The Tudor Secret — Carola Dunn

It was simply mortifying! The orphaned Mariette has been extricating her ne'er do well cousin from scandalous situations for years, but losing the family ring to a card cheating nobleman is outside of enough. Never a woman to sit idly by, she charts out her course of action: Disguised as a highwayman, she will hold up Lord Malcolm's carriage and demand that he return the precious heirloom.

Unfortunately, Mariette doesn't take into account the possibility of finding herself on the wrong end of a pistol...or the decidedly peculiar feelings that steal over her at the mere sight of the devilishly attractive Malcolm. Enmeshed in a web of intrigue and desire that reaches across the sea to France, she must retrieve the ring and rescue her handsome lord from a dangerous foe...even if it means risking her life and losing her heart -- along the way.