A Child of Value — Patricia Morton

PERILOUS JOURNEY

It was a difficult and momentous decision for Margaret Saundera. Margaret's beauty, spirit and intelligence would make her a lovely wife--but at twenty-one the right man had not appeared, and she was beginning to feel like a burden upon her hard-working parents.

In 1842, there were few jobs a young girl could take. The post of governess was one of them, and thus one of the only paths open to Margaret. But becoming governess a governess changed her entire life.

There was a deep mystery hovering over the six-year-old Edward--mystery made murkier by the brooding silence of his guardian-uncle, Sir Robert Grey. There was a sinister threat that forced this oddly assorted trio to embark for the raw new America. The secrets of shocking import were revealed--and danger exploded. Danger and love--and a series of surprises that it seemed would never end...