England, 1811.
A tarnished reputation.
A distant home.
A forced engagement to a dangerous man.
On the cliffs of 19th-century Cornwall, a spirited, impetuous young woman is torn between the honor of her family and the longing of her heart.
A tarnished reputation.
A distant home.
A forced engagement to a dangerous man.
On the cliffs of 19th-century Cornwall, a spirited, impetuous young woman is torn between the honor of her family and the longing of her heart.
When Elizabeth Trelawny flees London, she has more than one reason to
run. And when her carriage, pursued by her would-be fiancé, is caught in a
storm, she quickly accepts the help of a dark stranger. Anything to get back to
Cornwall. Rowan Curnow is not exactly a stranger. Not quite a gentleman either,
class disparity once kept him from courting Elizabeth… even if it didn't keep
him from kissing her.
The couple elude their pursuers and reach Bastian Point, Elizabeth's
future inheritance and the one place she calls home. But in the very act of
spiriting her to safety, Rowan has jeopardized Elizabeth's inheritance – if her
grandfather ever learns she spent the night, however innocently, in the company
of a man.
When smugglers unite the pair in a reckless, flirtatious alliance – an
alliance that challenges the social norms that Elizabeth has been raised to
revere and rattles Rowan's fledgling faith in God – Elizabeth must choose
between the obedience of a child and the desires of a woman: whether to cling
to the safety of her family home or follow the man she loves.
A Lady’s Honor, by
Laurie Alice Eakes, brings to life relationships and social interaction in
early 19th-century England. What a different world these characters
know – so very unlike 21st-century America. The formality, the
calculations, the suppositions. The novel transported me, completely captivated,
wondering if I could have survived in such a time period. With the romance and
suspense added to this setting and its characters, A Lady’s Honor is an enjoyable read – one I would recommend to
anyone with an interest in historical fiction. So, I cannot help
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