The Secret Tutor of Lord Preston

After her father vanishes and the family fortune crumbles, Lady Jacqueline Summerset loses everything. Forced to rebuild her life from the ground up, she accepts a position as the thirteenth private tutor at the Preston estate. There, she finds herself at odds with the formidable Marquess of Preston—not only in temperament but in fundamental belief. Jacqueline is convinced that a child flourishes best under patience, warmth, and affection, while the Marquess maintains that only stern discipline can forge a worthy heir. As their opposing philosophies collide with each passing day, Jacqueline begins to catch fleeting glimpses of the secrets the Marquess guards so closely—and, to her own surprise, finds herself drawing nearer to the very man who seems her polar opposite.