Julia | On April 23, 2012

Today’s feature: 77p (historical romance) “The Hidden Heiress” by Juliet Moore

To escape a killer, Isabel Darton is forced to flee the only home she’s ever known and adopt the identity of a governess.

Too late, she realizes that she must deceive not only those around her, but also the uncle of her charge, Marshall Templeton, a man she’s falling in love with.

Desperate to tell him the truth, yet fearful for his life, she must decide if the risk of her heart is worth the endangerment of his life.

Determined to become a junior lord of Parliament, Sir Marshall Templeton is resolute to procure a suitable wife. Except the women his sister-in-law parades before him leave him with a permanent scowl.

With great irritation, he finds his attention drawn to his brother’s new governess, Isabel, and tries to dismiss his interest. But as his heart has other ideas, he’s torn between an untitled woman who could jeopardize all he seeks to gain and the respectability he’s always strived for.

Era: Victorian
Length: 70,000 words
Sensuality Rating: Subtle

Last Updated: April 6, 2012