Title: The Governess Game (Girl meets Duke #2)

Author: Tessa Dare

Publisher: Avon 2018

Genre: Romance

Pages: 385

Rating: 4/5 stars

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The accidental governess

After her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. However, the girls don’t need discipline. They need a loving home. Try telling that to their guardian, Chase Reynaud: duke’s heir in the streets and devil in the sheets. The ladies of London have tried—and failed—to make him settle down. Somehow, Alexandra must reach his heart . . . without risking her own.

The infamous rake

Like any self-respecting libertine, Chase lives by one rule: no attachments. When a stubborn little governess tries to reform him, he decides to give her an education—in pleasure. That should prove he can’t be tamed. But Alexandra is more than he bargained for: clever, perceptive, passionate. She refuses to see him as a lost cause. Soon the walls around Chase’s heart are crumbling . . . and he’s in danger of falling, hard.

Another fun Regency romance. I was totally invested in Alex and Chase right from the start. I loved their dynamic and their banter. I especially loved the inclusion of Daisy and Rosamund as very important characters to the story. I love how Tessa Dare writes banter between characters. That is really what keeps me coming back time and again to this genre. The steamy scenes were not anything particularly different or new, but they definitely got the job done. I can’t wait to pick up the next book in this series.

Girl Meets Duke

• #1 The Duchess Deal

• #2 The Governess Game

• #3 The Wallflower Wager

• #4 The Bride Bet

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