The Black Moth
The Black Moth
By: Georgette Heyer
Jack Carstares, oldest son of the Earl of Wyncham, disgraced six years earlier, returns home and becomes a highwayman so that he is able to live in the land he loves without detection. One day while out riding he foils an abduction plot mastered by the infamous Duke of Andover. Injured while rescuing the damsel in distress, he is taken home by the thankful Diana Beauleigh and her Aunt Betty, to recover. Carstares finds himself in love with Diana. Unfortunately for her, so is the Duke, and he will stop at nothing to have her.
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Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer (1902-1974) was a historical romance and detective fiction novelist. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story for her younger brother into the novel The Black Moth. Heyer is credited with establishing the historical romance genre and is best known for her Regency romances.
