Lord Lisle's Daughter by Charlotte M. Braeme

Lord Lisle's Daughter follows Margaret, a young woman in Victorian England whose passionate love for a dashing army captain defies her wealthy uncle's controlling demands. When they secretly marry, Margaret discovers a world of joy and motherhood—until fate intervenes with devastating consequences. Forced to make an agonizing choice, she entrusts her daughter to her former nurse, Susan Rivers. This compelling novel weaves together themes of love, betrayal, and social constraint, capturing the struggles of Victorian life while celebrating the enduring power of family bonds and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable loss.