Attain The Governess And Mr. Granville (The Parsons Daughters, #2) Conceived By Abby Gaines Available In Ebook

sweet! Suka dengan interaksi seluruh tokoh dalam cerita ini Dominick, Serena, adik beserta keanak Dominick, plus tokohlainnya, Plot sederhana tapi menyentuh. Karakter setiap tokoh seolah nyata, Penulisnya keren ni, pandai mengadukperasaan pembaca,
Tanpa adegan roman berlebihan, kisah Dominick mencari istri atas usulan Serena, terasa pas di hati,
Ada momen absurd klo boleh dibilang seperti itu terjadi di antara mereka, yakni saat Dominick berniat pedekate dgn wanitapilihannya, Serena malah berusaha menggagalkan usaha tersebut sekuat tenaga.
Padahal Serena yg mengusulkan Dominick utk menikah lagi demi keseimbangan keluarga dan kondisi psikis keanaknya,
Perbedaan prinsip antara Dominick dan Serena juga turut menambah gregetan cerita ini, Jika Dominick ingin menikah lagi dengan alasan "menikah demi kemudahan", itu berbanding terbalik dengan Serena yg lebih mengutamakan cinta, Nah, dari prinsip aja udh beda, bisa ketebak dong gimana gregetannya cerita ini
Momen mengharubiru tentunya saat melibatkan ThomasHettyCharlotteWilliamLouisa, Mereka anakDominick yg terlupakan oleh Dominick sendiri, Ketiadaan figur ibu membuat mereka "sedikit" susah diatur, Untung ada Serena, governes yg luar biasa dan tak lazim meski begitu die ternyata alim juga, Setiap perbuatan selalu diiringi firman Tuhan,
Adegan paling berkesan itu saat anakmenyatakan pendapatnya tentang siapa sosok yg pantas menjadi ibu baru mereka plus saat mereka mengungkapkan alasan kenapa Serena harus tinggal.
Manis bangeet! Miniseries: The Parson's Daughters
Category: Inspirational Romance
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The feeling of doubt as to who will end up with who well, we all would know which is which, but maybe a little suspense could flavour up the story but as the title has given us the answer even before we read the first sentence, there you have it.


Quite an entertaining story, but the feel of contemporary keep surfacing now and then, especially the using of first name basis between the governess and the employer.
Incredible novel!! It was so inspirational and heartfelt while being realistic and brilliant often hard to achieve! I've been so excited to read this other novel to Gaines's miniseries and was not disappointed.
I started and finished reading it in one day and not a single page was tedious, The characters were very well developed and even the children each had their own personality and were not annoyingly cheesy as most books often portray them.
Really a lovely and romantic novel complete with lessons on redemption and second chances, I was completely ready to not give this one a triumphant read, but wow! for a Love Inspired/Christianfaithbased Historical Romance this was surprisingly right up Abby Gaines's contemporary alley, and right up my own want in an HR.


I recall I have liked plenty of her HQ novels before, but for some reason, the last two have left me feeling lackluster.
But this one, againwow! I am pleasantly gobsmacked to say that I wish I could break this book in two and give BOTH romances that this encapsulatedbecause it seems unfair to have enjoyed the main and subminor romance without being able to say they both had superb stories unfolding to an eventual wonderful, highly deserving and fantastic HEA.
I want to commend Gaines for being able to counterbalance so much detail and intricacies to keep each romance from faltering or failing in some manner.


Gaines did it and I think maybe it's her signature ideal because for the last two books by her I have encountered, thend romance pair either took away much needed time for the main couple Whose Lie is it Anyway and then just recently The Earl's Mistaken Bride thend romance was the one I wanted to bring frontandcenter.
For this one it becomes a smooth change of pace and storytelling because Gaines got that formula right and perfect, which is almost impossible.
Not enough of THIS ONE or TOO MUCH of the other and it never seems to fall on that you get more of the one you like most.
Nah, the one you hate becomes the focused couple and the one you like and want more of just withers away into paltry seconds.


