Maud is quite happy living her simple life with her father and learning the exciting art of sword fighting. But when her father is murdered, Maud is whisked away from the life she knows by her rich and lordly grandfather. He wants to give her a home on his terms and help Maud become a real lady. All Maud wants to do is keep on fighting, so that she can have her revenge on her father's killer. High adventure and historical fiction come together in...

"After the horrendous murder of her father, Maud discovers she has a grandfather, a noble count living in Paris, where she must now live. There she encounters The Fox, a masked Robin Hood-like rogue-- a dashing figure she falls for. While her grandfather struggles to tame her wild spirit and introduce her to Society, Maud rebels by secretly becoming the masked Fox-like marauder-- The Scarlet Rose!"--page [4] of cover.