The Duchess and the Highwayman

A duchess disguised as a ladys maid; a gentleman parading as a highwayman.Shes on the run from a murderer hes in pursuit of one.Married off at a young age to a brutal nobleman Phoebe Lady Cavanaugh longs for love--and enters into a risky affair. Framed for her husbands murder she flees wearing only a blood-stained chemise and is rescued by a handsome highwayman who believes shes Lady Cavanaughs maidservant.Hugh Redding has his own reasons for hunting the man whose mission is to see the infamous and elusive Murdering Duchess hanged for murder. And Phoebe the maidservant with aspirations above her station might prove the very weapon he needs--once he teaches her how to behave like a lady.Only when Phoebe mysteriously disappears does Hugh realise the real identity of the spirited wench hed set out to tame--and the danger shes in.Burdened by the knowledge of his unwitting role in placing Phoebe in mortal peril Hugh must now polish his skills as a gentleman not only to save Phoebe from the gallows but to win back her heart.