A Novel with Thoughts and Ponderings

SEDUCING THE GOVERNESS

Author: Margo Maguire ISBN: 9780062018212 3/2011 HISTORICAL Publisher: AVON
Time Period: 1516

Seducing the Governess by Margo Maguire
A Proper Governess Should Never. . .

Assist a handsome stranger, alone on an unfamiliar road . . . unless the rake happens to be her new employer.

Take a position in a crumbling manor . . . especially if the household staff has been replaced by unruly former soldiers.

Allow her young charge entrée to her heart . . . for once done, it will be impossible to maintain proper distance.

Permit her charge's uncle a breathtaking kiss under a star-lit sky . . . henceforth she will most certainly lose composure whenever he is near.

And above all, she should never, ever fall completely, irreversibly in love with her employer . . . for nothing good can possibly come of it.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

SEDUCING THE GOVERNESS is intriguing but somewhat stagnant in places, making it a book I keep hoping will pick up, but doesn't quite do it. It contains all the elements to be a great read, but is mired down by some of those very components. The finale is the best part of the story, although getting there is a sluggish journey.

I would never say this one is boring, but it is slow, and some of the scenes just do not flow together the way they should. The chemistry between the hero and heroine is stilted at first, but manages to burn brighter toward the end. There are several different events in play during the story, so perhaps that is why I am uncertain of the book's cohesiveness.

SEDUCING THE GOVERNESS is a decent historical read that I am sure will please Maguire's fans. I simply wish it moved a bit quicker and was more passionate with its elements.

Shannon Johnson

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