Emily May

Emily May is a historical-romance writer whose early work includes The Unmasking of a Lady, also issued in some records under the title My Lady Thief. Goodreads' edition record connects both titles to the same work and credits May as author. Fantastic Fiction places her books in Regency romance, alongside The Earl's Dilemma and The Dangerous Duke. The Unmasking of a Lady uses concealment, reputation, and social rank as engines for its romantic conflict, reflecting the genre's interest in public identity versus private motive. May later became more widely known as Emily Larkin, under which name she continued publishing historical romance and fantasy-inflected stories. Her author bibliography connects these pen names and provides continuity across the differently branded editions. For readers, The Unmasking of a Lady comes from the earlier Emily May phase of that career. It is useful to recognize the alternate title and later byline, since library and bookseller records may separate editions that represent the same underlying novel and authorial identity.