Elizabeth Wyndham is indeed the black-eyed daughter of an
innkeeper, but she's also the author of best-selling gothic
romances in 18th-century England. Strong and opinionated,
she's a woman before her time. Rand Remington, tall, dark
and handsome, is a disillusioned English soldier. He plays
gentleman by day and highwayman by night, stealing from the
rich to help the poor much as Robin Hood did. Having met
Rand at a party to celebrate one of her books, Elizabeth
comes to see him as the representation of the 13th-century
hero in her books who died in battle. The two of them are
not only drawn to each other, but to their 13th-century
counterparts. Part of their journey is to discover the
reason and part is their adventurous romance.
Walter Stafford has coveted Elizabeth for a long time, but
she wants nothing to do with him, much to her step-mother's
chagrin. Her stepmother wants the riches Stafford has to
offer more than anything to do with Elizabeth though.
Stafford, a former Bow Street runner and thief taker, plots
to have her by any means but he always seems to get out-
maneuvered and Elizabeth have means and love on her side.
Eighteenth-century England comes to life under Mary Ellen
Dennis hand. Her vivid descriptions make it easy to picture
London and the countryside as they were in reality. For
those of us who have fallen for the bad boys, it's easy to
see how Elizabeth can fall for Rand, but on some level,
their relationship didn't work for me. I'm having a hard
time putting my finger on why, and it could be me and not
the story. Filled with adventure, action, suspense,
treachery and ingenuity, it's definitely an exciting read.
I've loved Alfred Noyes' poem, The Highwayman, and Loreena
McKennitt's rendition, and this is what drew me to the story
in the first place. While the poem is more of a backbone and
not a foundation, it holds true with some of the ideas in
the poem if not the entire thing.
And the Highwayman Came Ridin, Riding, Riding...
Elizabeth Wyndham is a rarity - a young lady who writes
novels - bestsellers in fact. But with her sharp tongue
and quick temper, she's nothing like her vapid, charming
heroines.
Rand Remington is an ex-soldier disillusioned with
England's less-than-honorable nobility. By day a
gentleman, by night he robs the rich to try to make life
better for the poor.
Rand and Elizabeth are drawn inexorably together, until
the fateful night when the men trying to capture Rand use
Elizabeth as living bait...
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