Soon the walls around Chase’s heart are crumbling.

But Alexandra is more than he bargained for: clever, perceptive, passionate. When a stubborn little governess tries to reform him, he decides to give her an education-in pleasure. When a stubborn little governess tries to reform him, he decides to give her an educationin pleasure. Like any self-respecting libertine, Chase lives by one rule: no attachments. Like any self-respecting libertine, Chase lives by one rule: no attachments. The ladies of London have tried-and failed-to make him settle down. Try telling that to their guardian, Chase Reynaud: duke’s heir in the streets and devil in the sheets.

However, the girls don’t need discipline. “I want to tell a duck story that’s not about rape.He’s been a bad, bad rake-and it takes a governess to teach him a lessonĪfter her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. “I don’t know how to write a face eater!” More about duck sex and genitalia than you ever wanted to know. The specifics of lobster sex and why she felt it was the perfect fit for a romance.The backstory on her Girl Meets Duke series covers.How history is written by the Victors not the Victorias!.Historical accuracy in historical romance and the concept of “historical rom coms”.Her marvelous new book, The Governess Game!.How authors who claim not to read reviews are lying.What it’s like to be readers’ “break in case of emergency author”.Heavens, she could make out individual blades of yellow-green grass pushing through the soil. Alex swung it away from its sordid direction, pointing it toward the gardens in the center of the square. How we accidentally had Tessa play photographer for us without knowing it was her. The servant quarters of a pretty young housemaid or two, no doubt.

Highlights from our conversation include: You can find Tessa on her website or follow her on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram! Her brand new Facebook group is The Secret Society of Damsels Who Dare!

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We talk about her latest book, The Governess Game, historical lady scientists, and the mating practices of both lobsters and ducks!

Our guest this week is New York Times bestselling author, Tessa Dare, who writes fabulously witty and charming historical romances.

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