Maisie Bywater liked highwaymen. She was also rather intrigued with smugglers and pirates - so long as they were between the pages of her favourite books...
Matthew St Clair however was a real highwayman - and her first encounter with him was at once terrifying and rather thrilling.
He was handsome, she was certain, even though he was wearing a mask, but it was when his lips met hers that she knew - not only had he stolen her necklace - he'd gone and stolen her heart in the same instant...