The Governess's Secret Desire

<p> </p><p><strong>Prologue:</strong></p><p>Eliza Hastings had never imagined herself as a governess. Once a</p><p>spirited daughter of a modest country squire she was thrust into a</p><p>life of duty and expectation after her father's untimely passing.</p><p>With each passing day she felt the flicker of her dreams fade</p><p>replaced by the harsh realities of necessity. Yet there was a flicker</p><p>of hope within her heart-a longing for something more than the</p><p>confines of her station a desire that could ignite her very soul.</p>