Title: The Trouble With Honor
Series: Cabot Sisters Book #1
Author: Julia London
Genre: Historical
Blurb: Desperate times call for daring measures as Honor Cabot, the eldest stepdaughter of the wealthy Earl of Beckington, awaits her family’s ruin. Upon the earl’s death she and her sisters stand to lose the luxury of their grand home—and their place on the pedestal of society—to their stepbrother and his social-climbing fiancée. Forced to act quickly, Honor makes a devil’s bargain with the only rogue in London who can seduce her stepbrother’s fiancée out of the Cabots’ lives for good. An illegitimate son of a duke, George Easton was born of scandal and grows his fortune through dangerous risks. But now he and Honor are dabbling in a perilous dance of seduction that puts her reputation and his jaded heart on the line. And as unexpected desire threatens to change the rules of their secret game, the stakes may become too high even for a notorious gambler and a determined, free-spirited debutante to handle.
Thoughts: This was my first experience with a Julia London, mostly because historical is not really my genre. Occasionally I will stumble across one that peeks my interest however, as was the case with this one. I have to say, I was not disappointed. London managed to strike a good balance with being historically accurate, yet not being so caught up in the details and facts that she lost my interest. Honor was also not your typical simpering heroine of the era – in fact, she chafed against the assigned role of women during the time, even going so far as to allude to the fact that unless they fought for change and what they wanted, how could women expect a different type of life? Honor was spunky, daring, and definitely whirled through life – and the book! – like a mini-cyclone! If there is nothing else you learn about her character though, it’s definitely that she goes after what she wants – no holds barred! And I really admired her character.
George Easton might as well have been wacked with a two-by-four across the head, with all the impact Honor has on him! The poor guy didn’t stand a chance! I love how he challenges her, too, though in other ways – he can definitely hold his own. I did grow a bit frustrated with him, but that is to be expected. He is one of those good guys that really makes himself completely miserable trying to do the right thing – yet he has enough of a touch of ‘bad boy’ in him to keep him interesting and just slightly unpredictable. There are also plenty of secondary characters, too, and I look forward to seeing more of them in future books in this series!
To be honest I have never read a historical quite like this one! I was very impressed, and I look forward to reading more!
Rate: A
Buy Links: Amazon B&N Harlequin IndieBound
Julia London has also offered us a SIGNED copy for giveaway!! Don’t forget to enter here: Trouble With Honor Giveaway
Thank you so much! So happy you enjoyed it 🙂
Usually I get all the books in a series before I read them, but this series I plan to read book by book and I can’t wait! Thanks for the wonderful review.
I love Julia’s books and am looking forward to reading this one.
Great review!
I am so looking forward to reading this! I am a big fan of historical romance. Glad you liked it! Thanks for the review!
I love reading Julia London. I will put this one on the list.
Wow, Julia, a 5-star rating makes this book of yours a “must have” for me! Not that your other books weren’t 5 stars for me…I’ve always loved your stories. Thanks for your writing and for this post. jdh2690@gmail.com
I love Julia London’s historical romances and look forward to reading The Trouble With Honor. Great review. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
Looking forward to eating this!
Interesting review, considering you don’t normally read historical romance.
Nice honest review; haven’t read this author before
Enjoyed the review. Love the author, Looking forward to reading the book
Thanks for the review.
Looking forward to reading this! Enjoyed the review!! Thanks so much!!
I love Julia’s books and historical romance/fiction is my favorite genre. Can’t wait to read it and enjoyed the interview.
Thank you for the blurb and review, another must read
I can’t wait to read this! 🙂
I am anxiously awaiting this book. Thank you for your talent.
I love this cover and have the book ready on my Kindle (just need to finish three other ones first). 🙂
I just picked up my book today.
can’t wait to read it.
I love Julia London’s books! So glad to see a new one out!
Wow this sounds like a great read. I love Julia London.
Have put The Trouble With Honor on my to buy list. Enjoyed reading the snippet and review.
I foster homeless books 🙂
Great contest and interview
Love Julia’s book and so excited to read this one as well!
Great interview. Great giveaway!
Looks good. I like historical romances and the cover is pretty.
Great review! 🙂
The cover is wonderful and sounds great!
great cover can’t wait to read this book I love all her books!!!
Great review1
I love Julia London’s books. She is an auto-buy for me. Thanks for the giveaway!
Love your books and this one looks like it will be as good as all previous one.
I would love to read the book, the giveaway is great!
So excited to read this and start a new Julia London series! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!!
Can’t wait to read!
Looking so Forward to reading The Trouble with Honor, Thank you!
can’t wait to read it
I’m ready to read this new book!
Hope to pick up my copy this weekend!
This is a great review and I so look forward to reading it and posting my own review on our blog, bookworm2bookworm and Goodreads!
This book is on my to read list.