To Teach a Gentleman by Jenn Langston

Genevieve Jubal is desperate for marriage to escape her abusive father, but she is cripplingly shy and has failed during two different Seasons. As such, her controlling mother makes arrangements for her to attend Lady Constance’s House of Reform. Alone in a classroom, a gentleman mistakes Genevieve for an instructor and demands she speak to him in French. She complies, then realizes he hasn’t a clue what she is saying. This knowledge makes conversing flow with an ease she’s never known. With that truth, Genevieve accepts a position to teach French to the Earl of Andel, and in the process, grow confident while speaking in English with potential suitors as well.
Christopher Valentine, Earl of Andel, has one purpose for his trip to London: learn French to marry his chosen bride, then return to the comfort of his country estate. With the instructor he stumbled upon at the House of Reform, he knows this task shall be a simple feat, but he’s discovering concentration with Miss Jubal nearby to be quite difficult. The more time he spends with her, the more he questions his decision to marry a woman he doesn’t know. However, when his French bride of choice arrives in London, he is torn between his duty to her and his desire for a woman he’s come to appreciate.
Realizing Christopher is destined for another didn’t stop Genevieve from developing a desire for a future with him. He is exactly the kind of husband she wants although she knows she can’t have him. She resolves to help him with his chosen lady, but she is determined to enjoy a few stolen kisses before he’s lost to her forever.