And frankly, I hate Harlequin titles because this is such a weak explanation for a genuinely spectacular book I wish they'd return to those days where they weren't quite so LITERAL in their descriptions.
And I now believe I know the mystery behind why so many readers have cropped up out of nowhere to recommend this book when it's BOOK!!! That seems odd, ya know, especially for a stickler like me who likes to read book series in order even when it's not pertinent.


We only knew about Serena The Governess, in the periphery in the first book, Constance really didn't seem to harp so much on losing contact with her sisters once she married, but I think she could've done well with corresponding with someone of Serena's caliber and forethought.
A sister can be a best friend in a truly lonely world, and Constance had that in spades since she basically walked into a hostile marriage and then an even more hostile household.
But of the five sisters, I also think Serena and Constance were the most mature and stableminded when their younger siblings are pretty much like Mary, Lydia amp Kitty of the Bennet sisters clan.
Serena would be Lizzie, though, . . and Constance would be Jane, And we only "saw" Serena in the first book when Marcus wanted to surprise his wife by inviting her longlost sister home,

I cannot recall how or why Serena has been given this job as Governess to Mr, Granville's children five in total twin boy amp girl, another boy amp girl not twins but maybe apart inyrs of age and then a toddler girl.
We open the book where Serena has been working for Mr, Granville for quite some time, hired by his sister, Marianne, who lives in his household and has become somewhat a hostess and also a social recluse since Mrs.
Granville passed away. It almost doesn't matter much how Serena came about knowing this position existed but from what we learn of her past life at home, she may have been attempting to escape a form of gossip and quite possibly running from a heartache of her own.
Anyway, Serena is in trouble with Mr, Granville, because she is quite the handson Governess and she adores and loves all the children, but Mr, Granville is prepared to fire her on the spot, no discussion,

When you look back on it, it is rather masterminded of Serena but at the time it feels putupon and overly exaggerated for a Governess or a member of the household staff to talk to Mr.
Granville the way Serena begins to open dialogue with him, In fact, HE becomes outraged as well, At first Serena seems quite outspoken and stubborn or bullheaded, also she is quite the dog with a bone sort of person who won't let go of an issue especially when it's on someone she cares deeply for.
She fakes an interest in the fact Mr, Granville needs a wife, which is kind of where her second phase of employment comes thru, . . once she is certainly FIRED from her original,

Serena has befriend Marianne, Mr, Granville's dearest sister. And Marianne is a participant in our subminor romance with a Mr, Beaumont. There is a moment where Marianne practically saves Serena's employment and she is rehired as a Lady's Companion to Marianne, but really they are so close in age and rank and disposition that they could be sisters.
Marianne has a skin condition, one that is never called out or given a name to, . . but I want to say it's like what today we would term Rosacea, . . where heat, stress and certain heat triggers like spicey foods can cause the immediate red flush to overtake the skin like a constant BLUSH.
In Marianne's case it is her entire face, especially around the cheekbones and down her neck, She has tried so many medical cures that now she is seeking herbal to froofrooey holistic cures, In fact, when we first meet Marianne she is taking off an Aloe Vera leaf to see if this might give her some comfort or she is doing something with an Aloe vera plant for future purpose.


This is where the story gets pretty good as we split apart folks and yet still manage to bring them back into one another's lives.
When one moment you think, . . insufferable Mr. Granville so exhausted by his battle of wills with Serena, . . is finally free of her, . . she reels herself back into almost become HIS matchmaker for a wife, And she has some particular stunning realities for every young female Marianne seems to want to bring into her brother's vicinity, We know absolutely, Serena is truly looking out for the best interests of the dear children, but oftentimes, it is clear to readers she is secretly harboring emotions for her employer.
And certainly the more time they allow themselves to peel back each of their individual onion layers, the more downdeep their feelings for one another grow.


What I loved, eventually, about Serena and Mr, Granville, who we will now call, Dominic, is that when they both have bonded, growing closer, especially in dealing with his children, . . once layers are peeled back BOTH are attempting to overcome deep heartache, One we know on the surface with Dominic losing his childhood sweetheart wife, but the one with Serena is deeply embedded in her and it's not until Dominic further explores his want of a wife that we learn of Serena past with love.


