A lady desiring vengeance seeks a highwayman's help in this tale by an
author whose novels are "the gold standard in historical romance" (Lisa
Kleypas).
Lady Leigh Strachan's father governed the town of Felchester--until a
religious zealot murdered her family and turned the village into hell on
Earth. Now, there is room in her heart for only one thing: revenge.
Leigh plans to kill her father's murderer once she learns to aim a
pistol, slash a sword, and ride a horse. She seeks out the Prince of
Midnight, a legendary highwayman exiled to France, as her choice of
tutors. But the man she finds in a crumbling French castle is no hero.
Half deaf and suffering from vertigo, S. T. Maitland can scarcely walk,
much less wield a sword atop a dancing stallion. Yet for reasons she
can't explain, she remains with him, steeling her heart against the
sight of his gold-streaked hair, green eyes, and brows adorned with a
devilish curl at the arch . . .
Women mean nothing but trouble to the highwayman, so he wishes Leigh
were less alluring. Alas, she is beautiful, with a piercing gaze and a
determined spirit. Despite his broken balance, the loss of his horse,
and the price on his head, he vows to return to England with her. He
cannot resist the challenge--or the chance to sacrifice everything for
love . . .
The New York Times-bestselling author of Flowers from the Storm and
Shadowheart, Laura Kinsale writes an "unfailingly brilliant and
beautiful" romance (Julia Quinn).
