John Ward’s Governess: A Novel (1868)

Cassie Morrison is a beautiful, bright and intelligent young woman with southern belle charm. After finishing high school, she decides to attend college and study political science and public service in Washington, D.C. The presidential election is coming up, and a senator from Texas is a candidate. During the debates, he’s declared a crackdown on political corruption. This has some people questioning his qualifications and angers many more. During this time, Cassie is working as an intern for a senator. Her boss sends her to deliver a file to a senator’s office and she ends up going to the Capitol. She enters the office and hears voices in another room. Cassie’s listening skills lead her to realize there’s not a staff meeting going on, but instead, a group of men discussing plans to force the Texas senator out of the race. Do these men have something to hide?