A beautiful distraction…or a kindred spirit?

For philosopher Ryan Collier, his secluded mansion is a place for quiet introspection. At least it was, until his spendthrift sister and her three rambunctious children invade his sanctuary.

When he sends for a governess to restore order, he expects a prune-faced crone. But the young woman who appears on his doorstep is neither. Still, there’s something about her that keeps Ryan from sending her packing.

Miranda Kent is eager to succeed at this well-paying job, not just because of her father’s onerous debts, but because she has long been an avid follower of Ryan’s utopian writings. Though his seductive manner entices her, it would be hopelessly illogical to think that someone like him could fall for someone like her.

But then Ryan’s sister and her children begin wreaking more havoc than either Miranda or Ryan, in all his celebrated brilliance, could ever have imagined…