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Honourable Lies Kindle Edition

by Fran Connor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

3.9 46 ratings

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Romance and Adventure in Victorian Times

An orphan transcends poverty and immerses herself in High Society where she falls in love with a wealthy young man. Her newfound bliss is shattered when sinister figures from her past resurface and the malevolent father of her lover drives a wedge between them.

Uneducated in the darker side of the aristocracy she adapts the lessons learned in the gutter to overcome her new adversaries using her resilience and cunning in the hope of winning back the love of her man.

This once timid orphan must change if her chance of happiness is not be thwarted by her enemies. They have wealth and connections; she has the courage of a woman on a mission. But then she begins to wonder if she does want to win him back.

A journey through the shadows and moral duplicity of Dickensian England in this enthralling Victorian Romantic Thriller. Available in Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and in print.

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Honourable Lies by Fran Connor is an excellent mysterious and adventurous read. I was captivated right from the start.

Will Victoria marry for money as well as love? That is the question. Victoria's misadventures don't end upon meeting Richard. She goes on to face trials and troubles, gypsies and even the gallows.

Honourable Lies It's an excellent historical romance novel. It is filled with venturesome fun, drama and plenty of twists and turns. Victoria is a great character. She is strong and admirable. She goes from being weak and brow beaten to being strong, independent and steadfast. I loved the way she evolves throughout the storyline.
The characters are extremely well developed, likable and realistic. Some of the characters are out right detestable, which makes for agreat rounded storyline. They are all interwoven throughout the storyline withskill and aptitude.
The descriptions of the surroundings and activities are marvelous and sumptuous. The dialog between the characters is written skillfully while completely holding the reader's attention. I was captivated by Honourable Lies. It's everything I love in a great historical romance and goes further because it is filled with mystery, intrigue, drama andsuspense.
Fran Connor is a fabulous fiction writer. Thisis the first book that I have read by him and it won't be the last. I think that Honourable Lies would make a great movie-it's that good and that enthralling.

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I've long been fascinated by the way Victorians in High Society tried to portray themselves as moral, religious and philanthropic. Of course we now know better! While they may have put lace around table legs in some weird sense of propriety we know that the men spent much of their time in dens of iniquity while the women carried out discreet, sometimes indiscreet, liaisons. This novel though fiction is what I gleaned from research and shines a light on the hypocrisy of those times. I hope you enjoy it.Whatever your opinion is of this novel after reading it, please leave an honest review. Honest reviews help authors to improve their work.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01HQL2JVS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Liot Literary (June 28, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 28, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2795 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 270 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,340,420 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #14,738 in Victorian Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #61,055 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)
- #84,687 in Romantic Suspense (Books)

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Fran Connor is a British author who lives in the sunny and scenic SW France. He draws inspiration from the local vineyards, orchards and ancient fortified villages. He also enjoys the wine!

He writes novels in various genres, from historical romance to contemporary thriller. He has a knack for creating engaging characters, captivating plots and vivid settings.

He is also a talented playwright and screenwriter. He has written scripts for stage and screen that showcase his creativity and versatility.

To discover more of his works, click on the author tab under the novel title. You won’t be disappointed!

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Mike Lord

A great adventure set at a time in Victorian history

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2017

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Wow, a cross between an historical mystery and a fairy story. I couldn’t put it down once I started reading. The characters are very real bearing in mind a 100 year historical divide and the action dramatic. The last chapter is a real cliff-hanger, until you get to the last page. I liked the descriptions of the country-side which I happen to know reasonably well as a youngster.

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Michelle V.

Captivating story!

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2018

This is an intriguing historical story that had me captivated from the start. Victoria is a strong independent woman who knows what she wants out of life and she is determine to get it. Victoria's journey is full of ups and downs, mystery, suspense and romance. I was given a copy of this book from NetGalley and I am leaving a voluntary review.

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Esther

Enjoyable way to spend the afternoon.

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2017

Over all a good book. I enjoyed the story as a whole. Romance, mystery, suspense. The beginning was a little disjointed, jumping from scene to scene but it eventually came together.
I received the book for free through Reading Deals, in exchange for an honest review.

