The Governess of Penwythe Hall Audiobook (Free)

Releasing a brand-new series, beloved Regency article writer Sarah E. Ladd shares the tale of a governess who risk anything to safeguard five recently orphaned children-even if it means time for Cornwall.

“Totally captivating! Once I started reading, I couldn’t deposit The Governess of Penwythe Hall. This blend of Jane Eyre, Jane Austen, and Jamaica Inn offers it all. Intrigue. Danger. Poignant moments. And best of all a sweet, lovely love story. This is by far the best Sarah Ladd book. Don’ about The Governess of Penwythe Hall t think twice to snatch up this title!” -Michelle Griep, Christy Award-winning writer of the Once Upon a Dickens Christmas series

Cornwall was in her bloodstream, and Delia feared she’d hardly ever escape its hold.

Cornwall, England, 1811

Blamed on her behalf husband’s death, Cordelia Greythorne fled Cornwall and accepted a governess position to begin with a fresh life. Years later on her employer’s unforeseen death and his last obtain her to watch over his five children force her to reevaluate. She can’t abandon the children now that they’ve lost both parents, but their brand-new guardian lives on the timeworn Penwythe Hall . back in the Cornish coastline she’s tried desperately to forget.

Jac Twethewey is set to revive Penwythe Hall’s once-flourishing apple orchards, and he’ll visit nothing to find out his struggling property profitable again. He hasn’t heard from his sibling in years, so when his nieces, nephews, and their governess arrive unannounced, he fights both grief at his brother’s loss of life and bewilderment over this sudden responsibility. Jac’s priorities shift as the kids take up home in the ancient halls, but their secretive governess-and the secret shrouding her past-proves to be a disruption to his cautiously laid plans.

Affluent with family secrets, lingering danger, and the captivating allure of new love, this 1st book in the Cornwall series introduces all of us to the Twethewey family and their search for peace, justice, and love for the Cornish coast.

“Brimming with dangerous secrets, rich characters, as well as the hauntingly beautiful descriptions Sarah Ladd manages so very well, 1800s Cornwall can be brought vividly alive in this well-crafted tale that kept me glued towards the pages. Just what a brilliant begin to a fresh series!” -Abigail Wilson, author of In the Darkness of Croft Towers

“The Governess of Penwythe Hall is a delightful and emotionally gripping tale that will tick all of the boxes for any Regency lover: romance, history, and enough unpredictable intrigue to keep you up past your bedtime.” -Kristi Ann Hunter, writer of A Defense of Honor

“Lovers of nice and Christian romance alike will fall deeply in love with Delia’s strength amid the haunting backdrop of her tragic former and the Cornish coast. Throw in a good looking leading man ready to turn his life ugly for the kids in Delia’s charge, and you have a tale you can’t deposit.” -Josi S. Kilpack, Whiney Award-winning author of the Mayfield Family series