<p>Lady Rowena Crossly is determined to rescue her daughter, Cecily, from the Cromwellian Cecily has been forced to marry even does she have to shoot the&nbsp;man, but luck is on her side. Haspel, the Cromwellian carting her daughter away, has been stopped by a gang of highwaymen. They help Rowena rescue her daughter, but then she and Cecily must travel with the highwaymen if they are to stay out of Haspel&rsquo;s clutches. Needing to don various disguises and adopt numerous different names, they bounce from one adventure to another. Being ever in the presence of the lead highwayman, Nathaniel D&rsquo;Arcy, has Rowena beginning to fear her growing feelings for the dashing highwayman. With a warrant on her head for being in league with highwaymen, Rowena faces an uncertain future.</p>