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Honor #7
Word of Honor
All Cameron Roberts and Blair Powell want is a small, intimate wedding, but the paparazzi and a domestic terrorist have other plans.
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. Under orders from the White House, Blair reluctantly allows a member of the "enemy camp," investigative reporter Dana Barnett, to join her inner circle in the hopes of limiting her media exposure. Dana isn't any happier about being pulled from her coverage of the escalating conflict in the Middle East to write a society "fluff piece," although the presence of beautiful Dr. Emory Constantine does make the assignment a little more enticing.
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 come under fire both publicly and privately when an old nemesis resurfaces intent on finishing his holy mission—to kill Blair Powell.
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. Under orders from the White House, Blair reluctantly allows a member of the "enemy camp," investigative reporter Dana Barnett, to join her inner circle in the hopes of limiting her media exposure. Dana isn't any happier about being pulled from her coverage of the escalating conflict in the Middle East to write a society "fluff piece," although the presence of beautiful Dr. Emory Constantine does make the assignment a little more enticing.
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 come under fire both publicly and privately when an old nemesis resurfaces intent on finishing his holy mission—to kill Blair Powell.
264 pages, Paperback
First published May 20, 2008
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Radclyffe
146books1,631followersRadclyffe has written over forty-five romance and romantic intrigue novels, dozens of short stories, and, writing as L.L. Raand, has authored a paranormal romance series, The Midnight Hunters. She has also edited Best Lesbian Romance 2009 through 2015 as well as multiple other anthologies. She is an eight-time Lambda Literary Award finalist in romance, mystery, and erotica—winning in both romance and erotica. A member of the Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame, she is also an RWA Prism, Lories, Beanpot, Aspen Gold, and Laurel Wreath winner in multiple mainstream romance categories. In 2014, she received the Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist award from the Lambda Literary Foundation. In 2004, she founded Bold Strokes Books, an independent LGBTQ publishing company, and in 2013, she founded the Flax Mill Creek Writers Retreat offering writing workshops to authors in all stages of their careers.
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 celebrate the LGBTQ experience.�
Radclyffe lives with her partner, Lee, in New York state.
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 celebrate the LGBTQ experience.�
Radclyffe lives with her partner, Lee, in New York state.
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May 13, 2018
I enjoyed this fast-paced book. I liked the new character, reporter Dana Barnett and her love story. I hope we get to know her a little better in future books. The action and suspense were brisk - easing some concerns I had that I would be reading lots of scary bits as the suspense edged-up. I liked how much of a roll the main cast continued to play in this book.
December 29, 2020
I say this with every installment, but damn - I just love this series! And in each consecutive book there is at least one new female character who becomes a love interest for someone introduced previously. So by this point in the series there are four couples/four romances going on and I'm all about it. :-) It's hard to review these without mentioning something about plot and that would likely give something away. I'll just say they are political thrillers heavy on romance and there are yummy women to appeal to justaboutanyone. If you haven't listened to this series, what are you waiting for?? I can't believe it took me this long! (And yes - I read these books eons ago so they're practically new again!) Abby Craden adds so much with her narration. Greatness. *sigh*
February 28, 2021
Book 7 is even better then book 5 and 6
September 17, 2021
Moving on from being a Lesbian Romance - through minor characters hook up - it is more thriller, more suspense and moving away from what I signed up. And where does Oath of Honor fit? (3rd in First Responders Books). Answers on a postcard please....
July 20, 2016
This is a fascinating series. Real and relevant. Cameron Roberts and Blair Powell are passionate, intriguing and sexy. The addition of different characters especially Dana Barnett and Dr. Emory Constantine has only made me more interested. Action-packed. In the line of duty, agents are hurt, Blair is kidnapped and Cameron is on the edge of losing it. Though I thought it was a possibility that Matheson would go down in an encounter but wow, not like that or by that person. It is a honor to read the honor series.
November 10, 2021
Cam and Blair plan for a small intimate wedding. Dana is given the exclusive coverage whether she wants the job or not. She can’t help but to be intrigued by the brilliant Dr. Emory Constantine. But all the wedding festivities are interrupted when Matheson decides to crash. Assholes just won’t leave them alone on what should be a very happy occasion. I love the development between all the characters and their relationships. So much happens to them that it feels like we’ve been with them for several years instead of the short amount of time that we truly have been.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 7, 2015
Did I say this is a great series?
September 7, 2015
This book is super delightful. A real pip of new addition adds to the already rich cast of characters unfolding amid two intense story lines. The primary pas de deux once again lights up the proceedings as their wedding is the focal point and coalescing energy zone. All manner of heat and intensity envelop the teams in motion when a classic "good guys versus the lone and deluded villain in the guise of a patriot" face each other leading to an inescapable conclusion. Phew! This book is marvelous to the max. Emergent excitation!
