Behind the Mask

Plot

What is a single young woman in the Regency era to do if she must support a household? As an alternative to setting one’s cap for a handsome man with a title or a fortune, one could always turn into a highway robber, as Maddie Elverton does. But her double life threatens to unravel when she encounters Allie Sifton, at first as a victim of her robbery, and then as a partner in her secret.

This story is largely a light-hearted romp, leavened by a small amount of peril from the dogged pursuit by Lt. Bridgewater, who has set his sights on taking the highwayman in hand. Larabee is mistress of the language and conventions of the Regency romance, and turns the usual tropes of the genre on their head to bring Allie and Maddie together for their happily ever after. -- Heather on Goodreads