This book was so far fetched that I am surprised my eyes didn't fall out of my head with all of the eye rolling I was doing. The H is more of a child then a man. I couldn't take any of this story seriously.

Firstly, I would like to thank Netgalley for providing me with an e-arc of the book. This review is based on my personal opinion and enjoyment of the book.

Well it's happened to me--people assume I don't speak their language... oops. It's let me in on a few great convos! Our heroine, Elizabeth, is multilingual and this sure comes in handy with her new charges and their parents, who assume she does not understand a word they say. oops! This gives her a leg up and allows her to connect, with them and our hero, Stuart. Eventually, that it... what a mess Stuart has created by bringing her into this home. What a joy it is to witness the untangling and ensuing love story!

Elizabeth, a.k.a. The Mouse, is jokingly "gifted" as governess to a set of troubled twins. Stuart, the "gifter", is a character that you both love and at times also dislike. She immediately realizes there is discord between her new employers. As they did not hire her, they are unaware that she is well-versed in multiple languages. The lady of the house holds Elizabeth in dislike no matter how hard she tries. Which perplexes to her. The twins antics are amusingly harmless and keep Elizabeth on her toes. The bickering between Elizabeth and Stuart was a high point of the story for me. I love Emily's Governess Bureau series and look forward to future installments.
Thank you Emily E K Murdoch, Dragonblade Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me an advance copy for my honest feedback.

I am a big fan of Romance books and I found this one to be a very enjoyable read. I will be looking for more books from this author.

Standard fare for Regency romances these days. The heroine Elizabeth is put in an impossible assignment as governess to terrible twins when Stuart, a friend of the twins' parents, brings her as a "gift" to help govern the unruly children. Stuart, a stereotypical selfish rake, has little to recommend him, but somehow Elizabeth becomes obsessed with his charms. If only he can realize that he ought to settle down and marry, and if only Elizabeth can avoid being humiliated and fired for her indiscretions with him....

Miss Elizabeth Fletcher finds herself being given to a Duke's family as governess to twins. The catch is that she is a gift by their bachelor friend, Lord Galcrest, Stuart Morton, and he didn't check with the Duke and Duchess ahead of time.
Emily E.K. Murdoch includes so much in this story from information about the servants and the household, to the often amusing character of Stuart Morton, and some general misunderstandings.
I loved the mischievous children and some of their pranks.
This was a fun story to read!

The Governess and the Rake

Stuart’s friends have troublesome children, and their marriage is suffering. He thinks he can fix their problem by hiring them a governess. Little does he know that their troubles are much more complicated than difficult children. Someone said that “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Not only does Stuart find himself in trouble with his hosts; he is also rapidly losing his heart. He has vowed never to marry. Can he keep his promise to himself? It’s a house party, but not everyone is celebrating. Why are the duke and duchess so unhappy? Can Elizabeth find a way to reach their mischievous twins? Will Stuart and Elizabeth reach an understanding, or will he continue to be a rake? I enjoyed this story and would recommend it to those who enjoy British historical romance.

You can't imagine the amount of frustration built inside of me because of this book..
First of all, why do authors think that happy endings have to always end with the two main characters being together?? Sometimes happy endings mean maturity and wisdom that the main characters gain from their relationship, which sometimes lead to them not ending out being together!
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In this book the author portrayed two wholly different characters, they couldn't be more mismatched, the "hero" of the book was a literal man-child, he was so self centered and just downright stupid, he thought he had a say in everyone's life just for them to have the photo he drew of them, and on the other hand, the heroine had such a contradictory personality, the author tried to glorify her through the male's pov, but in reality, i found her to be naive and a little bit weak, she knew from the start what she was signing for and she was the one urging him to be together while she knew his issues with matrimony and commitment, and after all these red flags she still had expectations from him!! I mean, thanks God the author intended a happily ever after for her because she would be doomed in real life🤦‍♀️.
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Plot wise, i found the book had a good potential it just had to do with how the author handled it that frustrated me, the story of the side couple was more interesting than the main one, the tension and unhappiness of the d'Allaires were worth to have a good reason, it felt as if the author wrote any side plot to give the magical fate effect to the story.
Overall, it was readable.
*I received an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review via netgalley and the publisher*

Stuart and Elizabeth are both wonderful characters with their own issues to sort out so of course we find them put into a house party where everyone has secrets and or thinks they know something.

