Source: we received an
e-ARC of the book through NetGalley for review purposes.
When I saw this book on Netgalley I wasn’t
familiar with Ms. Beecroft’s work, but I’ve been meaning to read more
historical romance and since this was a novella I figured that if I didn’t like
it at least it would be short. Obviously I shouldn’t have worried since it
turns out that I was in the presence of a fantastic book by a great author.
By Honor Betrayed is set during the year 1750 (the blurb has the wrong year) and
tells the story of Conrad and Tom. Conrad is a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and
Tom has been his servant since they were very young. Their relationship is
different from the average master/servant because they are, above all, friends
who care and respect each other. Conrad feels strongly attracted to Tom and
knows that the feeling is mutual, but a relationship between them is forbidden
and punished with death so they must resist the temptation and fight the
attraction.
