Cold, wet, and covered in mud, Heiress Hippolyta Royle has escaped from her kidnapper and is trying to find the nearest village. As the hounds are getting closer to finding her, she flags down a coach and begs for the occupants to help her. Although Matthew Mortimer is willing to help the filthy woman travel to the next stop along the coach road, he doesn't believe her outlandish story that she is a kidnapped heiress. But when Matthew sees Hippolyta after she washes away the mud, he volunteers to take the beautiful woman to London himself.
This novella is a good addition to the Maiden Lane series. We know Hippolyta from previous books in the series. She escaped the Duke of Montgomery it the last book that we read, but we weren't told what actually became of her until this book. This was a nice, romantic and entertaining story. My rating: 4 Stars.
This novella is a good addition to the Maiden Lane series. We know Hippolyta from previous books in the series. She escaped the Duke of Montgomery it the last book that we read, but we weren't told what actually became of her until this book. This was a nice, romantic and entertaining story. My rating: 4 Stars.
