Catalog Search Results

Join a community of book lovers!
(Adults)
Wednesdays; Feb. 5, March 5, April 2, May 7; 12 p.m. at Roy and Helen Hall Library (Hall)
See Also:
Wednesdays; Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 12, April 9, May 14; 7 p.m. at JJGL
Author
Series
Cornwall novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In the first of a new series from beloved Regency romance author, Sarah Ladd, Delia, a governess to five recently orphaned children, would risk anything to protect them . . . even her heart"--
Author
Series
Bridal Veil Island romances volume 3
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Recently jilted and accused of theft, governess Callie DeBoyer is tempted by the African mission field. Would she be following God's call or deserting her life and love?"--Provided by publisher.
3) Agnes Grey
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Concerned for her family's financial welfare and eager to expand her own horizons, Agnes Grey takes up the position of governess, the only respectable employment for an unmarried woman in the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, Agnes cannot anticipate the hardship, humiliation, and loneliness that await her in the brutish Bloomfield and haughty Murray households. Drawn from Anne Brontë's own experiences, Agnes Grey depicts the harsh conditions and...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Jane Halliwell once dreamed of exploring the world as an acclaimed journalist - but those dreams (and her dowry) died with her father. Now, she works as a governess, safe on England's shores. But when her current employer is murdered, adventure seems to finally be knocking (rather brutely) at her door. Only the danger is more lethal than she expected . . . for standing outside is the same lord who once broke her tender heart. Lord Adrien Fielding...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Governess Clare Greenough stands to inherit a fortune, but first she must marry Jamie Boleigh, seventh Baron of Trehearth, and soon enough, Clare's cousin tricks Jamie into betraying Clare, an action that strains their marriage nearly to the breaking point.
8) Born wicked
Author
Series
Cahill witch chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In an alternate New England of 1900, where the Brotherhood dominates and controls society, sixteen-year-old Cate Cahill has struggled since her mother's death to keep secret that she and her younger sisters are witches, but when a governess arrives from the Sisterhood, everything changes.
9) The turning
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear.
10) The unseen guest
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Miss Penelope Lumley embarks on an investigation into the mysteries surrounding the Incorrigible children, Lord Ashton, the forests of Ashton Place, and her own past"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
It is 1938 and the final days of the British Empire. In a bungalow high up in the green hills above the plains of Ceylon, under a vast blue sky, live the Ferguson family: Bella, a precocious eight-year-old, her father Henry, owner of Pitlochry, a tea plantation, and her mother Virginia. The story centres around the Pavilion in the Clouds, nestled in idyllic grounds carved out of the wilderness. But all is not as serene as it seems. Bella is suspicious...
12) The autumn bride
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Abigail Chantry sprints across London rooftops and into the window of an abandoned mansion in search of something to sell in order to save her sister and friends from a life on the streets. What she doesn't expect is to be greeted by an elderly lady ...and being taken in by the woman. But Lady Beatrice Davenham needs support, and becoming Lady Beatrice's nieces improves things remarkably for Abby and her 'sisters'"--Library Journal.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
♭2013.
Language
English
Description
Miss Penelope Lumley assuages the disappointments of her sixteenth birthday by accepting an invitation to speak at her former school, the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, which will be closed if she cannot prove the academic progress of her incorrigible charges.
15) Trouble: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"There's a new governess at Fairmont House, and she's going to be nothing but trouble. Emily Laurence is a liar. She is not polite, she's not polished, and she has never taught a child in her life. This position was meant to be her sister's--brilliant, kind Amy, who isn't perpetually angry, dangerously reckless, and who does (inexplicably) like children. But Amy is unwell and needs a doctor, their father is gone and their mother is useless, so here...
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Formats
Description
Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball.
17) Jane Eyre
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
-- But when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre (1847) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
Marzo 2013.
Language
Español
Description
"A Daniel Smythe-Smith le molesta bastante que lo acusen de adulterio. Y, si además está ebrio, las cosas pueden empeorar mucho. Después de un duelo en el que mutila a su rival, Daniel debe exiliarse. Cuando, por fin regresa, no da crédito a sus ojos al encontrarse con Anne Wynter, institutriz de sus primas. A pesar de que su vida aún corre peligro, Daniel hace todo lo posible por acercarse a ella. Y a Anne no le es indiferente ese joven y caballeroso...
19) With this pledge
Author
Series
Carnton novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Clouston's quietly held principles oppose those of the Southern Cause--but when forty thousand soldiers converge on the fields of Franklin, Tennessee, the war demands an answer. The Carnton home where she is governess is converted into a Confederate field hospital, and Lizzie is called upon to assist the military doctor with surgeries that determine life or death. Faced with the unimaginable, she must summon fortitude, even as she...
Author
Pub. Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
"In Grim Wolds, England, Winifred Notty takes on the role of governess at Ensor House, where she must navigate the twisted dynamics of the dysfunctional Pounds family while suppressing her own violent past; as Christmas approaches, she plans sinister gifts for her charges, revealing her true nature"--
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Purchase Suggestion Service. Submit Request