The Governess's Christmas Wish
(2026)(The fourth book in the Oxford Friends series)
A novel by Isabella Hargreaves
A Christmas wish, a hidden past, and a forbidden love.
Flooded in for Christmas at the country home of family friends, Captain Edward Johns, the son of a baronet, has one goal firmly in mind: to secure his future. With no fortune of his own, he must sell out of the army, marry a wealthy bride during the coming London Season, and claim a place among the landed gentry.
But his carefully laid plans begin to unravel the moment he meets his godson’s governess.
Selina Berkshire has nothing—no family, no fortune, and no origins to claim. The by-blow of an unknown wealthy gentleman who cast her mother aside, she was raised by a widowed lady, her education paid for, but her origins shrouded in secrecy. Armed with only her mother’s first name and her county of origin, Selina is searching for the truth.
When Captain Johns discovers her Christmas wish''to find her mother—he makes it his mission to help her. However, the more time they spend together, the more dangerous their growing feelings become.
Edward cannot afford to fall in love with a penniless governess when his future depends on a wealthy match. Selina, determined never to repeat her mother’s fate, refuses to trust a gentleman who must ultimately choose ambition over affection.
As circumstances draw them closer, both must decide what matters most: the futures they have planned…or the love neither of them expected.
Will they risk everything for a chance at happiness before Christmas slips away?
The Governess’s Christmas Wish, Book 4 in The Oxford Friends Series, is a M/F, sweet Regency holiday romance featuring dangerous instant and mutual attraction, long-hidden secrets, and a happily ever after.
Other books in The Oxford Friends Series:
The Wallflower's Christmas Surprise
The Kidnapped Christmas Bride
The Regent's Secret Matchmakers
An Earl for Elizabeth (prequel)
Genre: Historical
Flooded in for Christmas at the country home of family friends, Captain Edward Johns, the son of a baronet, has one goal firmly in mind: to secure his future. With no fortune of his own, he must sell out of the army, marry a wealthy bride during the coming London Season, and claim a place among the landed gentry.
But his carefully laid plans begin to unravel the moment he meets his godson’s governess.
Selina Berkshire has nothing—no family, no fortune, and no origins to claim. The by-blow of an unknown wealthy gentleman who cast her mother aside, she was raised by a widowed lady, her education paid for, but her origins shrouded in secrecy. Armed with only her mother’s first name and her county of origin, Selina is searching for the truth.
When Captain Johns discovers her Christmas wish''to find her mother—he makes it his mission to help her. However, the more time they spend together, the more dangerous their growing feelings become.
Edward cannot afford to fall in love with a penniless governess when his future depends on a wealthy match. Selina, determined never to repeat her mother’s fate, refuses to trust a gentleman who must ultimately choose ambition over affection.
As circumstances draw them closer, both must decide what matters most: the futures they have planned…or the love neither of them expected.
Will they risk everything for a chance at happiness before Christmas slips away?
The Governess’s Christmas Wish, Book 4 in The Oxford Friends Series, is a M/F, sweet Regency holiday romance featuring dangerous instant and mutual attraction, long-hidden secrets, and a happily ever after.
Other books in The Oxford Friends Series:
The Wallflower's Christmas Surprise
The Kidnapped Christmas Bride
The Regent's Secret Matchmakers
An Earl for Elizabeth (prequel)
Genre: Historical