Jillian Dare: A Novel by Melanie M. Jeschke takes the story of Jane Eyre and drops it in to our world complete with cell phones, laptops, and luxury cars.
Jillian, the main character, grew up in foster homes and is determined to make a difference in the life of a child. Much to her delight, she lands a job as a nanny for little Cadence Remington.
Cadence is the only daughter of Ethan Remington, a technology tycoon and film producer, who divides his time between his Virginia estate and his castle in England. Ethan is smitten with Jillian, but she can’t figure out why he would be interested in her.
As the story progresses, strange things happen – threatening e-mail messages, a “ghost”, secrets from a previous life…
Will Jillian learn the truth about the Remington family before she makes a wrong choice?
Overall, I enjoyed Jillian Dare: A Novel. To me, the similarities to Jane Eyre weren’t obvious until I
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