HE LANDLORD'S BLACK-EYED DAUGHTER by Mary Ellen Dennis is an exciting fast paced historicTal romance with a touch of paranormal set in 1787-1788 London. It was orginally published in 2007 by Five Star Expressions.This is a roller coaster wild of emotions.It is full of adventure,betrayal,five hundred year old spirits,romance,love,some suspense,family and coming to terms with your destiny. Highwayman Rand meets authoress,Elizabeth(Bess). When the two of them first meet Rand and his cousin robs them,but Rand and Bess feels a connection. This connection has to do with long agoconnection ,(five hundred years to be exact) between a handsome,fiercesome knight and his lovely Lady.While his Lady loved him,he was oft gone,loved fighting in the war,loved other women,his Lady was barren in the end she betrayed him.Rand and Bess feels their connection to these two wayward souls,and fight to find change the ending in their own lives.In the meantime,Rand continues to be a highwayman who robs from the rich to give to the poor.He is the Robin Hood of this time.Bess,being an author of gothic novels has dreams of being independent,but is pursued by a ruthless magistrate in her small village.This magistrate in the end will use Bess to capture Rand..She also has to deal with a father who gambles to excess and a step mother who will do anything to become rich including selling Bess out.As Rand and Bess's love grows danger grows also.This is a fast paced,action packed,full of adventure and suspense for at the ending we learn what really happened to Bess's mother.I would recommend this book to all historical romance who enjoy some paranormal mixed into the story.This book was received for the purpose of review from the publisher and details can be found at Sourcebooks Casablanca,an imprint of Sourcebooks,Inc. and My Book Addiction and More Reviews. ( )

A loose interpretation of the famous poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes with a strong female character, a sexy highwayman, and a dispicable villan. If you enjoy the campiness of Xena: Warrior Princess, you can appreciate this "historical" romance. ( )