A Defense of Honor



I have not read a historical romance that dealt with such a controversal topic in a long time, and it is not because I don't want to read one, they are just extremely hard to find. Kristi Ann Hunter has been one of the few Christian authors to address the issue of illegitament birth's of the nobility, and I absolutely adored the way she went about doing so.

"A Defense of Honor" follows a young woman named Katherine who runs a secret home called, Haven Manor, for children of illegitament birth from parents of nobility. Katherine is hiding much more than just children, she's also dealing with the guilt of a past mistake that changed her life and her best friend's forever. After briefly meeting a man named Graham on a trip to London, she never would have believed he would soon be riding up to Haven Manor's doorstep as a favor to a friend. As Katherine starts developing feelings for Graham, she has to address some of her secrets, some of the things she's doing wrong, the way she is raising the children, and also that it may be time to let go of her guilt and start living her life believing she deserves the good that comes her way.

The characters in this book are very well written and they are all so easy to fall in love with. I wanted to adopt every single one of the children as I got to know them throughout the book, and Daphne and Jess seem to be even more interesting than Katherine to read about. Those are two woman with many secrets that I can't wait to discover in future books.

I do not have one bad thing to say about this book. I am eagerly anticipating the next book in the series, though I will have to wait until next year, and I'm not sure how I am going to do that. I can not wait to see Daphne's story unfold and see her get her happily ever after.

If you want to read a book that is not about your typical Christian historical romance subjects, I suggest you give this book a read. I promise you will not be disappointed!

*I received this book for free from Bethany House Publishing, but my opinion is all my own.

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