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A romance set on the highways of old England

On a cool crisp night in the Epping Forest, a stagecoach was moving amongst the shadows of a full silver moon.

"the moonlight gives the forest a magical glow", said Mary Gregory a passenger in the coach. The other passenger was her brother, Magistrate Sir Thomas Gregory, but he thought it felt less magical but more eerie and dangerous. He was seeing highwaymen and footpads in every shadow. The driver was also very nervous as highwaymen were known to work within these woods.

Suddenly a handsome well dressed man carrying a brace of gleaming duelling pistols appeared, He was riding a white horse and had come out of the shadows into the moonlight.

The nervous driver sped up the coach.

The horseman was following the coach but at a faster pace, shouting "Stop now or I'll shoot!"

"Stand and deliver, your money or your life!" shouted the highwayman Firing his pistol he winged the driver who knowing the next shot might kill him slowed the coach to a stop.

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Between a ghost reincarnated in a magician and the magician himself and a hybrid of Magician, and grey alien. They love yet don't know who the other is, even if they are friends. They love yet can't see the other hiding in plain sight. Who will she end up loving?

"What are you doing?" said Stella. "I'm coming to the masked ball in style," said the Ghost. "In style, what are you going to do rob it?" said Stella. "Rob it?" said the Ghost, offended. "Why are you dressed as the Ghost?" asked Stella. "I was hoping to see Rogue Star," said the Ghost. Rogue Star was Stella's secret name as a local superhero. No one knew who she was. "Why?" asked Stella, frowning. "Do I need a reason?" said the Ghost. "Nice outfit, Aureus," said a voice behind them. "Hi, am I that obvious?" said the Ghost. "Actually, yes," said Stella. "Well, I had to try, I wanted to meet Rogue Star," said Aureus. "Face it, she's out of your league," said the person behind them, Jasper her father. "I am not the Masked Chicken now," said Aureus. Who had been a fool for most of his life. He had been known as a fool, he had been known as the Masked Chicken. He had indeed changed the man who woke up to be Aureus, the Ghost. His sleeping soul awakening turned the hopeless, helpless, fool into a normal person, but his reputation stuck. "We know it," said Stella, "but you are no Ghost he is charming and amazing you are just... you."

Aureus looked sad that even the girl who loved the Ghost wasn't mildly impressed by the outfit.

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This is a highwayman story in Rachel Lawson's Stand and Deliver series.

In this the highwayman Jack (Justin) steals the heart of a Lady and plays Cupid.

“Justin, what was that about? What light on yonder window breaks-! Your eyes are like 2 twinkling silver stars!” shouted the Ghost. “She's a friend of mine! You know she hates me as much as I hate her! If I said Isabella give me your money I would be giving myself away and what about you the French Ghost” “I forgot who I was I knew the man with her, he's my friend Stephen Grimshaw. He's a minor poet and he's in love with the girl. He's been sending her love letters from what I've found out from being his go-between he uses the nom de plume of Silver Starr. She's fallen in love with her admirer now if I'm not mistaken she thinks you are him! This won't make Grimshaw happy at all!” the Ghost said. “He's not happy! How do you think I am I'm engaged to two women already why no go for the trifecta and have more people wanting to see me dancing on the stage at Tyburn!” Jack said turning his horse to face his cousin the Earl of Essex, “Robert what do you want me to do? Do we have make her hate me and love your friend he wants her I don't!” Jack said. “ Yes and it will be easy he's coming to my home she is too! They'll be at my party!” said the Earl. “Oh we can use that!” said Jack. “How Justin?” asked the Earl. “By making her hate me and love him!” said Jack. “Tell her who you are!” joked the Ghost, “Very funny it won't work,“ Jack said, “She'd lynch me herself!” “Fine, I'll supply the tree! The old oak out the front of my place would be perfect and I'll buy her a nice strong rope!” Joked the Ghost. “Who are you 2 planning to hang?” A soldier who they didn't see arrive asked the seriously,

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