Love Outside the Classroom

Submitted by Jennifer A [1] on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 2:28pm

apple and books From the governess in Jane Eyre [2] to the rural schoolteacher in Christy [3], teaching, like librarianship [4], has always been a common profession for romance heroines. The tradition continues with modern day women in the teaching profession, and in historical romances where the governess character falling in love with the master of the house plot has never lost its popularity. Some of romance’s best books feature teachers, so request a title today!

Governesses & Schoolteachers:

The Secret Pearl Years Let Sleeping Rogues Lie Devil's Bride

The Secret Pearl [5]– Mary Balogh
Years [6] – LaVyrle Spencer
Let Sleeping Rogues Lie [7] – Sabrina Jeffries
Gentle from the Night [8] – Meagan McKinney
Devil’s Bride [9] – Stephanie Laurens

Modern-day Teachers & Professors:

Too Good to be True Perfect Lady be Good Crazy for You How to Tame a Modern Rogue

Too Good to be True [10] – Kristan Higgins
Perfect [11]– Judith McNaught
Lady be Good [12] – Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Crazy for You [13] – Jennifer Crusie
How to Tame a Modern Rogue [14] – Diana Holquist

Flickr CC [15]: Teach & Inspire [16] Photo by: RLHyde [17]

Romance [18]

Links:
[1] http://hcpl.net/users/jennifer
[2] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=jane%20eyre%20charlotte%20bronte&index=.GW#focus
[3] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=christy%20catherine%20marshall&index=.GW#focus
[4] http://www.hcpl.net/content/love-library
[5] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=secret%20pearl%20balogh&index=.GW#focus
[6] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=years%20lavyrle%20spencer&index=.GW#focus
[7] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=let%20sleeping%20rogues%20lie%20jeffries&index=.GW#focus
[8] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=gentle%20from%20the%20night%20mckinney&index=.GW#focus
[9] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=devils%20bride%20laurens&index=.GW#focus
[10] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=too%20good%20to%20be%20true%20higgins&index=.GW#focus
[11] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=perfect%20mcnaught&index=.GW#focus
[12] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=lady%20be%20good%20phillips&index=.GW#focus
[13] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=crazy%20for%20you%20crusie&index=.GW#focus
[14] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=how%20to%20tame%20a%20modern%20rogue&index=.GW#focus
[15] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
[16] http://www.flickr.com/photos/breatheindigital/4529298047/
[17] http://www.flickr.com/photos/breatheindigital/with/4529298047/
[18] http://hcpl.net/taxonomy/term/37