Review: I wish it were longer
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 7, 2013
When she was just a child, Abigail Marie Lansford's father arranged for her to marry Julian de Malet, Marquis of Rosenberg.  Abby has never met the Marquis but she has heard horrible stories about him.  Rumor has it that he is terribly deformed and his character is downright scary.  He reportedly beats the ladies in his life and has no compunction at locking his servants in the dungeon if they dare to cross him.  Abby has just turned 18 years old and her father has informed her that the time has come for her to marry Julian.  No amount of begging and pleading on her part can get her father to change his mind so Abby stows away in the storage compartment of a mail coach so she can get to her aunt's house and seek sanctuary.She actually had the money to pay for the trip but she stowed away so no one will know she is leaving so at their first stop when the driver of the coach finds out that she has stowed away she tells him that she has enough money to pay him for her fare but he has decided he wants more than just her money.  While she is in a confrontation with the driver of the coach, a man who introduces himself as Will, comes to her rescue.  Abby thinks he is a very handsome young man despite the rather significant scar on his face.  When he tells the coachman to leave Abby alone, he is very persuasive (or at least the loaded pistol in his hand is persuasive) so the coachman reluctantly decides payment of the fare is compensation enough.It took me about 30 minutes to read this little book and my biggest complaint is that it is too short.  I liked both Will and Abby and I would like to have spent a bit more time with them.