The Love of a Lord (The Hearts of Tudor England #1)
Rebecca Paulinyi

Annelise Edwards is compelled to investigate the events leading to her beloved mother’s death—but the last thing she expects is to become the guest of the handsome Lord Gifford, at the home where her mother had once worked as a lowly maid.
Lord Nicholas Gifford has no interest in women or falling in love after being jilted by his betrothed. When Annelise appears on his doorstep in a terrible storm and becomes ill, he cannot ignore the sense of duty telling him to take her in until she is recovered enough to be on her way and leave him to the lonely life he has become accustomed to.
But as the stormy days and nights stuck in together force them to share the grief that is weighing on both their hearts, can they deny the attraction that is blooming? Or will the vast difference in their social status stop their romance in its tracks?
The Love of a Lord is book one in The Hearts of Tudor England series, and can be read as a standalone novel.