A Question of Honor

After reading the other reviews for this book, I had to post one as well. This was such a good book - I could not put it down! It deserves a wider audience, I think, than the romance tag on the spine allows it. It is ridiculous for people to rate it lower because they expected it to be yet another run-of-the-mill Regency romance and instead found a fresh and engaging romance/adventure story. How can you penalize an author for having a well-developed plot in addition to realistic and believable characters? My only issue was that while everyone tells us that the main character is Jewish, there is practically no evidence of this in her actions. She works on Saturdays, as far as we know, and there is mention of the meats served at a party thrown for her in a non-Jewish house. Does she sneak off to light her sabbath candles? Did she and her family eat the meat? There is no discussion of how she practices her religion in England's restrictive and repressive society, only that her family is "devout" and that her religion is unacceptable to the aristocracy. But this was minor - on the whole the book was exciting and a fun read, and I hope more people try it!

I came to this book with rather high expectations, having seen comment about it here and elsewhere. It was, for me somewhere between 3 and 4 stars.The problem was that it was more of an adventure story than romance, although adventure can add to rather than detract from romance if it is skilfully done and an enhancement to character development.However, my problem with this book was that I never really warmed to the hero who was very juvenile and underdeveloped. He made astoundingly bad judgements repeatedly and seemed slow to learn. Handled correctly, these could have been sympathetic flaws but I am afraid I found them simply annoying.The book gets 4 stars from me because the author examined and developed the theme of Judaism in early 19th century Britain and she did her homework. This is a subject I doubt has been much used in historical romantic fiction set in the Regency and the author did a super job of explaining the difficulties and problems Jews had at that time. In fact, the most romantic and sympathetic character in the story is the heroine's brother, James Nathanson.The book's story of intrigue and adventure in Wellington's Quatermaster General's department is done well and the author has done her research. My main problem is that Capt Richard Drayton just does not stand out in the setting in which the author places him.I have Nita Abrams next book in what appears to be a mini-series and hope to find her improving with this book. She clearly has talent and writes well.

What a read! I recently took this on my vacation with me and found myself sneaking away to find time to read more! It's one of those rare books you are so sad to finish! I loved the characters--all of them--and was especially impressed by the depth behind them. The historical elements of the story were equally alluring. It is really a wonderful story filled with rich character development and the plot is extremely well thought out--with all the twists and turns of a mystery, the allure of romance, and the intelligence of a talented author. I can't wait for her next release!

Tired of the same-old, same-old? In this engaging romance, the daughter of a family of Jewish spies finds love and adventure during the Napoleonic wars. Nita Abrams has an authentic historical voice and a really nice touch with secondary characters. The chemistry between the hero and heroine is grown up and believable. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens to this family next!