The year is 1982. Duran Duran tops the charts, the internet isn't a thing yet, and young Hilary Baxter is employed as an au pair halfway around the world. Her charge Hasiba happens to be a beautiful, exotic woman nearly her own age, and heir to the throne of her tiny island nation. Hilary's only job is to keep her out of trouble.<br><br>After some time on the local party circuit, Hilary discovers keeping Hasiba out of trouble may not be as easy as it first seemed. To make matters worse, Hilary finds herself falling in love with her charge, while all Hasiba seems to be interested is flirting with the eligible bachelors on the island.<br><br>Things come to a head one night when Hasiba's partying takes her too far. Hilary steps in with her own special set of rules -- and punishments -- to correct a situation that's gotten out of hand. But will Hasiba accept Hilary's new, sterner stance? How will an heir to the throne take to being disciplined? And will Hilary's feelings for Hasiba allow her to do what needs to be done?

Miss Baxter's Girls Book 5: Hilary the Au Pair

That’s how I spent the first month of my au pair assignment—afternoons twirling on the patio to whatever latest brit-pop or new-wave cassette tape Hasiba happened to be infatuated with that day. Sometimes sun bathing, or horseback riding, but often napping. Naps were important, because our evenings were spent top down, and pedal to the metal in Hasiba’s cherry-red Datsun 280ZX Turbo convertible, speeding from one summer party to the next.


It didn’t take me but a week of party hopping to realize Hasiba’s parents could have saved themselves a ton of money on au pair salaries if they only had the good sense to take the girl’s car keys away. But who was I to argue, the 280ZX was a blast, and Hasiba was a lot of fun, behind the wheel or at home.


Chapter 4