The Bride Who Vanished by Bianca Bloom

She needed protection from her lecherous old employer, and he needed to be married in order to inherit. Alice Quinton and Luke Barlow married before they knew each other well, before each could be sure of the other’s heart. Still, Alice expected their love to last, at least until the old man died suddenly and her new husband seemed confused by her presence.

Convinced that she is unwanted and unloved, Alice Barlow disappears into the wilds of London, vowing to keep both her identity and her location secret from her legally wedded husband. If they meet, she might reveal to him how her heart still catches every time she sees him. Or that, in secret, she has been bringing up their child.