An Uncommon Governess

A TALENT FOR DISGUISE

Lady Amelia Peasebottom absolutely refuses to marry the bombastic Sir Reginald Whiffer. Disguising herself as a bespectacled Abigail Sparrow, she runs away and accepts a position as governess. But when Amelia meets her employer, Valentine North, she is not ready for the sight of this striking man...

A PASSION FOR BEAUTY

When Valentine North was given charge of his two wards, his rakish cronies bet him he'd be married before the year was out. But Val had always sworn he would remain unattached -- and he wasn't about to break his promise for a couple of little rotters. Yet he hadn't expected to encounter the most exquisite woman he'd ever laid eyes on. Now, Val was not only in danger of tarnishing his reputation as a free-wheeling bachelor, but also of losing his heart to Amelia -- forever...