All's Fair in Love and War

A Novel (Miss Prentice's Protegees, Book 1)

By: Virginia Heath

Narrated by: Eva Feiler, Shane East

Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

In the first installment of a Regency romp of a series, a governess who believes in cultivating joy in her charges clashes with the children’s uncle who hired her, only to find herself falling in love.

When Harry Kincaid’s flighty older sister decides to join her husband on an Egyptian expedition, Harry, a former naval captain, is left in the lurch, minding her three unruly children and giant, mad dog. But Harry has a busy career at the Admiralty that requires all his attention, and he has no clue how to manage the little rascals or when his sister is coming back. In desperation, he goes to Miss Prentice’s School for Young Ladies prepared to pay whatever it takes to hire an emergency governess quick sharp to ensure everything in his formerly ordered house is run shipshape again.

Thanks to her miserable, strict upbringing, fledgling governess Georgie Rowe does not subscribe to the ethos that children should be seen and not heard. She believes childhood should be everything hers wasn’t—filled with laughter, adventure, and discovery. Thankfully, the three Pendleton children she has been tasked with looking after are already delightfully bohemian and instantly embrace her unconventional educational approach. Their staid, stickler-for-the-rules uncle, however, is another matter entirely.

Georgie and Harry continue to butt heads over their differences, but with time it seems that in this case, their attraction is undeniable—and all is indeed fair in love and war.

©2024 Virginia Heath (P)2024 Random House Audio

Adorable!

My favorite VH book so far! The Sound of Music circa in Regency England, with fewer kids and more hilarious dogs. And God, I could listen to Shane East read anything!

Loved it!

A wonderful story with solid characters. I loved the kids and their dog(s). Perfect narration. Excited for the next 3 stories in this series.

Loved it!!

Great story, and Shane East is the British accent GOAT. Great new series by Virginia Heath, and so glad Harry finally straightened himself out for Georgie!

Delightful

I thought this was just delightful. The story moved quickly and held my attention from start to finish. A little mild on the sexy scale but the Love story was amazing. A story with a dog or two is always a plus for me too

Delightful Romance

This delightful Regency romantic romp is the first story in a new series. The story is witty and entertaining. Georgia is a governess who has yet to find her footing. Henry is an overworked naval officer whose sister just left her three precocious children in his care while she and her husband travel to Egypt. Georgie became the children’s governess, and from there the story becomes a slow-burn romcom, with all sorts of distractions on the side. The characters are well developed and likeable. The well-written story is full of humor, wit, sassy banter, romance, and the changes love brings. The audiobook was a treat. Eva Feller and Shane East did a splendid narration. I look forward to the next book in the series.

Sweet Romance

As a historical romance, this story was much stronger on the romance than on the history. That's fine. Historical fiction isn't always historically accurate, and most readers, me included, have primarily arrived for a dose of HEA (happily ever after). Nevertheless, this story is loads of fun, has delightful characters, including children and pets, has moments of hilarity and some enticing main characters, too.

Narrated by one of my favorite narrators, the incomparable Shane East and (new to me narrator) Eva Feiler, who was perfect in this role, listening was an absolute joy.