Madcap Miss

At 22 Grace Farnsworth had lost her job as a governess, and had to assume a childish disguise to have enough money for a coach seat. But arriving in Wickfield hadn't solved her problem, as her old governess was away. Lord Whewett, having heard her story, offered her a hundred pounds to act his daughter to appease old Lady Healy's determination to meet her great granddaughter... Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest WHEN A YOUNG WOMAN DONS A GIRLISH DISGUISE, SHE DISCOVERS THAT LOVE IS NOT CHILD'S PLAY.... Poor Grace, having just lost her post as governess, had no friends, no money, and was indeed in dire straits. Her petite figure and clever disguise fooled the coachman into giving her a child's fare to Wickfield, but what to do when she got there? Handsome Lord Whewett, to whom our heroine desperately confided her predicament, had a suggestion. Would she pose as his daughter to appease his aging and very rich mother, while his real daughter remained in Scotland? One hundred pounds for two days of skipping rope and reciting lessons seemed a tolerable antidote to her boring life and uncertain future. Unfortunately, Grace's interest in Whewett was becoming anything but childlike....