Honourable Lies

by Fran Connor

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Pub Date Jun 29 2016 | Archive Date Oct 04 2018

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Description

When the path of poor orphan Victoria crosses that of young landowner Richard love is in the air.

It’s 1860s England. Obstacles stand in the way of their happiness. He has a wife who is in love with another man. Divorce, even amicable, is difficult.

Richard’s evil father is wedded to control and the destruction of his son’s independent wealth. He’s in cahoots with the villainous Tweedale, former master of Victoria’s orphanage and Woodward, a sinister sea captain who steals girls for work in colonial houses of ill-repute.

A beautiful gypsy creates a misunderstaning that drives a wedge between Victoria and Richard.

Murder, arson, conspiracy and jealousy combine to threaten Victoria and Richard’s happiness and her life.

Gallows Hill is never far away.

Advance Praise

This is an admirable book for lovers of historical romance with all the ingredients to keep you reading until the very last page. Victoria is the heroine, a girl who grew up in an orphanage and ended up a lady - although ladylike she is not. It is her adventures that we follow through the story with as many twist and turns as a country road. Although the ending is not unexpected there is plenty of tension along the way. Well done Mr Connor, I could see this as a mini-series on television.