Governess

SKU: 957809 Governess

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Independent young Kate Porter envisions a future far greater than the middle-class existence she's always lived, and her work as a governess is simply a means to an end. The glittering world of a society wife calls, and her new position as a private tutor for the children of Mr. Alonzo Colaco is a step in the right direction. She merrily imagines the grand house awaiting her—but when her new employer meets her at the train station driving a gaily painted gypsy wagon, Kate suspects her new job as a children's tutor will not be all she dreamed.

Instead of the mansion she anticipated, Kate finds herself living in the woods in a refitted train car and teaching the charming children of Alonzo, a tinker by trade. After trying in vain to secure another job, Kate is left with little choice. She must simply bide her time until a better position presents itself. Before long, however, she finds herself abandoning her petticoats and preconceptions in favor of the joys of a simple life—and the possibility of true love. But when opportunity knocks, will Kate really be ready to walk away from all she's come to care for to pursue her high-society dreams?

Kristen McKendry has been writing since her teens and has been published in both the U.S. and Canada. The author of eleven books, she writes several genres including romance, historical fiction, mystery, and biography. Kristen has a keen interest in sustainable living, environmental issues, and urban agriculture. She enjoys playing the banjo, learning obscure languages, renovating old buildings, and growing everything from amaranth to wheat in the backyard. Kristen received a Mississauga Arts Council MARTY Award in Established Literary Arts in 2012 and her book Garden Plot was nominated in 2011 for a Whitney Award for excellence in LDS literature.

SKU: 957809 Governess Kristen McKendry

SKU: 957809 Governess

Kristen McKendry