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Rebeccah and the Highwayman | 
 enlarge | Author: Barbara Davies
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 210659
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1934452017
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781934452011
ASIN: 1934452017
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
It's 1706, the time of good Queen Anne. Mistress Rebeccah Dutton never dreamed that several encounters with the notorious highwayman Blue-Eyed Nick on the deserted heaths around London would turn her respectable world upside down. When she discovers the highwayman is actually a woman named Kate, her curiosity about the dashing thief turns to fascination. Kate has to deal with a thieftaker snapping at her heels and secrets from her past before Rebeccah can become better acquainted with this intriguing highwaywoman. Will Kate avoid the shadow of Tyburn long enough for Rebeccah to explore this twist of fate?
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 Robbed by the Highwayman July 25, 2008
I don't want a Highwayman - I want my money back. The story was really unbelievable. An aristocratic woman falling in love with a woman bandit who goes to jail and while there is visited by the arisotocrat - please. They make out when the Highwaywoman has poor hygience while she is in prison on a visit by the aristocrat - where can I barf? Don't waste your time. At the end they become Ozzie and Harriet pipe and gold rings included. This book was hands down terrible.
Where can *I* find a Highwayman? July 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Nice period piece by Barbara Davies.
The scene is London, 1706. Rebeccah, daughter from a well-off family, at 23 well on her way to being an old maid, meets highwayman Blue-Eyed Nick when he violently stops the carriage she and her family are in and robs them. Fate has them meet again, Rebeccah is fascinated by the highwayman, something that doesn't stop when she finds out that Nick is actually a woman named Kate.
This book gives a nice view into life in the early 1700s, though I cannot really say whether it is a realistic portrayal. That period never much interested me. It feels like it though (the author does seem to have a fascination with chamber pots, which doesn't go here or there, just something that I noticed).
The characters are interesting, the setting is fascinating and definitely different. The plot is believable and picks up in pace when Kate is captured and sentenced for her thieving ways. I like that she is not portrayed as Robin Hood, while she does take from the rich she uses the money to support herself and her family. She is always in danger and always around some form of violence. That of course clashes harshly with Rebeccah's protected life, but the attraction between the two is believable.
So if you're looking for a few hours of fun escapist reading that really takes you to a different world you I'd say you can't go wrong with this one.
Rebeccah and the Highwayman July 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a wonderfully delightful book. Barbara Davis has woven a beautiful tale of romance with a solid story line. I look forward to reading more from this author.
 I want a Highwayman June 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In this tale, story is set in England around the 1790's. Rebecca is from a noble family and the youngest daughter of a shipping family. She wants to marry for love unlike her older sister who wants to marry for status. On their way home from the country their carriage is robbed the infamous Blue Eyed Nick. Nick and Rebecca are instantly attracted to each other.
Nick is actually Kate who makes her living by robbing carriages and coaches on the highway. She has her reasons for doing so. But she always robs her victims with a sense of honor.
Rebecca and Nick's paths cross again and again. When Kate saves Rebecca and her party from a dreadful fate, Rebecca finds the true nature of Nick when the highwayman is injured.
Fate later puts Kate's life in the balance as Rebecca tries to save Kate's life. I won't give away on that but to say Rebecca's resources and contacts help her with her mission.
A happy ending. For myself I felt like I was there in England in the 1790's as the author was very good at giving the feel and the smells of the area in the book without being very wordy about it. Like this is turning out to be.
The English slang and vocabulary were not used in way that I did not understand either the meaning or the context of which they were used.
I really enjoyed this book and Barbara Davies is always pretty good with the books she writes. Bravo Lady!!
rebeccah and the highwayman May 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book! I love historical pieces and the details that Barbara Davies provided make the book come alive for me.
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