![]() Pamela is likable, and the hero is all those things we look for in a rakehell. Its a funny book with lots of spicy and wonderful romance. This provides the greatest tease between the character, as our naughty by nature hero finds himself strangely attracted to the less than attractive governess. He is inspired to hire a governess and adopt a foundling…and in this loose retelling of Annie our governess heroine Pamela (who is a Great Beauty) disguises herself as an old, homely creature. Our hero has received a royal ultimatum–get responsible or lose favour (and financial favours) with the crown. The Rules of Engagement was my personal favorite in the series. Some will like the way Dodd toys with a familiar storyline, but others will find scenes offensive. Dodd sparkles in her dialogue, but this first in a series doesn’t set the tone for what follows. ![]() ![]() There is some questionable material in this tale…the hero is pretty misgyonistic and the consummation scene smacks of rape. In the first of the series, Rules of Surrender, Dodd spins a tale of a governess sent to manage a group of unruly children…only to find their father is the real student in need of tutelage.Ī loose retelling of The King and I, the hero has been living with the bedouin, and the heroine is “Miss Priss.” Set around 1839, a trio of ladies boldly enter in a business venture…an academy for Governesses. ![]()
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