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Honor
Rachel Rossano
The Earl of Dentin excels in his position as Securer of the
Realm. But the king’s order to pluck an orphaned child from a loving home
unsettles Dentin. When a dark-eyed woman challenges his honor regarding the
mission, Dentin finds himself unable to justify his actions or get her out of
his mind. Something about her lack of fear intrigues him.
Lady Elsa Reeve attempts to avoid the marriage of
convenience her brother and mother demand of her. She understands the need to
pay off her brother's massive debt. She only wants her family to consider her
wishes in the process.
As Elsa becomes further entangled in a snare of her
brother’s creating, only one man defends her. But can she trust Dentin, her
unlikely champion, and his motives? With a murderer on the loose, Elsa’s fate
in jeopardy, and a traitor plotting against the king, Dentin finds his
priorities shifting in an unexpected direction.
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About Rachel Rossano
Rachel Rossano lives with her husband and three children in
the northeastern part of the United States. Homeschooled through high school,
she began writing her early teens. She didn’t become serious about pursuing a
career as an author until after she had graduated from college and happily
married. Then the children came.
Now she spends her days being a wife, mother, teacher, and household
manager. Her evenings and free moments are devoted to her other loves, writing
and book cover design. Drawing on a lifelong love of reading and history, she
spends hours creating historical feeling fantasy worlds and populating them
with characters who live and breathe on the page.
Reveiw
In Honor, Elsa is the daughter of a noble who is deeply in debt because
of her brother’s foolish bets. She refuses to play into her brother’s plans by
helping him out of his debt, but his debt might take her family down
regardless. Dentin, however, is the second in command to the king. But this
king has asked him to do things that are against Dentin’s moral standards and
that make many people hate him. Will Elsa and Dentin find a way to marry? And
will Dentin and Elsa choose to honor the king or to honor God?
Honor by Rachel Rossano, is a lovely story combining action and
politics with romance. It was a refreshing change from those books I have read
of Rachel’s whose romances are focused on arranged marriages in which the
characters fall in love after the wedding. This one breaks away from that theme
somewhat in bringing the characters together through love first, before
bringing in the necessary marriage.
The characters were
deep and had their struggles. Lady Elsa was rebelling against society’s stereotype
in which women have value only through marriage. Her brother was horrible and
tried to use her as a tool instead of a human. Elsa stood up for herself and
for others as much as she could. I admired her kindness and determination.
Dentin was strong and
fought for honor and obedience to his king. But he had to choose whether to
follow a corrupt king or do what he knew was right. I admire his growing
integrity.
The story was as much a
story of history and politics as it was of romance. The action and turmoil it
brought about added to the story and raised the risks for the characters. The
author portrayed the country’s problems, even those stemming from the previous
war, very well.
I also enjoyed the
involvement of the main characters of book one, Duty. Tomas and Brielle were a delightful couple whose influences
on Elsa and Dentin was beneficial. In addition, a portion of the turmoil of the
story revolved around their family.
Honor is a sweet romance and an intriguing story I might read
again.
I received a free copy
of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Honor Book Trailer
Exerpt
“Elsa.” Lander tugged on my skirts with grubby fingers,
leaving smudges behind.
“Yes, sweet.” I lowered myself to his level. Meeting his
serious blue eyes, my heart ached at how his world would change in a matter of
days.
“I can’t find Darnay. Marmay said to find him, but he’s
hiding. You’re so good at finding things. Can you help me?”
I smiled. “I will try.” Standing up to my full height, I
scanned the growing crowd for Darnay’s dark mop of hair. Finally I spotted him
just as he darted under the table closest the fireplace. “He is under the table
there.” I pointed. Before I could say anything else, Lander took off at a run.
“Walk!” I called after him.
He obediently slowed his pace for about three steps before
resuming a headlong charge between the clustered skirts of my younger sister
and two of her friends. They scattered like geese, scolding him as he ran
deafly on seeking his best friend.
“Elsa Maude.”
I shied away from my mother’s voice in my ear, but her
sudden grip on my upper arm stopped me from going far.
“I thought I made myself clear.”
“You did. Flirt with all the eligible and titled men in the
room.”
Her grip tightened painfully. “Watch your tongue.” Her
fingers eased. “Stop playing with the children and mingle with the adults.
These men want a wife, not a nursemaid.”
I opened my mouth to argue that the men would want children
and a woman who knew how to raise them, but thought better of it. “Yes,
mother.”
“Now go.” She released my arm, smoothing the fabric creased
by her fingers. “Spine straight and shoulders back.” Sending me off with a
tight smile, she motioned off toward the other end of the hall.
I obeyed, but as I surveyed the crowd of people before me,
my gaze fell on Lord Dentin sitting at the high table on the other end of the room.
Resting his forearms on the linen-covered table before him, he clutched a
goblet between his large hands and frowned at it grimly. The hunched line of
his wide shoulders somehow reminded me of a little boy. Despite my half-hearted
resolve to at least make a show of obedience to my mother’s instructions, my
feet carried me to his side instead.
“May I join you?” I asked.
He lifted his head and reminded me instantly that I spoke
with a man full grown. His perceptive gaze swept over me from the ribbon in my
hair to the hem of my skirt before returning to my face. Then, just as
abruptly, he looked away again.
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