Blair, the president's daughter, and her lover Cam, now deputy director of Homeland Security, are going to get married and they have informed the world. Blair has been previously targeted and successfully protected by her inimitable secret service detail. Life and times are never dull with Blair and Cam's presence often adding to the excitement. The new addition Dana Barnett, investigative reporter supreme, makes this perfect assessment of Blair and Cam's obvious love for each other... Jesus. These two should come with a warning sign. These lovers and formidable individuals are so alluring in so many ways I needed not only a tall, cool icy beverage, but a powerful grounded center to allow their larger than life personas to be completely appreciated while not overwhelming and/or subsuming my sense of self. Extraordinarily enthralling!
The two supportive couples include once again chief of security Paula Stark and her lover Renée Savard, reassigned FBI agent to Cam's Homeland Security detail. These two women are magnificently unified lovers while maintaining the highest decorum, professionalism, and focus. They are simply fantastic in their differences and amazingly blend their respective positions. Stark with Blair and Renée with Cam are solid, reliable, and 100 percent dedicated. Astoundingly redoubtable!
The second couple includes Dana and Dr. Emory Constantine, renowned stem cell researcher making another series appearance. If they weren't both experienced professionals in their individual worlds, I think they might have dropped down on the floor and made hot and passionate love regardless of what was going on in the vicinity or who witnessed their assignation. Instead, I got to thoroughly enjoy their heated but remarkably controlled connection that eventually led to their gently and appropriately going up in flames in the privacy of a bedroom after a curious game of relationship chess. In her journalist mode, Dana, as befits an internationally well-known newspaper reporter, displays a rare combination of uncommon intuitiveness with singularly unusual perception. She psyches out Blair right away, almost motivating Blair to throw her out on her ass. However, both Blair and Dana are very astute and agree on guidelines they can both live with. Blair moves from antagonistic to reasonably comfortable with Dana almost shadowing her every movement. This proves exceptionally helpful when Paula, Dana, and Blair are caught in a really edgy standoff. Collaboratively ingenious!
I unequivocally recommend this book, but encourage you to build up to this tensely gratifying work by starting with the opening book in the series. Substantially stupendous!
NOTE: This book was provided by Bold Strokes Books for the purpose of a review on .
Blair, the president's daughter, and her lover Cam, now deputy director of Homeland Security, are going to get married and they have informed the world. Blair has been previously targeted and successfully protected by her inimitable secret service detail. Life and times are never dull with Blair and Cam's presence often adding to the excitement. The new addition Dana Barnett, investigative reporter supreme, makes this perfect assessment of Blair and Cam's obvious love for each other... Jesus. These two should come with a warning sign. These lovers and formidable individuals are so alluring in so many ways I needed not only a tall, cool icy beverage, but a powerful grounded center to allow their larger than life personas to be completely appreciated while not overwhelming and/or subsuming my sense of self. Extraordinarily enthralling!
The two supportive couples include once again chief of security Paula Stark and her lover Renée Savard, reassigned FBI agent to Cam's Homeland Security detail. These two women are magnificently unified lovers while maintaining the highest decorum, professionalism, and focus. They are simply fantastic in their differences and amazingly blend their respective positions. Stark with Blair and Renée with Cam are solid, reliable, and 100 percent dedicated. Astoundingly redoubtable!
The second couple includes Dana and Dr. Emory Constantine, renowned stem cell researcher making another series appearance. If they weren't both experienced professionals in their individual worlds, I think they might have dropped down on the floor and made hot and passionate love regardless of what was going on in the vicinity or who witnessed their assignation. Instead, I got to thoroughly enjoy their heated but remarkably controlled connection that eventually led to their gently and appropriately going up in flames in the privacy of a bedroom after a curious game of relationship chess. In her journalist mode, Dana, as befits an internationally well-known newspaper reporter, displays a rare combination of uncommon intuitiveness with singularly unusual perception. She psyches out Blair right away, almost motivating Blair to throw her out on her ass. However, both Blair and Dana are very astute and agree on guidelines they can both live with. Blair moves from antagonistic to reasonably comfortable with Dana almost shadowing her every movement. This proves exceptionally helpful when Paula, Dana, and Blair are caught in a really edgy standoff. Collaboratively ingenious!
I unequivocally recommend this book, but encourage you to build up to this tensely gratifying work by starting with the opening book in the series. Substantially stupendous!
NOTE: This book was provided by Bold Strokes Books for the purpose of a review on .
June 8, 2016
I love the action and intrigue and drama that unfolds in each of the books in this series. Even a fictional glimpse inside the many branches of the US federal security divisions is exciting.
