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Title details for All's Fair in Love and War by Virginia Heath - Available

All's Fair in Love and War

A Novel

#1 in series

by Virginia Heath
Eva Feiler
Audiobook
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In the first installment of a Regency romp of a series, a governess who believes in cultivating joy in her charges clashes with the children’s uncle who hired her, only to find herself falling in love.
When Harry Kincaid’s flighty older sister decides to join her husband on an Egyptian expedition, Harry, a former naval captain, is left in the lurch, minding her three unruly children and giant, mad dog. But Harry has a busy career at the Admiralty that requires all his attention, and he has no clue how to manage the little rascals or when his sister is coming back. In desperation, he goes to Miss Prentice’s School for Young Ladies prepared to pay whatever it takes to hire an emergency governess quick sharp to ensure everything in his formerly ordered house is run shipshape again.
Thanks to her miserable, strict upbringing, fledgling governess Georgie Rowe does not subscribe to the ethos that children should be seen and not heard. She believes childhood should be everything hers wasn’t—filled with laughter, adventure, and discovery. Thankfully, the three Pendleton children she has been tasked with looking after are already delightfully bohemian and instantly embrace her unconventional educational approach. Their staid, stickler-for-the-rules uncle, however, is another matter entirely.
Georgie and Harry continue to butt heads over their differences, but with time it seems that in this case, their attraction is undeniable—and all is indeed fair in love and war.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Miss Prentice's Protegees

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 28, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593914885
      • File size: 351670 KB
      • Duration: 12:12:38

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 4, 2024
      Heath (A Wedding to Stop a Scandal) launches a new Regency series with a paint-by-numbers love story that leans heavily on The Sound of Music, with dog antics substituted for musical interludes. Georgina Rowe, the literal redheaded stepchild of a nasty colonel, is sent away to Miss Prentice’s academy to prepare for working life as a governess. Though lauded as the school’s best-ever graduate, the independent-minded Georgie is incapable of passing a job interview. Enter desperate Captain Henry Kincaid, with two nieces and a nephew in immediate need of care. Miss Prentice foists Georgie on him; Georgie immediately radicalizes his schoolroom; and Henry is “effortlessly beguiled.” Plot and characterization are minimal: the technique is to put stereotypes into a situation, run the simulation, and compile the after-action report. Events disproportionately occur offstage, and their reportage is static, even repetitive. Nor is the humor lively: a major schtick involves Henry misattributing classic military quotations, which requires explanation every time, since readers are tacitly understood not to have memorized Sun Tzu. This is formula with no fresh touch. Agent: Kevan Lyon, Marsal Lyon Literary.

    • Library Journal

      September 13, 2024

      Bridgerton meets The Sound of Music in Heath's (the "Wild Warriners" and "Merriwell Sisters" romances) series starter. Having found himself in the role of caretaker, Captain Harry Kincaid is overwhelmed by his sister's three children and their outsized dog. Harry can't control their rowdy antics, so he does the sensible thing and hires Georgina as governess. However, Georgina and Harry seem to not see eye to eye when it comes to the children, as Georgina is less interested in control and more committed to making her charges' lives full of joy. However, as time passes, the attraction between the two grows. The audio is charmingly narrated by Eva Feiler and Shane East, with each capturing the characters' distinct and vibrant personalities. With subtle yet natural accents and excellent timing, the narrators communicate the characters' gentleness, honesty, and the pressure they feel to balance desire with duty. VERDICT A sweet Regency romance with enjoyable characters and sensually described tension that will keep listeners enchanted until the end. Recommended for fans of Martha Waters's To Have and To Hoax.--BreAnn Weeks

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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