{"product_id":"2940155076643","title":"The Mysterious Governess","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo beautiful sisters – one an illegitimate governess, the other a celebrated debutante – compete for love amidst the scandal and intrigue of a Regency London Season.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eLissa Hazlett lives life in the shadows. The beautiful, unacknowledged daughter of Viscount Partington earns her living as drudge to the social climbing Lamonts while her vain and spoiled half sister, Araminta, enjoys London’s social whirl as its most feted debutante.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Lissa’s rare talent as a portraitist brings her unexpectedly into the bosom of society – and into the midst of a scandal involving Araminta and suspected English traitor Lord Debenham – she finds an unlikely ally: charming and besotted Ralph Tunley, Lord Debenham’s underpaid, enterprising secretary. Ralph can’t afford to leave the employ of the villainous viscount much less keep a wife but as an accepted member of the ton he can help Lissa cleverly navigate a perilous web of lies that will ensure everyone gets what they deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE MYSTERIOUS GOVERNESS is Book 3 in the Daughters of Sin series but can be read as a stand-alone as it features the sibling rivalry between Viscount Partington's two nobly-born and three illegitimate daughters from a completely different perspective.\u003cbr\u003eBook 1: Her Gilded Prison\u003cbr\u003eBook 2: Dangerous Gentlemen\u003cbr\u003eBook 3: The Mysterious Governess\u003cbr\u003eBook 4: Beyond Rubies\u003cbr\u003eBook 5: Lady Unveiled~The Cuckold's Conspiracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeat rating: sensual.\u003cbr\u003eThe Daughters of Sin series has been described as a Regency-set 'Dynasty'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat readers are saying:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The storyline is uniquely designed, and cleverly executed. Spies, traitors, deception, betrayal, mystery, suspense and romance, bring together an intriguing Regency Romance, with many twists and turns, and an abundance of adventure\"~Amazon customer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Magnificent and mesmerising.\" ~Amazon customer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beverley Oakley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103684215024,"sku":"2940155076643","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940155076643_p0.jpg?v=1764085005","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940155076643","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}