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Rules of Engagement by Christina Dodd Avon, October, 2000. Paperback, 351 pages. ISBN: 0380811987 Subgenre: Historical Ordering information: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk 
Miss Pamela Lockhart, co-owner of the Distinguished
Academy of Governesses, is in a tight spot.
The business which has seemed so promising is going
to fold if it doesn't get some new clients -- fast.
Enter Devon Mathewes, earl of Kerrich. Devon
is being blackmailed by his old childhood friend,
Queen Victoria. If he doesn't reform his rakish ways
and become respectable, she will withdraw her
considerable fortune from his family bank.
So Devon decides to hire an older, spinsterish governess
and adopt a child, to give him an air of respectability.
Desperate for the money, Pamela disguises
herself as an old crone and takes up her duties as
governess to young Beth, an orphan who was easily
purchased from the orphanage. Meanwhile, Devon is
dealing with a very serious counterfeiting
problem at the bank which could destroy his family.
To his horror, the Devon gets to know Pamela, the more he
finds himself attracted to her. But she's just an old
crone...isn't she?
Rules of Engagement is classic Christina Dodd; it's funny, it's sexy and it's over way too soon. The arrogant Devon is a real marshmallow at heart and his encounters with fatherhood are quite funny. But it is his interactions with the strangely attractive Pamela that are the most entertaining. The dialogue is quick and witty and the two leads are quite endearing. This second entry in the Governess Brides series is not to be missed. Reprinted with permission from The Internet Writing Journal®. Copyright © 1997-2011 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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