The Governess of Penwythe Hall ~ Review

The Governess of Penwythe Hall
The Cornwell Novels #1
By Sarah E. Ladd

Jac and Randall Trethewey have been estranged for years - a rift that happened when Jac inherited Penwythe Hall from their uncle. But when Randall unexpected dies his children are about to not only meet the uncle they have never seen they are to live with him until their maturity. Suddenly Jac's world is upended with the unexpected arrival of his three nieces, two nephews, their governess - Cordelia Greythorne, and their tutor - Hugh Simon. 

Three years ago Cordelia Greythorne was driven from her late husband's home and threatened if she should ever return to Cornwell. For three years Delia has not returned to Cornwell until the children to whom she is governess lose their father and are sent to live in Cornwell. Hidden away at Penwythe Hall Delia hopes that the Greythornes will never learn of her return to Cornwell. But Delia knows the Greythornes and knows that they will never stop until they get from her what they seek.

This is a delightful series debut that takes the reader to the Cornish coast where danger is found not only on the wild and untamed terrain but from those who feel themselves above the law. And when Delia's past threatens all that she holds dear she must decide whether she'll give in to the evil that she has tried to escape from or if she will stand firm refusing to become one of them. This time more than her safety is at stake.

I really enjoyed getting to know the Tretheway family and would be interested in knowing just why Jac got Penwythe instead of Randall and why Randall broke ties with his brother over it. This is historical fiction that is set within the Regency period and there is most definitely a bit of mystery surrounding Delia and her past. And for those who like clean reads, this is one that just for you.

I received a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I give my honest opinion all thoughts expressed are my own.

About the Book:

Cornwall was in her blood, 

and Delia feared she’d never escape its hold.

Cornwall, England, 1811
Blamed for her husband’s death, Cordelia Greythorne fled Cornwall and accepted a governess position to begin a new life. Years later her employer’s unexpected death and his last request to watch over his five children force her to reevaluate. She can’t abandon the children now that they’ve lost both parents, but their new guardian lives at the timeworn Penwythe Hall . . . back on the Cornish coast she tries desperately to forget.

Jac Trethewey is determined to revive Penwythe Hall’s once-flourishing apple orchards, and he’ll stop at nothing to see his struggling estate profitable again. He hasn’t heard from his brother in years, so when his nieces, nephews, and their governess arrive unannounced at Penwythe Hall, he battles both grief of this brother’s death and bewilderment over this sudden responsibility. Jac’s priorities shift as the children take up residence in the ancient halls, but their secretive governess—and the mystery shrouding her past—proves to be a disruption to his carefully laid plans.

Rich with family secrets, lingering danger, and the captivating allure of new love, this first book in the Cornwall Novels series introduces us to the Twethewey family and their search for peace, justice, and love on the Cornish coast.