This is the very first Mary Balogh book I ever read, and it was fantastic. It's a quick read, has sensous moments and her portrayal of one event even brought tears to my eyes. (Could have been hormonal, but it was still very moving). Definitely understandable why it won the RRA Best Regency Romance in 1997. For those who like conflict within the regency era societal proprieties/improprieties and like your heroes/heroines to be of some nobility, it's the right genre and book for you.

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Gentle woman Miss Charity Duncan applies for a job of governess and learns a Mr. Earheart really wants a mouse of a wife to enrage his father that he has not seen in 8 years. She needs money to help support her brothers and sisters, so a bargin is made. Only it doesn't turn out the way they plan-- for either of them.

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