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Reviews for The
Sense of Honor
by Ashley Kath-Bilsky
Christiana Tatum does everything in her
power to keep her friends and 'family' safe. When a stranger comes
to Bellewyck Abbey to look into the secrets of the past, Christiana
finds herself in a situation where she must deceive in order to
survive. But she is falling in love with this man. Devlin Grayson,
the Duke of Pemberton learns that he has inherited an estate. He
also learns that it is in ruins and surmises that the servants have
probably robbed it. There was also mention of a ward, but this ward
seems to have disappeared. In concern for the child, he comes to
Bellewyck Abbey in disguise to probe the shadows looking for
answers. But the woman who tries to stop him at every turn is slowly
stealing his heart and is making him question everything he believes
in. He needs to win her trust to save her, before her sense of honor
destroys her.
Ashley Kath-Bilsky has written an historical romance of the highest
caliber. This reviewer was fesseled to the pages, fell in love with
the hero and was cheering for the heroine all the way through. The
plot is exciting and moves along at a good pace. The characters are
multi-dimensional and the secondary characters bring life to the
story. Sexual tension rages through this story and Ms. Kath-Bilsky
gives her readers a breath-taking romance. The love scenes are
sensual and very romantic. This reviewer was very pleased with how
the author handled all the secrets. Sometimes it can be very
frustrating for the reader when secrets keep tearing the main
characters apart, but in this case, those secrets seem to bring them
more together and both characters reacted very maturely when the
secrets finally came to light. This reviewer is hoping that this
very talented author will have another book out very soon.
April 2007
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Award winning author, Ashley Kath-Bilsky
sweeps her readers back to early nineteenth century England in her
romantic suspense novel THE SENSE OF HONOR.
The Duke of Pemberton, Devlin Grayson, has recently inherited an
estate from his distant relative Lord Bellewyck and along with it
the responsibility of a ward. However, his new property, the
Bellewyck Abby, is in ruins and the Bellewyck ward is missing.
Devlin decides to check things out for himself, convinced that the
servants have been stealing from the estate and have done something
with the child. His friends urge him on and suggest he go under
cover, in fact they place a wager on the outcome. So, Devlin Grayson
becomes Mr. Randolph the Duke's steward for the Bellewyck Abby
estate.
Devlin's ruse to get the servants to talk to him does not work as
his run in with the feisty house keeper, Christiana Tatum, acting as
a chimney sweep and the solid silence of the other servants will
attest. As Mr. Randolph, he encounters one secret after another
blocking his discovering the whereabouts of the ward as well as
finding out what clandestine business the people of Bellewyck Abby
are up to. Christiana does have many hidden secrets and among them;
her true identity and her involvement with smugglers. Mr. Randolph's
appearance at the Abby may put everyone in danger. There is one
truth Devlin and Christiana can not ignore however, and that is
their growing attraction for each other.
THE SENSE OF HONOR is aptly named as the heroine and hero are both
driven by it. Ms. Kath-Bilsky skillfully weaves these two honor
bound characters through a plot of subterfuge and intrigue to a
blissfully romantic ending that will leave the reader sighing with
satisfaction. The supporting characters are unique and well written
which adds to the dimension of the story, while Ms. Kath-Bilsky's
cunning use of dialog and description alone make THE SENSE OF HONOR
a riveting read that must not be missed.
Reviewed by Donna Zapf,
www.ECataromance.com
March 26, 2007
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