The writing is really well done, and keeps my interest. The characters are believable and varied.
I want to like the series more than I actually do.
The relationships between Savard and Stark, Diane and her spooky, and even Mac and Felicia, are all far more believable than the one between Blair and Cameron, and that's supposed to be the main story.
The 3 star rating is based on 4 stars for the writing and story development, 1 star for the main relationship.
The writing is really well done, and keeps my interest. The characters are believable and varied.
I want to like the series more than I actually do.
The relationships between Savard and Stark, Diane and her spooky, and even Mac and Felicia, are all far more believable than the one between Blair and Cameron, and that's supposed to be the main story.
The 3 star rating is based on 4 stars for the writing and story development, 1 star for the main relationship.
March 3, 2018
Geez!
Radclyffe has an amazing ability of story telling. Although I can imagine all of them possibly happening in real life and not just as fiction. That is how realistic her stories and her characters are. This particular book has a little of everything. Love, friendship, and family. But it also made you laugh, brings tears to your eyes and of course there's those hold your breath moments. Excellent read, and very well developed. I wouldn't advise you read this as a stand-alone novel. To really appreciate it you need to read the other six first. Enjoy, and be prepared to duck.
Radclyffe has an amazing ability of story telling. Although I can imagine all of them possibly happening in real life and not just as fiction. That is how realistic her stories and her characters are. This particular book has a little of everything. Love, friendship, and family. But it also made you laugh, brings tears to your eyes and of course there's those hold your breath moments. Excellent read, and very well developed. I wouldn't advise you read this as a stand-alone novel. To really appreciate it you need to read the other six first. Enjoy, and be prepared to duck.
January 3, 2021
Rounded up to three. The new relationship developed is sweet and hot.
The action part is a bit better than the previous instalment. But really, there are too many couple and characters now at this point of the series and refocusing on new relationship is a good way to counter that.
The action part is a bit better than the previous instalment. But really, there are too many couple and characters now at this point of the series and refocusing on new relationship is a good way to counter that.
May 8, 2018
Hmmm, It was good but I'm a little confused. This book was different than the previous books. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the book and the ending was literally breathtaking. What I'm confused over is the in depth writing concerning the relationship of Dana and Emory. As far as I could tell, they played marginal rolls in the story line, but garnered nearly all the relationship pages. Other than the occasional foray into Cam and Blair, who I love dearly, we seem to have lost Paula and Renee as well as Valerie and Diane. I hate to say it, but I found myself skimming through the pages involving Dana and Emory, not because they weren't well written, but because they were so pervasive throughout the book. This is something I have never done in a Radclyffe novel. Now, to give the novel it's due, the action and political sections of the book were riveting and hard core, and I loved the tension and fear they invoked, and as mentioned before the ending was nearly over the top, scary. Now, I know the next in the series deals with two more characters, but they seem to be more pivotal to the story, much as Paula and Renee were, and to some extent, Valerie and Diane. I only hope there is lots of Cam and Blair, as a balance. Off we go!
July 2, 2019
An upcoming wedding day & an undaunted white terrorist & unknown conspiring traitors all come together
“It was politics, and politics always derailed justice.�
“Bravery isn’t about carrying a gun or even being willing to fight. It’s about being willing to fight, maybe even die, for something.�
“The wave of raw desire emanating from Cameron Roberts washed over Dana so unexpectedly she had no time to prepare. She broke out into a sweat and her heart rate soared.
Jesus. These two should come with a warning sign.�
“What they shared was more than love, it was life, and no one would take that from them.�
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I swear, this series got better every book� especially considering how high the bar was set with the first one!! But, Radclyffe delivered again!
This story was absolute perfection!!! With every page I read, the more I identified with & felt connected to these characters then the more I became invested in their journey of revealing pieces of themselves & exploring each other.
“It was politics, and politics always derailed justice.�
“Bravery isn’t about carrying a gun or even being willing to fight. It’s about being willing to fight, maybe even die, for something.�
“The wave of raw desire emanating from Cameron Roberts washed over Dana so unexpectedly she had no time to prepare. She broke out into a sweat and her heart rate soared.
Jesus. These two should come with a warning sign.�
“What they shared was more than love, it was life, and no one would take that from them.�
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I swear, this series got better every book� especially considering how high the bar was set with the first one!! But, Radclyffe delivered again!
This story was absolute perfection!!! With every page I read, the more I identified with & felt connected to these characters then the more I became invested in their journey of revealing pieces of themselves & exploring each other.
November 5, 2019
I was about to praise the author. Finally she doesn’t really skim on the climax( which is always near the ending) and yet at the very end she skims again! Total frustration and a tease as I was heavily engrossed with the book and then next thing boom the book ended.
