A Georgian romp where highway robbery meets sapphic yearning, and nobody’s identity is what it seems.
Charlotte Goddard’s got three problems: she’s a lowly stable hand by day, a notorious highwayman by night, and hopelessly in love with the one woman she absolutely cannot have. When she accidentally robs Lady Catherina Pemberton’s carriage and loses her fake mustache in the struggle, things get complicated. Instead of turning Charlotte in for the fifty-pound bounty, Catherina proposes something far more dangerous: “Become my lady’s maid.” Cue the pining. The brushing of hair. The forbidden glances. The very suspicious housekeeper who’s determined to catch Charlotte stealing jewelry. And an explosion of actual fireworks amidst a swordfight.
BEAU SCAMP is a swashbuckling sapphic historical about masks, pistols, stolen kisses, and choosing love over revenge. Perfect for readers who like their Georgian romances with more highway robbery, their heroines armed and gender-fluid, and their happily-ever-afters hard-won.
“Entertaining. But mostly a load of utter codswallop.”
– The 1798 Old Farmer’s Almanac
“Hilariously romantic!”
– The Author
“Not enough men in it.”
– Fobsby Trillington, The Manly Times
“An instant classic.”
– Also The AuthorĀ
“It made me feel odd and tingly.”
– Confused Spinster
“Very likely the best book of the year.”
– Again, The Author
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