If Jasper Chase won’t trouble himself to find a new governess, Evangeline Fairfax must find her employer a wife. That way, his children will be well cared for once she leaves to start a charity school.

Jasper reluctantly agrees to a matchmaking house party with one condition — that Evangeline give him lessons in courtship.
Devoted to improving conditions at his mill, Jasper unwittingly ignored matters at home. Only now, as Evangeline teaches him how to win a wife, does he realize what it means to be a true father and husband. And if this independent young woman would just say yes, her plan could have the perfect ending …

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After a decade tracing her ancestors to their roots in Georgian-era Britain, Deborah Hale learned a great deal about the period and uncovered enough fascinating true stories to inspire her fiction for years to come. In 1997, Deborah won Romance Writers of Amercia's Golden Heart award. Deborah lives in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada, a place steeped in history and romance.

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