Julia Foster has grown up in a missionary family in India, but is forced to return to the United States due to her father's illness. To support the family she gets a job as a governess at Highland Hall, an estate that has recently been inherited by Sir William Ramsey. William soon realizes that he has inherited a number of unpaid bills and is unsure how he will pay the inheritance taxes that will soon become due.
Julia's level head and suggestions help William come up with some short-term solutions, but the due date of the taxes still looms with no viable solution. In the meantime, Julia's work as governess for William's two young children and his two older nieces causes some tension as the older children do not think they need a governess and try to undermine much of what she does.
Julia and William begin to develop feelings for each other, but have a hard time expressing them due to their current 'stations' is life - William as the leader of the house, and Julia as hired help.
Can Highland Hall be saved? A visitor from the United States, visits with family, and a fire all play into the final conclusion. And of course, Julia and William end up together in the end.
I found this book interesting and engaging until the end. The story was set in 1911 in England, and did a good job of portraying the customs of that time period.
You can listen to podcast of conversation with the author here and read an excerpt here .
I received this book for free from Waterbrook Multnomah in exchange for my honest opinion.
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