Whether you enjoy Jane Austen's England, or you just like a good suspenseful, romantic story, The Silent Governess is a great addition to any reading list.' The Silent Governess is a delightful page-turner, and although I figured out some aspects of the story on my own, Julie Klassen saved some surprising twists and turns for the end!. I lost myself in the pages and could easily picture myself walking the hallways of Brightwell Court with the characters. 'The Silent Governess is a tale filled with secrets and a story that demonstrates that we can never leave our past completely behind. Terri Dukes, Romantic Times Book Reviews If you enjoy Jane Austen or the Regency period, you will love this book.' The author takes the reader back in time effortlessly. 'This is an inspired and well-told story of mystery, intrigue and the politics of upstairs and downstairs folk in 19th-century England.

Klassen expertly infuses her Regency-set inspirational tale with a gothic atmosphere, resulting in a sweetly intriguing romance worthy of Victoria Holt.' Realizing that the information the now speechless Olivia unknowingly possesses could ruin him, Edward insists that she accept a position in his family's nursery, never expecting that the silent new governess might be his one hope of salvation. While en route to a potential position with an old friend of her mother's, Olivia finds herself caught up in a series of dangerous adventures culminating in her arrival at Brightwell Court, where she accidentally eavesdrops on a conversation between Lord Edward Stanton Bradley and his father, the Earl. Fearing that she will be charged with murder, Olivia, with her mother's help, flees. 'When Olivia Keene arrives home to find her father strangling her mother, she picks up the nearest blunt object and bashes him on the head. Moving, mysterious, and romantic, The Silent Governess takes readers inside the intriguing life of a nineteenth-century governess in an English manor house where all is not as it appears. The clever Miss Keene is definitely hiding something.

Keeping an eye on the young woman as she cares for the children, he finds himself drawn to her, even as he struggles against the growing attraction. He gives Miss Keene little choice but to accept a post at Brightwell Court, where he can make certain she does not spread what she heard. She never intended to overhear his.īut now that she has, what is Lord Bradley to do with her? He cannot let her go, for were the truth to get out, he would lose everything-his reputation, his inheritance, his very home.

The silent governess by julie klassen