I loved this book so much! SO MUCH!!!

I know that I have probably mentioned this before in a previous review of mine, maybe not, but ever since I was a little girl I have had this love for ships. Sailing ships. I love the terms for everything. I love the idea of being able to traverse oceans and leading a band of miscreants, and just the camaraderie that happens when you sail for months at a time. Sure there are bad days too when it comes to the sea, but I just absolutely it. (Okay, so my kinds of ships are normally only in books, and the groups I'm talking about are mostly pirates, not a those on a trading ship like the men on La Voyageur, but it's kind of the same principle, right?)Anywho...that was one of the things I absolutely adored about this story. The fact that most of it takes place on a vessel of the seas.

I also loved the characters, mostly the supporting characters, my favorite being Gabriel's father. He just seemed like such a sweet man, and his daughter Adrienne was a bit of a firecracker in comparison. Gabriel's mother was also very sweet when it came to Chloe, and you could definitely tell she was a strong woman, considering what she herself went through for true love.
It also doesn't hurt that she was a redhead...REDHEADS UNITE!! *ahem* Sorry, kinda slipped out. And Gabriel was a redhea....AUBURN. Sorry, his and his mother's hair is auburn. The characters are kind of berating me for not getting that right. Now...where was I... Oh yeah. I loved that I could sort of relate to those two because of hair color.

While Chloe was an integral part of the story, without her running away from her fiancé there would be no story, she definitely wasn't one of my favorite characters I have ever read. I liked her, don't get me wrong, I just sometimes felt a bit annoyed by the fact that she was SO proper, SO well brought up. At one point I just wanted her to spit on a bad guy or her fiance, just once. I was completely rooting for that to happen. That would have made my day. But other than that, she was a good character.

All in all, this was really great story. I freaked out a bunch of times while reading it, especially near the end, where...well, you'll have to read to find out. This reaction always indicates to me that whatever I am reading has to be good. At first I couldn't figure out how the other books were connected to this one, since this is the first I have read from the series, but it made me smile when I was able to connect all three with characters that I was pretty much introduced to in this second book. It reads very well on its own, but the other books are definitely on my to read list for the future. ( )

Beginning a new life in 1891 is very challenging and dangerous. Nineteen year old Chloe Waverly is running away from her home in New York after her father passes away. It appeared he had arranged a marriage for her to Lamonte Beckett, whom Chloe finds despicable. She doesn’t plan to be married at all, but especially not to someone who would control her every move.

With no access to her money, she stows away onboard La Voyageur impersonating a deckhand loading cargo. Her ultimate goal is to reach her grandmother’s home in New Orleans. She becomes injured as the ship tosses in a storm and is found by Gabriel Hill, the Captain’s son. He agrees to help her get to New Orleans. He soon finds out that trouble follows Chloe very closely as Lamonte’s men try to stop her – dead or alive.

This was clearly a romance novel with some intrigue. Fairly early in the novel, some of Lamonte’s men came on board the La Voyageur at night surprising Gabriel. I found the fighting scene that ensued to be unrealistic for two reasons. Gabriel had just begun sword fighting with their apparent leader. Chloe is surrounded by four of the intruders. She looks for a way to defend herself. All of a sudden there is a sailor’s body lying near that she bends to pick up his knife. Where did he come from? Then she gets the idea to cut one of the ropes. Clearly one of the four intruders would have been on her before she managed to pick up the knife and cut the rope. I also found the writing repetitive. I gave Upon Your Honor 2.5 out of 5.

http://www.fictionzeal.com/upon-honor-marie-lavender-heiresses-love-series-2/ ( )