I loved that a governess with issues and a Lord with just as many could ever find there HEA. I just wish the people would talk to each other and I mean everyone at the house party could fix their perceived slights or misconceptions easily with a five minute conversation.

I really did enjoy the story and thought it was just a lovely romance.

All Stuart knows is that his friends, the Duc and Duchess d’Allaire are unhappy. He also knows that their nine-year-old twins are beyond rambunctious (part of which just might be his fault). To help, he hires a governess with experience with twins from the Governess Bureau. Everything will be all right now. Not so much. Now what does he do?

This is an entertaining story with a few odd characters, the hero for one. Stuart is like an overgrown twelve-year-old. He has a kind heart, but doesn’t always hit the target with his good deeds. Next are the Duc and Duchess. They are miserable, but won’t tell anyone, including each other, what the problem is. And yet, they are having a house party. The twins are precocious. They appear to want attention. They are determined not to easy on any adult. Then there is Elizabeth Fletcher, the governess. She has a talent for working with twins, and knows many languages. The host and hostess of the party are unhappy, the guests are confused, Stuart is worried about his friends, and Elizabeth and the twins are sort of getting to know each other. Believe it or not, in the middle of the confusion and misunderstandings, a romance is budding. I really like Stuart and Elizabeth. They don’t fit, at first. He is a bit snooty about her “place,” and she is quick to put him in his. Once they get to know each other, things become a little more interesting. I like this series. I enjoyed this story, even with the silly hero. I recommend it.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

A Governess of Many Languages by Emily EK Murdoch is the third in her Governess' Bureau series. This time it is Miss Elizabeth Fletcher who is to be placed in some peer's home as a governess. She is in the reception area and feeling very odd and out of place. There are all kinds here, waiting, but she feels they all know one another and are laughing at her. She is the last to be called, and after a very strange "line up," the one to be hired. So, off she goes. She soon discovers that she is to be a gift to the d'Allaire family, from this man, Lord Galcrest, Stuart Morton. When they arrive, after a day in the carriage, she discovers he has no plan at all for introducing her. Unknown to he she had been hired because of her experience with twins and because she was mousey and unlikely to attract the wrong sort of attention. Well, they would see about the mousey part.

Elizabeth was a good character, strong and outspoken. She was a wonder with the twins, although it did not appear so at first. They were in the middle of a house party and so despite the fact she was not made welcome, she felt her job was safe at least until the guests departed. Stuart was an adult that had never really grown up. His heart was in the right place, but he didn't think things through. The plot was mostly strong, and certainly different, even for this series. The pacing, I thought, was a little slow, but still a strong read. It was fun to watch Stuart figure things out: many things. I recommend it.

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I enjoy this author very much and this was another great story. The heroine is a governess that was picked out by the hero, a lord, who was looking for a governess for a set of twins. Even with the heroine being younger than 30, she has a reputation for handling twins. She speaks multiple languages, in fact her last job was with a family traveling in France. What she doesn't realize, until she arrives, is that she is the 'surprise gift' for a duke and his wife who have a set of twins who do not listen and the hero thinks that the marital problems his friends have is because the twins are so bad. What the heroine learns, is that some if the pranks they did, they actually learned from the hero.
I will say, I didn't really pay attention to the description of the book and thought that the governess was going to some how end up with the duke because maybe his wife's head aches were fatal. The hero didn't act like a hero at all. He is very immature and is definitely a gad-fly that doesn't do very much work and pays attention to his own comfort. The fact that he finally realized that there is a world around him and that other people have feelings, too, was a surprise to me.
What I liked best about this was the main characters and how they came to appreciate each other. They both had some growth, but the hero had a whole lot more growth to do. The setting was a country estate and a country house party. The author told the story while describing how hard life is for single women who have to work for a living.
I give this book 4.5 stars and a recommendation to read.

