A child of Jarrow

"To escape the malign interest of her possessive and drunken stepfather, Kate Fawcett is sent away from Tyneside to work at Ravensworth Castle. There, she is seduced byAlexander, who is forced abroad by his father into an unwanted betrothal and Kate discovers she is carrying Alexander's child."@en
"To To protect her beautiful daughter from her possessive and drunken step-father, Rose McMullen sends nineteen-year-old Kate away from Tyneside to find work at Ravensworth Castle. Kate soon falls under the spell of this rural idyll and finds a contentment and happiness she has never known She even attracts the attentions of charming Alexander Pringle-Davies, a distant cousin of the Earl. But after their love is consummated in one stolen night of passion, Alexander is forced into an unwanted befrothal and disappears abroad. With the discovery that she is carrying Alexander's child, Kate has no choice but to return home and resign herself to a lovely life of drudgery. But through the difficult times ahead, Kate's love for her daughter, Catherine, gives her continual hope."