The School Mistress: 1 (Emerson Pass)

An impoverished young woman. A lonely father of five. Will they be able to resist when a cadre of optimistic children start matchmaking?Colorado 1910. Quinn Cooper cant help feeling uneasy. But securing a job as a schoolmarm in a tiny frontier town was the only way to save her family from starvation back in Boston. And her nerves arent eased by a stray gunshot that spooks the sleigh horses casting her into the snow... until shes rescued by a handsome stranger.Lord Alexander Barnes knows better than to believe any pretty young woman would willingly become a mother to five children. But the lonely widower finds himself charmed by the lovely newcomer and her easy rapport with his offspring. And after his disgruntled nanny quits his heart melts at the sight of her joyfully taking over the role.Determined to prove herself in the schoolhouse and as a governess Quinn fears her near-poverty will prevent any possible courtship with the affluent Englishman. And between their age difference and prejudicial violence in the town Lord Barnes is certain this second chance at happiness just cannot be.Will their love go unspoken or will their persistence reward them with a lasting passion?The School Mistress is the delightful first book in the Emerson Pass Historicals sweet romance series. If you like gallant nobles resilient heroines and hints of mystery then youll adore Tess Thompsons Edwardian adventure in the Old West.Buy The School Mistress to study reading writing and happily ever after today!