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""False, they were all of them false, the stories; as false as the stories of fairies dancing in moonlight glades on Midsummer Night."" But they served a purpose. In a distant time and far-off kingdom, life is hard. People don't have enough to eat, and winter is upon them. There's little that offers hope, and many turn to the legends of Jackaroo--the masked outlaw hero who rides at night giving aid to the helpless and coin to the destitute in exchange for solace. But Gwyn, the Innkeeper's daughter--sensitive, industrious, and independent--is too practical to believe such tales. However, when a snowstorm forces her and a young Lordling to seek refuge in an abandoned house, Gwyn wonders if perhaps she has been too cynical. Hidden away in an old forgotten cupboard, Gwyn discovers a package: a cloak, a mask, a sword...."Jackaroo?" Could the stories be true? It takes a shock and a devastating betrayal for Gwyn to begin to understand what--and who--Jackaroo really is. And she comes to know what part she will play in discovering the truth, such as it may be, behind the legends.