The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M Eden

The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M Eden

Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls' school and a well-respected author of silver-fork novels, stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories--the Penny Dreadfuls that are all the rage among the working-class men. Under the pseudonym Mr. King, Elizabeth has written about dashing heroes fighting supernatural threats and dangerous outlaws romancing helpless women. They contain all the adventure and mystery that her real life lacks.

Fletcher Walker began life as a street urchin, but is now the most successful author in the Penny Dreadful market, that is until Mr. King started taking all of his readers--and his profits. No one knows who King is, including Fletcher's fellow members of the Dread Penny Society, a fraternity of authors dedicated to secretly fighting for the rights of the less-fortunate.

Determined to find the elusive Mr. King, Fletcher approaches Miss Black. As a fellow-author, she is well-known among the high-class writers; perhaps she could be persuaded to make some inquiries as to Mr. King's whereabouts? Elizabeth agrees to help Fletcher, if only to insure her secret identity is never discovered.

For the first time, Elizabeth experiences the thrill of a cat-and-mouse adventure reminiscent of one of her own novels as she tries to throw Fletcher off her scent. But the more time they spend together, the more she loses her heart. Its upper-class against working-class, author against author where readers, reputations, and romance are all on the line.

Sarah M. Eden is the New York Times bestselling author of several well-received historical romances, including the Whitney Award contenders Seeking Persephone and Courting Miss Lancaster, as well as the award-winning Proper Romance series titles Longing for Home and Hope Springs. She enjoys creating witty characters and poignant romances by combining her obsession with history with her fondness for emotional love stories.

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ISBN 13	9781629726052
ISBN 10	1629726052
Title	The Lady and the Highwayman
Author	Sarah M Eden
Series	Proper Romance Victorian
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Shadow Mountain
Year published	2019-09-03
Number of pages	352
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.