Lovely story about a former Imperial Batavarian Guard who is searching for employment. He takes a position as a tutor for two young sons of widow Lady Thea Alldean. She is trying to protect her sons from their manipulative cousin who is their legal guardian until she marries again.
Ms Scott pens worthy heroes in her former Imperial Guards and Stephen Roth is no exception. He makes a great tutor but also wins the respect of Shaw, James and their little sister Audra. Lady Thea proposes a marriage of convenience to stop the controlling influence of her husband’s overbearing cousin. But romance blooms and a new family is made.
*I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the author. I was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are my own.*5 stars and a solid faith thread
BackCover Blurb:
Three children and a marriage of convenience may be his biggest challenge yet
A former elite soldier, Stephen Roth was trained to be ruthless as he served as bodyguard for kings and princes. So why would his English patroness, Lady Belfort, and her cat, Fortune, arrange for him to take a position as the tutor to the heir of Alldene Castle and the boy’s siblings? And why does the children’s mother, Lady Alldene, look at him with shining eyes, as if he could be some sort of hero? This was not the sort of challenge he bargained for!
A peer in her own right, Thea, Countess of Alldene, was raised in Alldene Castle and taught how to rule over it. But nothing prepared her for the death of her husband and the villainy of the man he appointed as guardian for her children. If a tutor with a razor-sharp gaze will prevent that man from taking her sons away from her, she’s willing to put up with Roth’s rough-shod ways.
But the castle holds a secret that may prove Thea’s undoing. When danger threatens, she turns to the one man who might be able to keep them all safe. Could a marriage of convenience over Christmas prove that heroes can turn up in the least likely places?
If you like warm, witty historical romances, with a touch of mystery, then you’ll love this historical romance by an award-winning, bestselling author.
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