Honourable Lies By Fran Connor

Honourable Lies By Fran Connor

Synopsis:

A passionate, thought-provoking tale of love and revenge set in Nineteenth-Century England. Follow the progress of a poor, orphan girl serendipitously elevated to High Society. Her aim is to marry a rich man, regardless of love, so she will never be poor again; instead, she falls in love with a handsome, young landowner with whom she can have it all; love, security, and wealth. As fate would have it, there are obstacles to their romance: his wife, an evil aristocrat, a beautiful gypsy, and Gallows Hill.

Review:

Honourable Lies by Fran Connor is an excellent adventurous read. I was captivated right from the start. The main character is a young woman named Victoria. She was raised in an orphanage that was filthy, abusive, completely meager and inadequate. There, she suffered much. When she finally manages to escape, she encounters even more trouble including being accosted and sexually assaulted. Her adventures are filled with terror.

But her luck changes when she sees some men manipulating and placing something under some train tracks. She alerts the engineer to stop the train and saves everyone on it including the Queen of England herself. The Queen rewards Victoria by elevating her to a place of honor. Victoria immediately goes from being a commoner to being a lady. She must now learn to act and think like a lady. Now she can obtain her goal of never being poor again, and marry for money. She doesn’t necessarily care about love-she just wants to eat.

Soon she meets the wealthy, handsome and honourable Richard. However, he is married. Will Victoria marry for money and love? That is the question. Victoria’s adventures don’t end upon meeting Richard. She goes on to face trials and troubles, gypsies and even the gallows.

Honourable lies is mysterious, adventurous and even suspenseful. It’s an excellent historical romance novel. It is filled with venturesome fun, drama and plenty of twists and turns. Victoria is a great character. She is strong and admirable. She goes from being weak and browbeaten to being strong, independent and steadfast. I loved the way she evolves throughout the storyline.

The characters are extremely well developed, likable and realistic. Some of the characters are out right detestable, which makes for a great rounded storyline. They are all interwoven throughout the storyline with skill and aptitude.

The descriptions of the surroundings and activities are marvelous and sumptuous. The dialog between the characters are written skillfully while completely holding the reader’s attention. I was captivated by Honourable Lies. It’s everything I love in a great historical romance and goes further because it is filled with mystery, intrigue, drama and suspense.

Fran Connor is a fabulous fiction writer. This is the first book that I have read by him and it won’t be the last. I think that Honourable Lies would make a great movie-it’s that good and that enthralling.

Highly Recommended

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