The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century

by Georgette Heyer

"The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century" by Georgette Heyer is a Georgian era romance novel published in 1921. Set in 1751, the story follows Lord Jack Carstares, an English nobleman turned highwayman after taking the blame in a cheating scandal. When he rescues Miss Diana Beauleigh from the sinister Duke of Andover, they fall in love. But Jack's dark past and outlaw life threaten their chance at happiness, forcing him to confront his troubled history and fight for redemption.