The Governess’s Guide to Spells and Managing Misfit Marquesses (The Parasol Academy #2)

The Governess’s Guide to Spells and Managing Misfit Marquesses (The Parasol Academy #2)

Author: Amy Rose Bennett Listening Length: 13h 45m

Mary Poppins meets My Fair Lady in a feel-good blend of cozy fantasy magic, historical romance, humor, and Victorian era charm, as a recent graduate of the Parasol Academy for Exceptional Nannies and Governesses finds herself at sea on a ship commanded by a captivating Irishman. Hermina Davenport can hardly believe the...

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Chapter 12

In Which Dinner Is Served; Mock Turtle Soup, Collywobbles, and Fish Forks and Knives Are Discussed; And the Merits of Dancing and Singing Are Weighed …

The towering walnut longcase clock in Kinsale House’s grand entry hall was striking the hour of eight o’clock in doleful, ponderous tones when two footmen, at Smedley’s signal, threw open the double doors to the opulent dining room and Mina was ushered inside.

Lord Kinsale was already waiting for her.

He stood by the fireplace, staring into the bright leaping flames, one long, patent-leather-clad foot resting upon the edge of the tiled hearth, one strong arm braced against the green-veined marble mantelpiece.