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.