The Governess Wears Scarlet

by Sari Robins

Haunted by a terrible tragedy, Viscount Jason Steele roams the streetsof London as a masked vigilante. One starlit night, he rescues a veiledyoung woman. . . and she unleashes a fiery passion he'd thought longdead. Though they explore every inch of each other's bodies, they mustkeep their faces hidden, for an illicit affair could have dangerousconsequences for them both . . . In the harsh light of day, Jason's primary concern is hiring a governessto...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060782498
• ISBN13: 9780060782498
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

4 stars

Two strangers, Abigail West and Jason Steele, each hiding their true face for reasons of their own, meet in a dark alley when he rescues her from thugs. The intensity of the situation and an immediate attraction lead them to a one night stand. Not even when they meet again, this time with their true faces revealed, do they know each other. Now, she is a proper young woman seeking employment as a governess for the Viscount's two nephews, a job she is able to attain. What she can not do is deny the attraction to her boss. However, secrets and their stations keep them apart. She is on a quest to discover the truth behind her brother's fate, and he is part of a group of masked vigilantes that keeps London safe by night. It seems to be a doomed affair, but as we all know, love can find a way where there is none. **** If it were not for the rapidity of Jason and Abigail's romantic encounter, this would be a wholly credible story. Ignoring that, Ms. Robbins has successfully combined the classic governess/employer romance with the intrigue of the Scarlet Pimpernel type adventure, making for something sure to win her fans among historical romance aficionados. **** Amanda Killgore

The Governess Wear Scarlet

A tragic past drives Viscount Jason Steele to roam the London streets at night as a masked vigilante. After saving a veiled woman one evening, the disguised pair fall into each other's arms and share an erotic encounter. By day, Jason's priority is hiring a governess for his nephews. Little does he realize his new governess Abigail West is the passionately veiled woman. Without a doubt Sari Robins leaves the reader wishing for their own masked vigilante. Jason and Abigail have delicious chemistry and their romance will leave you breathless! The Governess Wears Scarlet is romantic, erotic and luscious. Annmarie Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

entertaining historical romantic suspense

In 1812, appalled by the unsafe streets of London that he now is aware of due to a personal tragedy, Viscount Jason Steele wears a mask to hide his identity while he vigilantly patrols the dark roads; the Viscount and former Sentinel insures the safety of those in danger from predators though few know he is out there as a dark knight. He wants nothing from those he protects until he rescues a woman wearing a veil. Passion explodes between the two whose faces are covered so their identities remain unknown from one another, but both are shook to the core by the fervor they share. He especially since he assumed he would love no one since his Deidre died over eight years ago The next day Jason interview Abigail West for the position of governess to his nephews over the objection of his brother-in-law who considers her "tarnished". Neither Jason nor Abigail recognizes their lover as unmasked and both behave with the mask of prim and proper decorum. Since the boys like her, he hires her. However, when they learn of an odious plot, they team up in an effort to thwart the kidnapper and unmask him; in the process they unmask their feelings for one another. This is an entertaining historical romantic suspense that grips the audience from the moment the Regency Era "Batman" and the prey he rescued kiss and never slows down until final revelations occur. Readers will like the lead couple and admire both for risking their lives to save others; in Jason's case strangers. Harriet Klausner