A Lesson in Forbidden Love
(2026)(The first book in the Lessons from a Lady, The Governess Chronicles series)
A novel by Arietta Richmond
A Lady with no option but to become a governess, a Marquess with a sister who needs schooling, a broken betrothal, malicious whispers of scandal, an unexpected connection which leads to a love that cannot be denied.
When Miss Madeleine Wharton’s father’s investments failed, so did his heart, from the shock ''' but the whispers suggested that there was more to it than that. Socially outcast, and left near destitute, Madeleine became a governess to support herself, and her sisters. All was well until she took up a new position as governess to the sister of the Marquess of Greyscarp – then, all of her careful work to be quiet, unremarkable, and efficient enough to retain positions that let her survive was tested, from the first moment. The man affected her as no other ever had, and she found herself saying and doing things that were beyond unwise.
Stirling Hawksmoor, Marquess of Greyscarp, acted on impulse when he employed Miss Wharton – he had only been the one to interview her because his mother was detained elsewhere, and he knew, instantly, that his mother would not like her. But he also was utterly certain that she was the right person to deal with his sister. And, if he was honest with himself, he employed her because she attracted him, in ways that a man should not admit to being attracted to a woman he employs.
Stirling was right about Madeleine being the right person to teach his sister, but the attraction which drew him to her himself only grew stronger, and neither of them could avoid it. Until the moment that a maid saw Madeleine where she should not have been. That moment threatened her survival, and forced them to a distance that was then made worse by whispers of scandal, maliciously spread.
Will Madeleine lose everything, and be left destitute and alone, or will Stirling find a way to defy all convention, and act on his feelings for her? Will she find the courage to risk all for him?
Genre: Historical Romance
When Miss Madeleine Wharton’s father’s investments failed, so did his heart, from the shock ''' but the whispers suggested that there was more to it than that. Socially outcast, and left near destitute, Madeleine became a governess to support herself, and her sisters. All was well until she took up a new position as governess to the sister of the Marquess of Greyscarp – then, all of her careful work to be quiet, unremarkable, and efficient enough to retain positions that let her survive was tested, from the first moment. The man affected her as no other ever had, and she found herself saying and doing things that were beyond unwise.
Stirling Hawksmoor, Marquess of Greyscarp, acted on impulse when he employed Miss Wharton – he had only been the one to interview her because his mother was detained elsewhere, and he knew, instantly, that his mother would not like her. But he also was utterly certain that she was the right person to deal with his sister. And, if he was honest with himself, he employed her because she attracted him, in ways that a man should not admit to being attracted to a woman he employs.
Stirling was right about Madeleine being the right person to teach his sister, but the attraction which drew him to her himself only grew stronger, and neither of them could avoid it. Until the moment that a maid saw Madeleine where she should not have been. That moment threatened her survival, and forced them to a distance that was then made worse by whispers of scandal, maliciously spread.
Will Madeleine lose everything, and be left destitute and alone, or will Stirling find a way to defy all convention, and act on his feelings for her? Will she find the courage to risk all for him?
Genre: Historical Romance
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