There’s no spoilers in any of my reviews. The reviews I write are mainly reflective where I will not dissect the text for devices and I am here to get lost in lesbian narratives.
This book is important. From the constant use of female love contrasted against the phallus and the Male. It also brings a somber tone towards how even till today there are Man whole despise our very existence.
I promise not to read this book after I finished the sixth as I had work to be done yet here I am finishing it in the same day. Radclyffe has a dangerously potent and intoxicating imagination.
There’s no spoilers in any of my reviews. The reviews I write are mainly reflective where I will not dissect the text for devices and I am here to get lost in lesbian narratives.
This book is important. From the constant use of female love contrasted against the phallus and the Male. It also brings a somber tone towards how even till today there are Man whole despise our very existence.
I promise not to read this book after I finished the sixth as I had work to be done yet here I am finishing it in the same day. Radclyffe has a dangerously potent and intoxicating imagination.
June 15, 2019
Seven of the Honor series.
Assigned to protect her, an attractive Secret Service agent falls for the Presidents equally beautiful daughter. A deep conspiracy to overthrow the government keeps the agent and her detail busy protecting the woman she loves and the President from assassins. The main characters are rich, as are all the secondary characters. There are nine books, this is the seventh, and they are all filled with romance and action.
It’s a great series? Start from the beginning. All nine books are on Audible, the narrator, Abby Craden, is the best I’ve heard, she really brings the story alive. I got them using the Audible Romance subscription.
Thanks to Radclyffe, the author, for a great ride. Enjoy!
Assigned to protect her, an attractive Secret Service agent falls for the Presidents equally beautiful daughter. A deep conspiracy to overthrow the government keeps the agent and her detail busy protecting the woman she loves and the President from assassins. The main characters are rich, as are all the secondary characters. There are nine books, this is the seventh, and they are all filled with romance and action.
It’s a great series? Start from the beginning. All nine books are on Audible, the narrator, Abby Craden, is the best I’ve heard, she really brings the story alive. I got them using the Audible Romance subscription.
Thanks to Radclyffe, the author, for a great ride. Enjoy!
January 14, 2021
I know this is fiction but at some point you would question the author on how she creates these stories. How would 1 lone assailant breach all these operatives to get to the first daughter? I find myself frustrated at times with the story line as its unbelievable the numerous attempts on this one protagonist, mix it up!
That being said, like the developing relationship between Dana and Dr. Emory. Maybe, moving forward the author develops story lines that revolve around other targets... let's wait and see?
That being said, like the developing relationship between Dana and Dr. Emory. Maybe, moving forward the author develops story lines that revolve around other targets... let's wait and see?
August 17, 2017
Sometimes these books can be too sappy and also too over the top. Seriously just too many wild and unbelievable things happened in this book, but it was very entertaining. Perfect summer vacation read.
November 12, 2023
great series
Still a wonderful series. Recommend this highly but read in order to get the maximum understanding from the story. Radclyffe has done a great job writing about some tough issues.
Still a wonderful series. Recommend this highly but read in order to get the maximum understanding from the story. Radclyffe has done a great job writing about some tough issues.
October 23, 2024
I have officially joined the “I Heart Dana� club! As always, I love this series! It has moments full of passion, suspense, and excitement. These characters I just love to spend time with. On to the next�.
March 1, 2017
It's always the same in all his books, the only thing that changes is the name of the character, is completely predictable (And I'm going to do the same with my reviews)
April 4, 2018
This is not my favorite in the series but still an amazingly well written book.
August 8, 2018
I'm just over the moon with this series. I love Cam and Blair
March 14, 2019
What a great series! And can I say I loved the addition of Dana B
April 17, 2019
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That last leg of the book was so f***ing intense but I don’t know how much of the close-calls I can take. Lol
That last leg of the book was so f***ing intense but I don’t know how much of the close-calls I can take. Lol
December 30, 2022
also read on the plane :) this series is CARRYING my reading challenge rn thank you radclyffe 🥰
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July 27, 2023
Finallay Matheson died, Blair and Cam getting married, Dana anf Emory falled in love, a little cliche, Valeria and Diane, kind of sad, Stark and Renee, sweet couple
November 6, 2019
I think Radclyffe wrapped everything up in a not so pretty bow. We finally get to see the demise of the terrorist puppeteer, but not before he wreaks havoc on the clan. Agents are hurt, Blair is damn kidnapped, and Cam nearly loses her mind. I have to give it to Radclyffe I didn't think Matheson would go out like that, but I'm glad it was a surprise. I wish it was a little longer like after the wedding because I know the vows would've been absolutely beautiful.
April 27, 2015
I've read it now! Loved it! A real action thriller!
November 11, 2016
There's a big "surprise" in the end as always) Keep going Radclyffe!
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