A Teacher of Love

\"Lord Salwicke is a very rich but worried man. His beautifuldaughter, Tasia, is already twenty years of age, which has dampenedhis hopes of her taking London by storm. Though not quite an old maid, he fears she may have missed her chance for wedded bliss. So hedecides to take matters into his own hands and finds her a suitablehusband. But Tasia is not a young lady who likes being toldwhat to do. Headstrong and stubborn she envisages marriage to a manwho loves her, not a union of convenience to a man she hasn? tmet. Determined to show her father the error of his ways, Tasia masquerades as a tutor and manages to obtain employment as teacher to the Earl of Linsdale? s two young sons, Peter and Simon. The boys have already frightened off previous learned tutors by their bad behaviour and flat refusal to take part in lessons. Entering the Earl? shome, Tasia soon learns that due to an unhappy early marriage, the Earl has set his face against all women, seeing them as untrustworthyand inferior in every way to a man. Believing that she can win thetrust of the two boys, and spark an interest in learning before thereturn of the Earl, she sets to work with the help of her belovedcocker spaniel, Jimbo. But two dark clouds hang over theschoolroom threatening Tasia and the happiness she finds with heryoung charges. Firstly the fear of being found by her father andforced home to get married, and secondly worry that the Earl mightreturn home unexpectedly and demand to know why his wishes regardingthe education of his sons have been ignored. A loving but strictfather, the Earl has his own ideas about the way two young men shouldbe educated ? and they could not be further away from the new regimethat Tasia has installed since her arrival. Will Tasia be able tohide out until she has proved a point to her father? Will her successas a tutor challenge the Earl? s opinions of women? As the clouds loomever closer Tasia faces the biggest decisions of her life - to conform or stand up for her beliefs and hold out for true love.\"