Review: Just silly
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2014
I couldn't finish the story, only getting to the tenth chapter.  It didn't have a Regency feel at all.  The characters didn't behave in a believable manner and struck me as being quite juvenile.  The whole premise was silly.The heroine is running away, planning to go to America but doesn't have a plan -- or apparently a clue.  She meets a girl pretending to be a nun.  This other girl is planning to elope.  The two young women switch clothing -- now the heroine is posing as a nun.  She is literally swept up by a highwayman, who makes a bargain with her - look after some old titled gentleman and the highwayman will help her get on a ship.I found that to be ludicrous.  She goes along with the idea and of course she doesn't recognize the gentleman's son is the highwayman.  He is sort of lusting after her, she after him.The old gentleman is supposed to be nearly bedridden but manages to make it to the cardroom to do some gambling.  The son has resorted to highway robbery to recoup the family funds.  And apparently there is a shadowy person in the background manipulating the old guy's losses.  I didn't get far enough to discover what that was about.I cannot recommend this one.