Twins. Why had she been so good with the two families of twins? Now it looked like she would be in charge of twins again. But Elizabeth needed this job with the Governess Bureau so much.

Stuart, Lord Galcrest, had come up with the brilliant idea to hire a governess for one of his best friends and wife to manage their twins, the terrors! Really more of a joke than anything. It seems he nevers take much seriously or even thinks about things in depth... a little like a spoiled teenager! I really wanted to slap him upside the head! (sorry... what can I say?)

There is really a lot more to this story that at first appears. The twins are terrors but there is a reason behind it and Elizabeth just might be the one to help. Also Galcrest needs more understanding than the twins!

A great addition to this fabulous series and I can only wait for more!

Lord Galcrest, Stuart Morton is in search of a governess. He believes that if he gets a governess for his friend Duc d’Allaire’s twins it will fix his unhappy marriage to Mary.
Stuart goes to the famous Governess Bureau and picks Elizabeth Fletcher out of a line up of governess’s. But Stuart a confirmed bachelor begins to change his mind about marriage the more time he spends with Elizabeth.

This was a fun and entertaining read. I loved Stuart even though he was a bit of a cad, he had a very soft and caring side to his personality. I also loved the conversations between Stuart and Elizabeth, she often put him in his place and that made me laugh.
A great read that kept me entertained for a few hours.

Miss Elizabeth Fletcher is hoping for a new posting when she's called to the Governess Bureau. The selection process seems a little strange this time, but her speciality in looking after twins seals the deal.

Stuart Morton, Lord Galcrest wants to help his friends by having someone to help with the children. Unfortunately our hero is like a naughty little boy himself. He uses surprises and tricks to make his life happier. Although he has a good heart he really doesn't understand other people's needs.

A house party, an unhappy hostess and lots of misunderstandings make this an emotional story. Mischievous children add the fun.

A lovely historical romance with fabulous characters.

I loved it.

I was unable to finish this book. I was so put off by the character “Stuart Morton, Lord Galcrest” that I could not get past 40% of the book. Not only was his behavior obnoxious, rude, and off-putting — but he behaved like a man child and was very rude and demeaning to the governess of this story.

Then the two children — Tyrants.

The Duke & Duchess were obnoxious.

All this together made for a very bad story.

Sorry, I enjoyed the first two books of the series but this one is a hard pass for me.

Engrossing story set back in a very romantic time in history! The characters were captivating and certainly held my attention throughout their various stories.

Our main characters Stuart and Elizabeth were very likable and entertaining as well. I admire women in history that were able to keep their thoughts to themselves. I really appreciated the level of pride and humility demonstrated as well as forgiveness throughout the entire novel.

The twins were probably my favorite simply because of their antics. I think it's age old knowledge that twins will get into even more trouble than single children but the amount of trouble children have always gotten into even before modern toys is quite comical to envision.

I did enjoy this. It's an interesting premise. But I just struggled to get particularly invested in the characters and therefore their journeys. They just felt a bit shallow/under-developed to me.

I really like Emily EK Murdoch as an author, I feel she has a very strong writing sense and her stories are very well thought out and very good. I have enjoyed the other Governess books very much. The storyline for this Governess book seemed good however I must agree with so many other reviewers that it just was not up to par with the other books of the series.
Like so many others, I agreed with the fact that a smart governess like Elizabeth would never have stayed beyond a few days in a situation like she was in. Ms. Clarke of the agency who is a very strong character would have never allowed something such as this farce. And that Stuart was disappointing as a male lead acting so immature.
Aside from these critiques, it was entertaining to read and I did find the romance nice, although not believable.
I would recommend as a fan of the author and of the Governess book series.
I received an advanced copy in exchange for my review