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2018

Victoria escapes the orphanage where she was raised to become a companion to Elizabeth, who lives in the house with Richard and Peggy, his wife. Richard's and Peggy's marriage is of convenience as she loves another. Victoria and Richard fall in love but he is not divorced. The best way to get divorced is for one of the married couple to commit adultery. If it is Peggy, then it will ruin her so Richard agrees to be the adulterer. Will Victoria 's love remain after Richard cheats with another woman that's not Victoria? You have to read the book to find out. I received this book from Net Galley and BooksGoSocial for a honest review and no compensation otherwise. Loved this book with a sweet story and heart.

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Moonreader62

Honourable Lies

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2018

The book is a good storyline that is dramatic captivating historical. The characters are intriguing, engaging, and well developed. I liked reading this book. I am voluntarily reading and reviewing an advanced reader copy of this book.

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MA

... fields and meadows while damp sheep sought refuge under sturdy English oaks

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2016

"Driving rain from a sky as dark as a dungeon swept across wheat fields and meadows while damp sheep sought refuge under sturdy English oaks. It lashed against the ancient, leaded windows as if it were a bo’sun with a cat o’ nine tails, and howled like a tormented soul through the bell tower."

The above excerpt from Fran Connor's historical fiction, "Honourable Lies" goes to prove the kind of description a reader would find in this book. It is beautifully written, one that conveys a whole range of emotions and intrigue to full satisfaction. Much like Tara in Gone with the wind, the female protagonist wants to marry rich so that she'll never be hungry again. Does she find love in the end? That is the real mystery.

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Jeannie Zelos

If you can suspend any semblance of reality and like a sweet and cute read you'll love this, but sadly I want more real life

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2018

Honourable Lies, Fran Connor

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Genre:, Romance
Edit: 14/7/18
This novel is set in the 1860's, so my comments about divorce are not strictly correct, what I had read was in the process of changing at the time this novel was set, and it wouldn't have been as difficult as before to obtain a divorce, so please read my original comments with that in mind. Apologies for my incorrect facts, and I'd like to add the following info to correct things.
Under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 divorce was taken away from the Ecclesiastical Court and parliament jurisdiction. Under the Act it was possible for a man to divorce his wife for adultery, but a wife could not divorce her husband for adultery ‘only’. She had to have ‘aggravated’ cause to go with it such as serious assault or being abandoned. The civil court could then grant the divorce without recourse to parliament or the Church.
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So, sometimes I just want to dip back into history, with a simple romance. Sadly though this was too sweet and simple for me. Victoria is a historical Pollyanna.... whatever happens to her she's something good around every corner. Ditto for anyone that crosses her path.
She gets thrown out of the orphanage at 16, gets attacked while out and her little money stolen, but she's well read and educated, and gets a job living in, with no references, no belongings, and probably looking pretty grubby, as companion/tutor to a 14 yr old. That quickly falls through but no worries, she just happens to meet and do Queen Victoria a favour....and the whole book feels like that, any mishap brings good things Every Time. She really is a charmed girl and everyone in her orbit benefits, everyone loves her. Its little things that were so unreal for me, she starts growing carrots, cabbages and potatoes with no knowledge of how, and within a couple of years has graduated to a huge flock of sheep, employing people to help her.

Then of course there's Richard and his wife – who's name I can't recall. She loves another and so – hey, they get divorced. Now even I with my scant historical knowledge know it wasn't that easy, so had a quick look on google “A couple could only be divorced by the passage of a private act through Parliament–remedy available only to the very wealthy. According to Feminism, Marriage and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895, about ten private acts for divorce were passed in Parliament each year.” It certainly wasn't the easy option.
So, I know I'm reading fiction, I'm happy for authors to bend the facts and use them to their advantage but this was just too unreal for me. Life doesn't work like that, I can accept one good thing happening, people do get lucky breaks, but for Victoria every cloud had a silver lining. There's no way she'd have been taken on in her first job, no way she'd have met the queen, got that position, grown enough veg to buy sheep in such a short space of time...it was all too slick for me. I have to say here that from about 40 to 80 % I just skim read, bored with the story but wanting to see the end.
If you can suspend any semblance of reality and like a sweet and cute read you'll love this, but sadly I want more real life, more angst, more blocks to happiness, though I need a HEA and was glad that came through.

Stars:Two, too far from reality for me :-(

ARC supplied by Netgalley and publisher

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2017

This is a very dramatic, action and mystery filled story. Several twists come into play, but not until the end. There are some interesting and likable characters, and some despicable characters. The storyline is captivating and intriguing, but at times drags a bit. At the end there are several HEA endings and some very satisfying outcomes.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Reading Deals Review Club. This is my honest opinion of it.

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