The Earl's Unruly Governess

She came to Colwick Manor looking for a position. She never intended to fall in love with its impossible master.

After a gentleman's lie destroys her reputation, Charlotte Dawson has nowhere left to go. A position as governess at a remote Kentish estate offers exactly what she needs: a roof over her head, a respectable wage, and a chance to disappear from the scandal that has already cost her everything.

Nicholas Croft has spent years protecting his heart behind the walls of Colwick Manor. Grief has taught him that love is dangerous, and he has no intention of letting a spirited, stubborn young governess disrupt the carefully ordered life he has built for himself and his children.

Unfortunately, Charlotte has never been particularly good at doing what she is told.

As winter closes around the estate, arguments turn into laughter, stolen moments become impossible to forget, and Nicholas begins to realise that the woman he hired to educate his children may be the only person capable of teaching him how to live again.

But Charlotte's past has not forgotten her.

When the gentleman responsible for her disgrace arrives at Colwick Manor, Nicholas must decide how much he is willing to risk for the woman he loves.

Because Charlotte has spent too long being wanted only in secret.

And this time, the Earl of Colwick intends to choose her in the open.