All's Fair in Love and War

A Novel

By: Virginia Heath

Narrated by: Eva Feiler, Shane East

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.

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.

A funny story.

I enjoyed this story. Very humorous, good dialogue and interesting characters. A few racy love scenes. I would recommend it if you like romcom stories.

Good story, bad pronunciation

Publishers need to put more effort into ensuring accuracy in their audiobooks, because every time the narrator pronounced the ship name Boadicea as "bow-duh-see-ah" I wanted to throw my non-existent book against a wall. Which was often. If you're going to use a popular historic name the least you can do is ensure your narrator knows the correct pronunciation.

Easy summer vacay read

A little bit of smut but a fun story that has a few hilarious moments.