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Monday, September 03, 2018

THE GOVERNESS GAME (GIRL MEETS DUKE #2)

He’s been a bad, bad rake—and it takes a governess to teach him a lesson

The accidental governess.

After her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. However, the girls don’t need discipline. They need a loving home. Try telling that to their guardian, Chase Reynaud: duke’s heir in the streets and devil in the sheets. The ladies of London have tried—and failed—to make him settle down. Somehow, Alexandra must reach his heart... without risking her own.

The infamous rake.

Like any self-respecting libertine, Chase lives by one rule: no attachments. When a stubborn little governess tries to reform him, he decides to give her an education—in pleasure. That should prove he can’t be tamed. But Alexandra is more than he bargained for: clever, perceptive, passionate. She refuses to see him as a lost cause. Soon the walls around
Chase’s heart are crumbling... and he’s in danger of falling, hard.

Release Date: August 28, 2018
Avon
Girl Meets Duke #2
Historical Romance
Review copy provided by publisher

Liza's Review:

The Governess Game was another winner from Tessa Dare. I love that Ms. Dare writes such strong female characters in every single book, and Alexandra Mountbatten was no different.

While she appears at the home of Chase Reynaud to try and procure a job as a clock repairperson, she ends up being hired on site as the governess for Rosamund and Daisy, the two little girls Chase inherited along with his title as a duke. Let me just say that Rosamund and Daisy were two of the funniest characters who used morbid humor so often. Seriously, the number of times and ways they killed Millicent, Daisy's doll had me laughing out loud each time.

The connection between Chase and Alexandra was so amazing. She understood him in a way few others in his life did.  However, what I loved best was Chase thought Alexandra was perfect just as she was, with her intelligence being a turn on for him rather than a turn off. He actually listened to what she said about his life and the lives of the girls, even when he didn't always agree with her. The snark was strong with both Alexandra and Chase, and I loved how often I laughed reading this book.

The romance and chemistry was so strong between Chase and Alexandra, even as he tried to fight to keep it just physical between them. I loved they could talk about everything and Chase even accepted the way Alexandra was able to get the girls to learn. Early on I started looking at them as this little family as the girls really did just need the love Alexandra kept insisting to Chase every bit as much as he did. Chase and Alexandra had a wonderfully sexy physical relationship, yet they really did have so much more between them.

I adored The Governess Game so much. I honestly got pulled in with each new book from Tessa Dare. Her books really are like crack to me and I look forward to getting lost in each book. I highly recommend each of her books to fans of historical romance. 


Rating: 4 Stars (B+)


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