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Pursuing The Governess Kindle Edition

by Charity McColl (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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When a simple governess pulled from the dregs of 1800 London is thrown into fine society no one expected that she would attract the attentions of one of London’s noblest catches – much to the consternation of those of better heritage that now surround her...

For five cruel years Martha Nash is forced to live among the dregs of society in the alleyways of London. Such crowded and mean streets are no place for a woman.

Driven to despair she is caught stealing a loaf of bread and finds herself in Newgate Prison awaiting an awful fate.

Then, as if by a miracle, she is released into the custody of the fine society woman, Lady Juliana, and becomes an indispensible companion to her mistress, and a governess to her children.

All seems well until the dashing Carlton Southey walks into their lives, throwing the lowly governess into an uncertain whirlwind of love, jealousy and passion that stands in the face of a world that says such things should simply not be.

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April 2, 2017
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XZS5JYF
Publisher ‏ : ‎ PureRead (April 2, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 2, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 888 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 62 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,395,502 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #4,683 in Christian Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #5,364 in Religious Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #8,399 in Christian Historical Fiction (Books)

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Charity McColl, whose name means Love Conquers, writes sumptuous clean short read regency romance. She always delivers a story packed with intrigue, romantic twists and gripping escapades that will keep you turning the pages to the very last letter. :)

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The best kind of fairytale

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2017

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Pursuing the Governess" and recommend this book and author to all who enjoy a bit of escape with a sweet, clean romance. A little escape from the harsh reality of life can be a breath of fresh air we all desire in troubling times.

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2017

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I Enjoyed the book. Interesting.

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2017

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Although I enjoyed this book, I feel like it was not realistic for the time period. It is a stretch for a titled man like Lord Carlton Southey, to offer for a well connected governess. For him to offer to someone so far below his station and who was a prisoner in Newgate? This is not going to happen. It is so against society norms that the couple would be ostracized. Martha Nash, the governess would be snubbed everywhere, even by her own servants - who are the most snobby and class conscious of them all.

Another questionable aspect to this book is that the Lady Juliana Burton even hiring a prison inmate as a governess. This would never happen.

If one could suspend their doubts, this is a nice story.

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A Great Story!

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2017

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I really enjoyed this book and would indeed definitely recommend that others also read.

I look forward to reading many more written by Charity McColl

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2017

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The story was good, but the ending felt very abrupt. The H and h didn't really have any interaction at all, but they fell in love. Then there was a lot of loose ends, I would have liked more interaction and an ending that tied up all the loose ends. The Lord seemed standoffish, stern, and indecisive. The governess was not wealthy but not poor until both her parents got typhoid and died. I don't want to spoil anything, but three sentences could tell the book. Needed more talking between the hero and heroine and I needed an epilogue to finish it off.

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2017

Good job writing

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017

Very clean and good read. Why did Martha end up in prison and what will become of her? Well done. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2017

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I'm giving it 1 star so I'm allowed to offer a written review otherwise it wouldn't receive any stars from me. I downloaded this story because out was free from PureReads however the story wasn't developed through scenes involving character's actions and interactions or conversations. The author did little more than provide a synopsis and tell us what happened, it was like reading a list of scenes. It WAS NOT story telling which is an art of showing people how a story progresses through the experiences and interactions of the characters.
This title succeeded in turning off any interest I may have had in Ms. McColl's other titles and has nearly convinced me to unsubscribe from PureReads newsletters.

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Reviewed in Germany on January 28, 2018

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The premise is good and the beginning is brilliant, but then it starts to go downhill as everything is sorted out a bit too satisfactorily and too quickly. There is hardly any development in the interactions between the characters, later on, no difficulties to be overcome - nothing. I read the first third or so and was hooked and then it was very anti-climactic very quickly. A real shame, for this story, had so much potential had the ending not been so rushed.

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