The Governess's Guide to Spells and Managing Misfit Marquesses

Discretion is the hallmark of every graduate of The Parasol Academy for Exceptional Nannies and Governesses-for these well-schooled professionals are prepared for every circumstance, and they know a little magic can go a long way …

Hermina Davenport can hardly believe the audacious exploit she is about to attempt. To protect an orphaned young viscount, the prim and proper governess feels she has no choice but to break the rules of the Parasol Academy Handbook! When the lad's guardian, a ruthlessly ambitious explorer, ensorcelled by the evil Fae Queen, spirits him away on a dangerous North Pole expedition, Mina employs an invisibility spell to snatch him from the ship. But a magical misfire whisks Mina and her charge onto a different vessel, that of a ruggedly handsome Irishman-a strapping prizefighter from Dublin's backstreets-and Mina finds she's at sea in more ways than one …

Phineas O'Connell, Lord Kinsale, can no more explain the arrival of this English Rose than he can adapt to his newly inherited title-though his disgruntled pet pug clearly has "thoughts" about the fair stowaway. But their enchanted encounter sparks an irresistible offer: Phinn enlists the polished Miss Davenport to transform this misfit marquess into a mannered gentleman ready for his seat in Parliament. No magic required, just enticingly intimate lessons in etiquette and elocution to smooth all his rough edges, including a stammer.

But when enemies-both earthly and supernatural, past and present-threaten, a confrontation begins, where Mina's nondescript umbrella is just one of her powerful weapons …

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