And it is an interesting dichotomy to explore because Dominic's precious love for his soulmate prevents him from wanting to love and time around.
And Serena pesters and pesters and she will never take anything less than LOVE, . . love from her and love from the man who proposes, It is much, much later when we find out that Serena lost her first, deep love at the mere age ofto anyr old town boy who defied her parents' wishes well, her father's wishes, really, and asked for her hand in marriage.
They kept it secret and thisyr old boy went off to fight in the wars Napoleonic and proved MIA and then eventually they simply believed he had perished since he never returned home.


But I enjoyed how the story shows how diverse Dominic and Serena were in what they both deeply believed was "great love" and what is possible when you move on from that great loss, letting go of the past.
I do not know if Gaines meant for this to be seen or shown so subtly but I liked that we can see two people who have loved and lost.
. . one willing to stopgate emotions and simply marry to gain a wife and another who is hopeful for another great ardent love of her life.
Eh, some might argue Serena never got to experience an honest and genuine love, since she had to hide hers, but it is no more false than Dominic's.


This will come back to pass for Serena which I did and didn't expect and I am so glad it did come back to haunt Serena and Dominic's growing feelings for one another, because it put them both in the position of being "taken" or "spoken for" by another thinking Serena is lost to him, Dominic proposes to an old friend of his wife's.
. . and then Serena's MIA lost love returns and her father logically gives themmonths to rekindle their love, But what stunned me to utter quiet and admiration was how awesomely ADULT and MATURE Serena was in explaining how grief worked for her in letting go of her MIA lostlove, even though he had not moved on.
For a young woman surely looked at for being a dunderhead and too setinherways for her age, . . Serena might be abrasive and exhausting but she is clearminded and smart, but also witty and childlike, . . and she has a penchant for knowing what others need, certainly with the children, She feels like their "mother" or what a mother should be to Granville's children,

In Marianne's case, she has spent countless of times finding men in want of a wife with beauty and perfection, which she knows she doesn't have.
Half the time Dominic has had to chase off these greedy buggers because all they have wanted is Marianne's dowry, never her, Until they get a new neighbor in Mr, Geoffrey Beaumont who is the nephew of the man who owns the house beside Granville's Beaumont has a shady past that still continues to haunt him, prone to drink and lose women, plus possibly a gambler, of sorts.
Geoffrey and Marianne have a wonderfully, charming interaction when she always stumbles upon with Serena chaperoning, and they have a verbal, then a written Chess Match they keep playing until the very end.
On their walks, Marianne is always in search of herbs or really, . . weeds growing in the foliage that she will simply grab, never knowing if it's on her property or Geoffrey's, Their interactions are sweet and heartbreaking because you can detect Marianne's growing feelings and see that Geoffrey can SEE the skin condition for himself, but he often is helpful in his advice, giving Marianne some remedies that his Uncle.
. . a oncewishful Apothecary who has lists and notebooks of some things he had attempted with ailments,

Of course, Dominic does his

sneakiness of inspecting Geoffrey's past and finds some mysterious problems that could still be there, or not.
He tells Serena first, so she is made aware to ease Marianne into being informed, And it happens at the moment when Serena is brought back home to surprise Constance, and everyone is invited, To show Geoffrey that she CAN handle being seen in public, in society, . . Marianne uses Serena's surprise party to her sister as a means to unveil herself, despite her skin condition, In a very gutwrenching yet fascinating moment, BOTH Serena and Marianne overhear a private conversation Geoffrey has with an old male friend and he shows his somewhat true colors.
And both women are heartbroken for allowing Geoffrey to charm them, but all is not what it seems, except, . . Marianne doesn't let Geoffrey so easily off the hook when he excuses and apologizes which was wonderful to see, She made him work hard for that HEA with her, no doubt,

These women were awesome as individuals and together as sisters soon to be sistersinlaw, Both do get their well deserved HEAs, . . and man, Dominic, and Serena both kind of start off on the low rung of awkward personalities that will grate or annoy a reader, but along the way, thru the eventual story and bond they have, they become quite the comical pair and often enjoy getting the other's comeuppance, which eventually gives us a pretty great ending.
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