I was so excited to find this novel on Netgalley.

I have read every novel of Ladies Most Scandalous and was thrilled when this novel was listed.

This is the 4th of the series and I highly recommend starting at the beginning.

I can’t wait to see what comes next and will definitely read the next one.

Great author and great stories!

I just reviewed A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril by Manda Collins. #NetGalley

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I received a copy of this from netgalley in exchange for a review.

I really enjoyed the first three books in this series, so when I saw this up in netgalley, I knew I wanted to get it to read and I’m so glad I did.

I really liked Jane Halliwell and her story leading up to the beginning of the book. I liked that she did her best to take care of herself after her father died and her mom went away to live with relatives (speaking of her mom, hated her until I met her, then liked her a lot). I LOVED her and Adrian. There was just something about them that I loved, maybe the way he knew she had a schoolgirl crush on him years ago but didn’t do anything untoward regarding it, maybe it was how she went from being mad at him a bit to understanding what he was going through, maybe it was the fact that with each other they found the home they were longing for. I don’t know, but I loved it.

The murder mystery plot was pretty interesting - I got bad vibes from the later revealed to be murderer earlier in the book, so I was glad it did end up being him.

Another Mischief and Mayhem book written perfectly! The story of Jane and Lord Adrian was just as wonderful as the three preceding novels. If you loved the first three, you will love this one.

This was another great book in this series. It had the perfect mix of love and mystery. I enjoyed the journey these two characters went on to get to their HEA. I recommend this book, this author, and most definitely this series.

This is such a fun series and a nice change from the helpless female saved by a rich man typical romance story of the time period. The murder mystery was also well done. I will read more in this series / by this author!

I have been such a fan of this series and was so excited I was able to read A Governess’s Guide to Passion and Peril early! It was sooo good!! I love romance, especially historical romance, and then when you add in a murder mystery element like that just makes it even better! I really hope this is not the last book in this series but I want more!

I’ve been loving The Ladies Most Scandalous series, which introduced me to a whole new genre / subgenre of reads I didn’t even know existed and I love. The series is a Historical Romantic Suspense (Historical Romance meets Cozy Murder Mystery) - think Nancy Drew meets Jane Austen. The books are interconnected and feature recurring cameos of some cast, but each can be read as a standalone.

For A Governess’s Guide to Passion and Peril, old friends Lord Adrian Fielding and Jane Halliwell (who due to reduced circumstances has been working as a governess) are reunited and find themselves investigating the murder of a mutual friend at a house party.

Once again, I was immediately swept up in the story - I love these characters and the world Ms. Collins has created. Im always excited to jump in and they give me that same feeling I had reading my Nancy Drew reads growing up. This one was a quick paced, easy read.

I liked both our mains, and was excited for the cameos of former characters in this one as well. If you’ve read others in the series, we were briefly introduced to both mains in a former book (and Adrian is Langham’s younger brother). I appreciate that each of the FMCs is always an independent lady, with her own thoughts, hopes and dreams and Jane was no different in this regard.

I will say I had my suspicions of the culprit earlier on in this book, but found solving the mystery and unraveling the particulars alongside our mains satisfying as always. I was charmed and entertained and I’m hoping the ending was leaving things open for another book in the future as I’m reluctant to say goodbye to this world and characters.

I look forward to adding this sunshine-y, bright cover to my physical shelves. Thank you to Netgalley and Read Forever Pub / Grand Central Publishing for the opportunity to read an early copy! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I did read through this rather quickly. (A sign that I liked the book. books I don't like take forever.) And the characters were largely intelligent. My only quibble, as far as the romance goes, it wasn't instalove, but I can't figure out when they actually fell in love. So maybe invisible love? (Like it happened off page?)
Not a bad read, but it loses a point for lack of romantic gestures. (Not spice, but chemistry.)

Still recommended.

what is not to love about this book or author. This is a go to author so it was a must read for me. do it today.