VELVET SONG by Jude Deveraux

Alyx is a sprightly little thing who spends her days singing and creating music for the church. Because of her immense talent the townspeople hold her at arms length and put her up on a pedestal. Alyx's world is a sheltered one full of music and love. Her life is shattered when she accidentally crosses paths with a deranged Earl bent on revenge when she shuns his drunken advances. When everything she holds dear is destroyed she is forced into hiding and, dressed as a boy, finds herself the squire of an arrogant but oh-so-attractive earl who is running with a bunch of outlaws.