Road to Rosewood
by Ashtyn Newbold
“DON’T MAKE A SOUND, LUCY.”THE MAN GLANCED OVER HIS SHOULDER, STRAIGHT AT MY FACE. WITH ONE HAND, HE REACHED UP AND PULLED THE VENETIAN MASK FROM HIS EYES.Growing up in a dreary coastal town, Lucy Abbot has secretly dreamt of a perfect and exciting romance, missing the childhood summers spent in the countryside with her cousins and their charming neighbor, Nicholas. After Lucy learns that Nicholas has been married in the six years of her absence, she is heartbroken and more determined than ever to move beyond her past and claim her independence. Lonely and confined, Lucy grasps an opportunity to return to the estate of Rosewood at her cousin’s invitation, hoping the escape will lift her spirits, keeping her departure secret from her protective parents.But just as her journey is finally underway, her carriage is besieged by highwaymen with a familiar man leading them. Struggling through past heartbreak and fearing for her life in the present, Lucy...