num_pages: 352
description: Cornwall was in her blood and Delia feared shed never escape its hold.Cornwall England 1811Blamed for her husbands death Cordelia Greythorne fled Cornwall and accepted a governess position to begin a new life. Years later her employers unexpected death and his last request to watch over his five children force her to reevaluate. She cant abandon the children now that theyve lost both parents but their new guardian lives at the timeworn Penwythe Hall . . . back on the Cornish coast she tries desperately to forget.Jac Trethewey is determined to revive Penwythe Halls once-flourishing apple orchards and hell stop at nothing to see his struggling estate profitable again. He hasnt heard from his brother in years so when his nieces nephews and their governess arrive unannounced at Penwythe Hall he battles both grief of this brothers death and bewilderment over this sudden responsibility. Jacs priorities shift as the children take up residence in the ancient halls but their secretive governessand the mystery shrouding her pastproves to be a disruption to his carefully laid plans.Rich with family secrets lingering danger and the captivating allure of new love this first book in the Cornwall Novels series introduces us to the Twethewey family and their search for peace justice and love on the Cornish coast.
language: English
title: The Governess of Penwythe Hall
publisher: Thomas Nelson