A Double Deception: Gillian Kaye

When Charlotte Kempe's stepfather enters her bedroom after dark, she is waiting - and without thought to the consequences, she shoots him. Fleeing the family home, the rides across the country to find the family's beloved retired cook, Granny Smailes. The year is 1812 - and to Charlotte's amazement she not only finds Granny Smailes living in Robin Hood's Bay, she is also working with the smugglers there. Disguising herself as a boy, she seeks work in the stables at nearby Howebeck Hall, where she meets Marius Howe, who is visiting with the intention of courting the pretty and wilful Sophy Maddox. Chartlotte becomes involved with Marius and Sophy while helping Granny with the intrigues and hazards of the smuggling business...deceptions and surprises abound in a light-hearted tale of Regency times.