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Believing herself guilty of a crime, Olivia Keene flees her
home, eventually stumbling upon a grand estate where an elaborate
celebration is in progress. But all is not as joyous as it
seems.
Lord Bradley has just learned a terrible secret, which, if exposed,
will change his life forever. When he glimpses a figure on the
grounds, he fears a spy or thief has overheard his devastating
news. He is stunned to discover the intruder is a scrap of a woman
with her throat badly injured. Fearing she will spread his secret,
he gives the girl a post and confines her to his estate. As Olivia
and Lord Bradley's secrets catch up with them, will their hidden
pasts ruin their hope of finding love?
Olivia Keene is fleeing her own secret.
She never intended to overhear his.
But now that she has, what is Lord Bradley to do with her? He
cannot let her go, for were the truth to get out, he would lose
everything--his reputation, his inheritance, his very home.
He gives Miss Keene little choice but to accept a post at
Brightwell Court, where he can make certain she does not spread
what she heard. Keeping an eye on the young woman as she cares for
the children, he finds himself drawn to her, even as he struggles
against the growing attraction. The clever Miss Keene is definitely
hiding something.
Moving, mysterious, and romantic, The Silent Governess takes
readers inside the intriguing life of a nineteenth-century
governess in an English manor house where all is not as it
appears.
Julie Klassen is an editor and novelist who has worked in Christian publishing for many years. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois and has a background in advertising. Julie and her husband have two sons and live in St. Paul, Minnesota.