The Lady and the Highwayman

By: Sarah M. Eden

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls' school in 1830s Victorian London. She is also a well-respected author of stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories - the Penny Dreadfuls that are all the rage among the working-class men. Under the pseudonym Charles King, Elizabeth has written about dashing heroes fighting supernatural threats, intelligent detectives solving grisly murders, and dangerous outlaws romancing helpless women. They contain all the adventure and mystery that her real life lacks.

Fletcher Walker began life as a street urchin, but is now the most successful author in the Penny Dreadful market, that is until Charles King started taking all of his readers. No one knows who King is, including Fletcher's fellow members of the Dread Penny Society, a fraternity of authors dedicated to secretly fighting for the social and political causes of their working-class readers. The group knows King could be an asset with his obvious monetary success, or he could be the group's undoing as King's readership continues to cut into their profits.

Determined to find the elusive Mr. King, Fletcher approaches Miss Black. As a fellow author, she is well known among the high-class writers; perhaps she could be persuaded to make some inquiries as to Mr. King's whereabouts? Elizabeth agrees to help Fletcher, if only to insure her secret identity is never discovered. What neither author anticipated was the instant attraction, even though their social positions dictate the impossibility of a relationship.

For the first time, Elizabeth experiences the thrill of a cat-and-mouse adventure reminiscent of one of her own novels as she tries to throw Fletcher off her scent. But the more time they spend together, the more she loses her heart. Its upper-class against working-class, author against author, where readers, reputations, and romance are all on the line.

©2019 Sarah M. Eden (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

fun story

I really enjoyed this book. It was a little confusing at the beginning to differentiate from the stories the characters are writing and what is happening between the characters of the novel, but I soon caught on and will definitely read it again.

Three stories in one

This was a fun story. Because there were two authors inside the stir we get to read the stories they are working on. Ms. Eden does a good job at carrying on each story and linking them all beautifully with the plot!

THIS IS THE BEST BOOK BY SARAH M. EDEN!

I have read several books by Sarah M. Eden, but none of them compare to this story! I love the fun, mystery and banter in this book. It is humorous, but also thrilling! Even the Dred Penny novels within this book are good! It is put together in a way that keeps one's interest. I truly hope that Sarah M. Eden applies this humor and fun to other of her new novels! I really loved the book!

Wonderful!

Sarah M Eden at her BEST! I loved it and highly recommend it to everyone!

Excellent!

What a fun read! I loved how the primary tale was woven in with the plots of the two penny dreadfuls. Definitely recommend!

Great story. Great narrator.

I loved this book. I read this when it was first released and it was good to listen to it again. I enjoyed the narrator and the voices she gave the characters to help them come to life.

Among My All-Time Favorites

Despite mostly knowing where the story was headed and how it would end, the story was so well written and so well narrated that I could not stop listening! I greatly enjoyed it, and I will certainly come back to it again and again.

amazing

loved this story! clean, romantic, clever and enchanting! favorite of this author so far! really enjoyed!

So good!

Fresh ans light and with a very good, interesting story. The way the character’s books complete the story is awesome!

exciting twists and turns

loved it and I also enjoy the narrator. I will be starting book 2 right now.