A Governesss Guide to Passion and Pe..., Manda Collins
A Governesss Guide to Passion and Pe..., Manda Collins
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A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril

Author: Manda Collins

Narrator: Mary Jane Wells

Unabridged: 6 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Forever

Published: 03/26/2024


Synopsis

Two friends reunite and discover hidden feelings while investigating a murder in this sensual, witty historical romance—perfect for fans of Evie Dunmore and Netflix's Bridgerton!

Jane Halliwell once dreamed of a home of her own—but those dreams (and her dowry) died with her father. Now, she works as a governess, preparing her charge for a future no longer within her reach. When her employer is murdered during a house party, however, Jane is forced back into the world of the ton. But stepping in as hostess will require working with the same lord who once broke her girlish heart.

Lord Adrian Fielding was too consumed with his job at the Foreign Office to pay young Jane much heed, but he always considered her a friend. Which is why he’s confounded by her icy demeanor now. More troubling still is his desire to melt the tensions between them. But his mentor’s murder means he must first find the culprit—and ensure Jane’s safety as she manages a house full of foreign dignitaries. Only Jane insists on joining the investigation, and Adrian, despite all his diplomatic skills, finds himself seduced by her sharp wit and sparkling eyes.

But with a vicious killer circling ever closer, will it soon be too late for their chance at forever?

About Manda Collins

Manda Collins spent her teen years wishing she'd been born a couple of centuries earlier, preferably in the English countryside. Time travel being what it is, she resigned herself to life with electricity and indoor plumbing, and read lots of books. An affinity for books led to a graduate degree in English, followed by another in librarianship. By day, she works as an academic librarian at a small liberal arts college, where she teaches college students how to navigate the tangled world of academic research. A native of coastal Alabama, Manda lives in the house her mother grew up in with two cats, sometimes a dog, sometimes her sister, and more books than strictly necessary.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Southern Lady Reads on January 08, 2024

Anytime a woman makes pragmatic choices and chooses herself and her future - I want to be best friends with that character! Losing her father and then being forced to make a hard choice and find respectable employment, our heroine, Jane Halliwell, rises above bad circumstances and pushes herself to......more

Goodreads review by Madison on March 24, 2024

A Governess’s Guide to Passion and Peril by Manda Collins Ladies Most Scandalous series #4. Historical murder mystery with romance. Can be read as a stand-alone but characters from the prior books play minor roles. Jane Halliwell works as a governess though she grew up with social standing until her......more

Goodreads review by PlotTrysts on March 22, 2024

The fourth entry in the Ladies Most Scandalous series, like its predecessors, is a fun historical romance with a heavy dash of murdery mystery that's light on the steam. This one focuses on Jane Halliwell and Lord Adrian Fielding. (They both appeared briefly in A Spinster's Guide but you didn't get......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on March 27, 2024

This one had definite emphasis on the murder mystery of it all, which kept me entertained, but I was looking for a bit more connection to the romance! I never connected with Adrian, and their relationship just moved so fast!! Like I’m not a prude but they seemed to move very quick when it didn’t qui......more

Goodreads review by vi.isreading on October 25, 2024

I get that reading romance is about more than just fucking, but how the fuck was there even less sex in this one than the last few???......more


Quotes

"A fast-paced, run romp."—Library Journal

“The mystery unfolds effortlessly, delivering a slew of suspects, tantalizing clues, and danger around every corner without ever overshadowing the love story. This sensual romance will have pages flying.”
 —Publisher's Weekly on A Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes

“Compelling, evenly paced, and delightfully fun.”
 —Kirkus on A Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes

“Collins keeps the heat smoldering between the well-drawn main characters in this installment, and the mystery keeps the pace moving nicely . . . [for] fans of Julia Quinn and Evie Dunmore.”
 —Library Journal on A Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes

"Another fetching mix of sprightly wit, nimble plotting, and engaging characters that is certain to endear her to fans of historical romances and cozier historical mysteries."—Booklist on An Heiress's Guide to Deception and Desire

"The mystery drives the action while the romance provides the heartbeat of the story, and the two weave together to create a well-plotted, entertaining tale for fans of both genres. Expectations and prejudice based on class and gender are scrutinized throughout, while the leads are witty, fierce, bighearted, and easy to love. . . . A successful and thoroughly enjoyable mix of mystery and romance."
 —Kirkus on An Heiress's Guide to Deception and Desire

"A delectable mystery that reads like Victorian Moonlighting (with a good heaping of Nancy Drew's gumption). Collins writes with a brisk whimsy, her diverting characters popping off the page . . . adroitly threading the needle of her darkly amusing sense of humor, genuine suspense, and a deep sense of connection. . . .  A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem is wickedly smart, so engrossing it'd be a crime not to read it immediately."—Entertainment Weekly on A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem, A-

"Smartly plotted, superbly executed, and splendidly witty."—Booklist on A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem

"When I pick up a Manda Collins book, I know I'm in for a treat."—Tessa Dare, New York Times bestselling author

"[Manda] Collins is a delight! I read A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem waaay past my bedtime, absorbed by its spot-on period detail, the well-crafted characters, and of course the intriguing mystery. Brava!"—Elizabeth Hoyt, New York Times bestselling author