As a teen I enjoyed Cynthia Voigt's Tillerman series, so when I was a young adult and came across this book at a thrift store, I picked it up. Its story and characters are unforgettable and have stayed with me over the years. I love the world-building, the dichotomy of strength and vulnerability in desperate times. The romance is super subtle and sweet.
There is much want in the kingdom and the tales of Jackaroo, the masked outlaw who helps the poor in times of trouble, is on everyone's lips. Gwyn, the innkeeper's spunky daughter, pays little attention to the tales. But when she is stranded during a snowstorm in a cabin with the lordling Gaderian, and finds a strange garment that resembles the costume Jackaroo is said to wear, she begins to wonder...
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