Behind the Mask — Martha Rogers

Leah Murphy, the mayor's daughter and would be suffragette, is met with frustration in her attempts to involve the ladies of Canfield, Texas by one Carson Bannister, the local newspaper editor and her long time friend. As she plans the Christmas Masquerade Ball, Carson is making plans of his own for a masquerade to fool Leah into believing he's a stranger in town. The scheme works as Leah doesn't recognize him, but she becomes intent on finding the pirate who charmed her. Carson realizes that revealing his true identity on Christmas Eve as he intends to do may backfire and end any hopes of winning Leah's love.