Law Maker (Aristocrats of London Book 1)

Clara has relied on invisibility since childhood, hiding behind thick glasses and a heavy fringe while working as a teaching assistant at the exclusive Molton Prep. She is content with her seven-year-old pupils and avoids their wealthy parents. Her secret indulgence is watching Lord Rafe Sterling, a gorgeous but intimidating aristocrat and tipped-to-be one of the UK's youngest judges, collect his son from school. She knows her crush is ridiculous given their differences in age, status, and background. When the school tells Rafe he cannot meet with Clara after she tells his son his brain "works differently," he refuses to accept this refusal. Upon confronting her, he is struck by how much the shy, mousy woman affects him. Though she struggles to make eye contact, she is surprisingly fierce when defending his son. After he convinces her to tutor his son, his obsession with her grows as she gradually stops flinching in his presence. Rafe typically gets what he wants, and he wants Clara badly. However, Clara Morris is not who she claims to be. In his arrogance, Rafe pushes her away, failing to recognize that her fear runs deeper than shyness and missing the danger she faces until it is too late.