And soon neither can deny their growing attraction. When Isabella’s uncle comes to claim the child–and her inheritance–Gideon and Adelaide must work together to protect Isabella from the man’s evil schemes. He has a ranch to run, a shearing to oversee, and a suspicious fence-cutting to investigate. The unconventionality of the new governess concerns Gideon–and intrigues him at the same time. Karen Witemeyer has spun a tale that is sure to please the most romantic souls and those with a predilection for danger. But when a husband-hunting debacle leaves her humiliated, she interviews for a staid governess position on a central Texas sheep ranch and vows to leave her romantic. And five-year-old Isabella hasn’t uttered a word since she lost her mother. Adelaide Proctor is a young woman with her head in the clouds, longing for a real-life storybook hero to claim as her own. But when a husband-hunting debacle leaves her humiliated, she interviews for a governess position on a remote Texas sheep ranch and vows to leave her silly romantic yearnings behind. When Gideon Westcott left his privileged life in England to make a name for himself in America’s wool industry, he never expected to become a father overnight. 366 pages 22 cm 'Adelaide Proctor longs to find a real-life storybook hero to claim as her own. But when a husband-hunting debacle leaves her humiliated, she interviews for a staid governess position on a central Texas sheep ranch and vows to leave her romantic yearnings behind. Adelaide Proctor is a young woman with her head in the clouds, longing for a real-life storybook hero to claim as her own.

Head in the clouds by karen witemeyer