title: An Unexpected Governess
author: Silver, Lelia M.
description: Return to Longbourn three years after Pride and Prejudice...
  Mary Bennet is well-known in Hertfordshire for her accomplishments. When Thomas Bowens' sister dies and he is entrusted with her four children, he hires Mary to serve as their governess.
  Together, they attempt to regain control of Thomas' household, and fall in love in the process. But their positions as employer and employee give them both pause when it comes to making their feelings known. Will they be able to put aside their uncertainties and create their own happily ever after?
  This series of books is loosely related but does not need to be read in any particular order.