Word of Honor [Paperback]

Radclyffe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 20, 2008

A fast-paced romance shot-through with danger, passion, and excitement.

First Daughter Blair Powell and her lover Cameron Roberts, newly appointed deputy director of the Homeland Security Office, escape to a ski chalet in the Rockies after a harrowing attack by members of a domestic terrorism organization. However, Blair and Cam come under fire both publicly and privately when the media spotlights their plans to wed and an old nemesis resurfaces to threaten their lives. With the nation under attack, the world on the verge of war, and their personal lives the focus of intense public scrutiny, Cam and Blair struggle to preserve what matters most--their love.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Bold Strokes Books (May 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 160282018X
• ISBN-13: 978-1602820180
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #579,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Radclyffe, a retired surgeon and full time author-publisher, has published over thirty-five novels as well as dozens of short stories, has edited numerous anthologies, and, writing as L. L. Raand, has authored a paranormal romance series, The Midnight Hunters. She is a eight time Lambda Literary Award finalist in romance, mystery and erotica--winning in both romance (Distant Shores, Silent Thunder) and erotica (Erotic Interludes 2: Stolen Moments edited with Stacia Seaman and In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip written with Karin Kallmaker). A member of the Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame, she is also a 2010 RWA/FF&P Prism Award Winner for Secrets in the Stone, an Independent Publisher's award winner (IPPY), an Alice B. Readers' award Winner, and a finalist for the Benjamin Franklin award, the ForeWord Review Book of the Year award, and the 2010 Heart of Excellence Readers' Choice award. She is also the president of Bold Strokes Books, one of the world's largest independent LGBT publishing companies.

She states, "I began reading lesbian fiction at the age of twelve when I found a copy of Ann Bannon's Beebo Brinker. That book and others like it convinced me that I was not alone, that there were other women who felt like I did. Our literature provides support and validation and very often, a lifeline, for members of our community throughout the world. I am proud and honored to be able to publish the many fine authors at Bold Strokes Books and to contribute in some small way to the words that the celebrate LGBTQ experience."

You can visit Radclyffe at http://www.facebook.com/Radclyffe.BSB?ref=ts

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent book that doesn't quite live up to the rest, but with fun moments and some action interspersed with the romance, June 25, 2008

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B. Rabkeb (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Word of Honor (Paperback)

This book was fine. Probably the weakest so far in the series, but decent. I don't begrudge the time I spent with it at all, and fans of Cam and Blair will want to read it, if only to experience the next step on their journey. I long for the depth of the early days of the relationship, though.

Honestly, it's a testament to the strength of the characters that Radclyffe creates that I'm still interested in them and their friends. Particularly as I often get impatient with books that spend too much time on secondary characters, and not enough on the main protagonists, as this series has tended towards.

And there is a lot about their friends in this book. We get regular insight into, or at least spend time with, the relationships of Stark & Savard and Diane & Valerie. And we get the introduction of Dana Barnett, a reporter the White House orders embedded with Blair's team in order to cover her upcoming nuptials. And the return of Emory, who bonded with the team in Boston during an attempt on Blair's life. Dana is a really interesting character, in my opinion, at least as far as providing an outsider's perspective on Cam and Blair, and I enjoyed having Emory fleshed out a bit more. I couldn't help but think Emory and Dana should just get their own book, though.

The romance was top notch, for all that, with a couple of significant moments between our protagonists, and some sweet moments for the other characters. But there was a ton of build-up to the possibilities in the final confrontation, and even though I really like how it was resolved from the character-implication side of things, I feel like it kind of developed and died out very quickly. It was almost anticlimactic, and less cleverly plotted and foiled than I'm accustomed to with this series.

So it was a fun read, but no new ground was really broken, and I think it could have been plotted out a little more tightly. And as I said, with all of these interesting characters, sometimes you feel they should just have their own stories told, rather than taking time and focus away from Cam and Blair. Still, if/when another book comes out in this series I'll certainly jump right back in and buy it right away, anyway, and fondly remember the best times and character insights provided, while hoping for more.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Many Main Characters, December 5, 2008

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C. Powell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Word of Honor (Paperback)

This book is beautifully written, like all of Radclyffe's other books. I love the Honor Series and have reread the books numerous times. However, I wanted to read a story about Blair and Cameron not this new Dana character, or the five or six other main characters. I stopped reading the Safe Harbor series for this very reason. I want to read about the two characters that were introduced in the beginning of the Honor Series, not the other couples they have met on the way.

Advice for Radclyffe make another book for the other main characters. Stop pushing so many people into one book.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Suspense! Wonderfully erotic!, June 15, 2008

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E. B. MULLIGAN "Bronwyn" (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Word of Honor (Paperback)

From the opening page the tone was set. This was going to be another terrific entry in the Honor series highlighting Cameron and Blair.

I loved that the author brought all my favorite characters from this series together in this novel. The new romance between Emory and Dana was HOT!

Chapter two was an excellent intro back to Renee and Paula - they are a tremendous couple! Fabulous having so much Valerie and Diane. And not just the couples but dialog between friends Blair and Diane and ex-lovers Valerie and Cam humanize the people.

As always the author provides a chuckle at just the right moment.

The ending will knock your socks off.

I really don't think I stopped reading until the end - I remember at some point being handed something to drink!

Don't miss any of the novels in the series -

Above All, Honor
Honor Bound
Love & Honor
Honor Guards
Honor Reclaimed
Honor Under Siege