The Machiavellian Marquess — Freda Michel

"My house or the poorhouse?" It wasn't much of a choice for Christina. The young Marquess was her guardian. She had to live by his impossible rules - until he found a husband for her. Christina was certain it was his evil influence that drove her to a life of crime. Before long she could steal enough money to free her father from debtors' prison and herself from the Marquess's tyranny. Then she met the notorious felon, Black Dan. Christina charmed her way into a partnership with him. And suddenly she was in love with the most wanted criminal in all of England...

Hero: Valentine, Marquess of Stryde
Heroine: Christina Wansford