Since she was a little girl, Celeste has had one burning desire:to marry Ellery Throckmorton. But what chance does a gardener's daughter have of capturing the heart of one of England's wealthiest gentlemen? However, the education she receives at the Distinguished Academy of Governesses enables Celeste to return to Blythe Hall with a refinement that complements her ravishing beauty—and makes her bold romantic dream more attainable. But, alas, temptation gets in the way . . .
For wherever Celeste turns, it is not Ellery she encounters, but his serious, yet undeniably intriguing, older brother Garrick. The elder Throckmorton will have no one interfere with the younger's impending nuptials, and his meddling infuriates Celeste to no end. Still, she cannot disregard the fluttering of her heart whenever Garrick deigns to smile at her. And the passion she senses smoldering beneath his formidable control is tempting her in a manner a lady must never allow . . .
Since she was a little girl, Celeste has had one burning desire: to marry Ellery Throckmorton ... But, alas, temptation gets in the way ... she cannot disregard the fluttering of her heart whenever Garrick deigns to smile at her. And the passion she senses smoldering beneath his formidable control is tempting her in a manner a lady must never allow...

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In My Wildest Dreams (Governess Brides, #5)

Christina Dodd

HarperCollins Children's Book Group

Avon Books

United States, United States of America

HarperCollins, [Pymble, NSW], 2003

Avon romance, #4, New York, ©2001

October, PT, 2001

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Since she was a little girl, Celeste has had one burning desire: to marry Ellery Throckmorton. But what chance does a gardener's daughter have of capturing the heart of one of England's wealthiest gentlemen? However, the education she receives at the Distinguished Academy of Governesses enables Celeste to return to Blythe Hall with a refinement that complements her ravishing beauty -- and makes her bold romantic dream more attainable. But, alas, temptation gets in the way...For wherever Celeste turns, it is not Ellery she encounters, but his serious, yet undeniably intriguing, older brother Garrick. The elder Throckmorton will have no one interfere with the younger's impending nuptials, and his meddling infuriates Celeste to no end. Still, she cannot disregard the fluttering of her heart whenever Garrick deigns to smile at her. And the passion she senses smoldering beneath his formidable control is tempting her in a manner a lady must never allow...
Governess Brides Series:
That Scandalous Evening (Governess Brides #1)
Rules of Surrender (Governess Brides, #2)
Rules of Engagement (Governess Brides, #3)
Rules of Attraction (Governess Brides, #4)
In My Wildest Dreams (Governess Brides, #5)
Lost in Your Arms (Governess Brides, #6)
Hero, Come Back (Governess Brides, #6.5)
The Third Suitor (Governess Brides 6.5)
My Favorite Bride (Governess Brides, #7)
My Fair Temptress (Governess Brides, #8)
In Bed with the Duke (Governess Brides, #9)
Taken by the Prince (Governess Brides #10)
A Pirate's Wife for Me (Governess Brides, #11)

Christina Dodds's popular Distinguished Academy of Governesses trilogy ( Rules of Surrender, Rules of Engagement, and Rules of Attraction ) may be completed, but the romantic adventures of one young woman trained there have just begun.
Having received glowing references upon leaving her post in Paris in a diplomatic household, Celeste Milford is delighted to accept a position at Blythe Hall, where her mother was the cook, her father the gardener, and Ellery Throckmorton, the younger son of the family, her idol. She's been hired to teach Penelope (the daughter of Garrick, Ellery's widowed older brother), and Kiki, a mysterious wild child under the family's protection.
Before long, Celeste has her two young charges well in hand. But she's also encountered several impediments to pursuing her long-unrequited love for Ellery -- and discovered a most unexpectedly passionate attraction to Garrick that her new employer returns with interest. If all goes well, Celeste's next post may be a lifelong position, with extraordinary benefits for all concerned.

After the Distinguished Academy of Governesses instills in her a refinement that would make her an acceptable match for Ellery, her childhood crush, Celeste's plans are thwarted by his formidable older brother, Garrick Throckmorton.

A woman desiring to marry a man above her station returns to his home a refined lady after attending a school for governesses, but it is his older brother who ends up tempting her

"Garrick, you must tell me-who is that beautiful lady I met at the train station?"

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