The Highwayman's Folly: Book One of The Rewards of Ruin: 1

Deep in the forest in a decaying hunting lodge a curious bond flickers into existence . . .A LIFE TINGED BY RUINBETH CLARKE has earned perhaps the most dubious distinction in England-that of being kidnapped twice in one night. Thirty years old and burdened with new responsibilities her life is a far cry from the rebellion of her youth. Worse a greedy land agent has designs on her new fortune. When his attempt to abduct her is waylaid by a band of highwaymen the thieves mysterious Captain offers Beth a strange salvation-perhaps not only from a cold night but from a cold past as well . . . A PAST MARRED BY MUTINYRHYS BOOKER was born to a different name one that he no longer deserves. Cruel turns of fate have brought him here to a life outside the law-a life that felt like the only possibility before she came into it. With a robbery gone sideways he cant simply leave this woman to freeze on the highroads but with a crew of hungry men depending on him he cant let her go either . . .Far from the dangers of the forest and reunited under the gaze of those who rejected them can their passion ever survive?