The Black Sheep and the Rotten Apple

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>How does one start a relationship with another man when it is forbidden? One needs to decide that the other man is worth dying for.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Cornwall 1785</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Sir Evan Penhart. </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Baronet. Highwayman. Scoundrel.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Julian Reece.</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Writer. Wastrel. Penniless.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>No one forces Julian Reece to marry. Not his father not his brother. No one. When he is thrust into a carriage heading for London to meet his future bride his way out comes in the form of an imposing highwayman riding a horse as black as night. Julian makes a deal with the criminal but what he doesn't expect is that despite the title of baronet the robber turns out to be no gentleman.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Sir Evan Penhart is pushed into crime out of desperation but the pact with a pretty young merchant's son turns out to have disastrous consequences. Not only is Evan left broke but worse yet Julian opens up a Pandora's box of passions that are dark needy and too wild to tame. With no way to lock them back in rash decisions and greedy desire lead to a tide that wrecks everything in its way.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But Julian might actually like all the sinful carnal passion unleashed on him. How can he admit this though even to himself when a taste of the forbidden fruit could have him end up with a noose around his neck? And with highway robbery being a hanging offense and the local constable on their back Julian could lose Evan before he can decide anything about the nature of his desires.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Themes: </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>highwayman abduction ransom forbidden love self-discovery danger crime Cornwal Britain England Georgian</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Genre: </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Dark romance historical</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Length:</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> ~140000 words (standalone novel)</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>WARNING: Steamy content. Contains violence distressing scenes abuse offensive language and morally ambiguous protagonists.</span></p><p></p>