The Forbidden Bride — Sandra Madden

Edmund Wydville discovered that the gardener's daughter had developed into a beauty while he was away. Kate Beadle had loved Edmund from afar since she was a child, but she knew the nobility didn't choose low-born brides. But her rose and crown ring suggested a mystery about her birth. While Edmund struggled with his attraction to her, she discovered the dangerous truth about her heritage. Historical Romance by Sandra Madden; originally published by Zebra under the title A Princess Born