sensuality and finding someone who sees beyond the scars to the beauty beneath. The hero,Nash,the new Earl of Ashby by default of his two eldest brothers within a year of each other,he is a veteran war hero who has a scarred face that goes deeper than the surface,but into his soul also,most can look like in the face,he also has a damaged eye,which is cloudy.Enter Emmaline,she has just found out she was adopted,being told on her mother's deathbed,she was left penniless and seeks employment at Ashby Hall.When Nash and Emmaline,first meet sparks fly for Emmaline does not back down and looks Nash straight in the face as through she doesn't see his scars.Emmaline becomes not only attached to Nash's eight year niece but is attracted to Nash himself.Nash is immediately distracted by Emmaline,although he knows he need to marry rich to get Ashby Hall back on its feet,he can not bring himself to do that.He wants Emmaline and she him.Along the way Nash has his suspicions that his brother did not die accidental as he was told but where both murdered along with his second brother's wife.In the meantime Emmaline's grandfather who is a wealthy duke is looking for her and her sister and sends Captain Briggs,a trusted former Army officer of the Crown.When her true parents died he sent the two sisters away,for he had disowned their mother for marrying their father and wished to have anything to do with them.They where a merely three years old and adopted out.After twenty years Emmaline will find out not only is she and her twin sister in danger but they will have money and land.Their grandfather is dying and wishes to set things right.His distant cousin's son has other ideas.The deception about the Nash brother does not reveal itself until the last few chapters,and Emmaline is not found until the very last.While I would have liked to seen some into their future,what happened next...We will have to wait until the next installment which is Wicked and will be released at the end of November, 2011, and features Captain Briggs as the hero.This is a suspense romance on every corner and will keep the reader wanting more and turning pages. It will keep every historical and romance readers on their toes. This book was received for the purpose of review from Net Galley and details can be found at Avon,an imprint of Harper Collins and My Book Addiction Reviews.