A review by readingwithhippos
The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

4.0

This is only my second Tessa Dare novel, but I’m already a big fan of her light-hearted, humorous take on historical romance. She has these great one-liners that remind me of Oscar Wilde. Such as: “I have never been wistful a day in my life. I am entirely devoid of wist.” That kind of joke just hits me right on my funny bone. In The Governess Game, Alexandra is not of the aristocracy (yay!) but has to make her own living setting clocks in rich people’s homes. Through a series of slightly goofy events, she ends up unwittingly being hired as a governess for the two young wards of Chase Reynaud, the heir to a dukedom and, by all accounts, an incorrigible rake. Chase has baggage with a capital B and is convinced he’s not fit to be anyone’s guardian, much less anyone’s husband or father, and therefore has sworn off anything other than casual, one-night flings. Alex is smitten with him but heard him loud and clear when he said he’d never consider seducing her, so she throws herself into governessing as best she can--and that’s not easy, either, because Chase’s two wards are quite the hilarious handful. I’m looking forward to the next in the series, [b:The Wallflower Wager|40972652|The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke, #3)|Tessa Dare|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1552950403l/40972652._SY75_.jpg|63928422], which comes out this week.