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Honor #6
Honor Under Siege
With the nation on the verge of war, security takes on new meaning for Secret Service Agent Cameron Roberts, whose lover just happens to be the President’s daughter.
First daughter Blair Powell and her “secret” Secret Service agent lover, Cameron Roberts, intend to get married—with her father’s blessing. But being in the spotlight isn’t the safest place to be in a country still reeling from 9/11 and with the domestic terrorists who tried to assassinate Blair still at large. Cam doesn’t want to give up the reins of control when Blair’s life is at stake, but there are other dangers at home and abroad that the President needs her to investigate—including the whereabouts of her previous lover—Valerie Ross.
First daughter Blair Powell and her “secret” Secret Service agent lover, Cameron Roberts, intend to get married—with her father’s blessing. But being in the spotlight isn’t the safest place to be in a country still reeling from 9/11 and with the domestic terrorists who tried to assassinate Blair still at large. Cam doesn’t want to give up the reins of control when Blair’s life is at stake, but there are other dangers at home and abroad that the President needs her to investigate—including the whereabouts of her previous lover—Valerie Ross.
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Radclyffe
142 books1,667 followersRadclyffe 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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November 15, 2020
It's nearly impossible to say very much about the plot with books like these in a series without giving something significant away. That said, the surprise from the last book plays a significant role in this one and there was an exciting and thrilling sequence that had me on the edge of my seat!
These really do continue getting better with each installment. And Abby Craden is ridiculously good at doing them. I have to make myself space these out but it's so hard because they all pick up right where the last left off and I'm dying to continue. But I will delay gratification and move onto something else before the next one because I will certainly feel the loss when they are over.
Though I read these so many years ago, the memory of them isn't very clear so it's as though I'm experiencing them for the first time. A terrific series!
These really do continue getting better with each installment. And Abby Craden is ridiculously good at doing them. I have to make myself space these out but it's so hard because they all pick up right where the last left off and I'm dying to continue. But I will delay gratification and move onto something else before the next one because I will certainly feel the loss when they are over.
Though I read these so many years ago, the memory of them isn't very clear so it's as though I'm experiencing them for the first time. A terrific series!
July 10, 2015
At the rate Cam is getting injured (she comes near death like every 2 weeks), I'm surprised Blair hasn't developed any heart disease yet.
September 17, 2021
Hey - even Blair acknowledges how often Cam gets shot / attacked etc so it's not just me. The holiday bings reads continues - love it & really poingant as read over this 20th aniversary of 9/11.
August 2, 2018
I love this series Radclyffe is an amazing author. These characters are so memorable it’s like they have been implanted in my brain. I can clearly visualize there facial expressions as things happen I can’t wait to start book 7
February 26, 2019
I can’t get enough of this series. So many compelling characters and the action is nonstop. I’m sad it’s almost over.
August 31, 2015
This book is fantastic and the series is phenomenal. For the past few books now the continuing and all-pervasive aura from the September 11, 2001 assault on United States territory still permeates all hearts and minds referenced. As I relive the focusing story with the three primary couples that were central characters within Honor Series 5, I find myself overwhelmed by my own memories along with their experiences. Extraordinarily this book, as did book five, starts practically after the end of the previous book. This feels like it is really ratcheting up the intensity and compounding the impact of these women's encounters as they continue to live in the aftermath of the 9/11 crisis. Such excitement blended with the palpably persuasive sensuality raises the heat level across the board. Simply sensational!
Blair Powell, one important part of the main female couple, blossoms and elevates her game with each book within the series. A certain measure of maturity may have reluctantly become part of her persona and concurrently her style. So that means from one perspective, she is more accepting of the inevitable constant secret service surveillance. Albeit from a very different viewpoint, Blair is feistier, maneuvers with craftier mannerisms, and seems to have raised her slither ability to an entirely new stratosphere. Blair blows me away at the same time as she charms and totally wows me. If she weren't an irascible personality with a powerful temper that is barely kept under control in addition to being the president's only daughter and offspring, I am certain she would be a diva wrapping worlds around her talented fingers. I might be so bold as to suggest she deserves a series devoted exclusively to her. Blair's partner and lover is Cameron Roberts who is also with the secret service. She is not only a truly solid individual, but an extraordinary inspiration to her team and to the primary security detail assigned to Blair. I would follow this woman anywhere and I love her perhaps unconditionally. Magnificently monumental!
Another couple that has flourished is Paula Stark, current chief in charge of Blair's security, and Renée Savard, FBI agent recuperating nicely from a recent second injury plus an accomplished counterintelligence operative whom Cam recently tapped for her highly specialized, behind the scenes team reporting directly to the president. It is just delicious to watch this second pair grow closer even as their respective jobs get more dangerous and complicated. With Cam intimately linked to Blair and Renée a key player in Cam's brand-new Homeland Security operation, Paula and Renée are even more intricately connected to Blair and Cam and therefore are always accompanying Blair and Cam as they relocate. They do definitely spice things up. Gloriously groupie!
The third couple that came on the scene in the previous book becomes the central focus for all the collected players from several government agencies and now the named villain, Thomas Jefferson Matheson, operating and controlling a large but unknown quantity of men who think of themselves as freedom fighters. Diane Bleeker, a longtime friend of Blair, and Valerie Lawrence, currently a rogue CIA spooky and former undercover professional sexual partner to Cam, are hiding out from almost everyone since Valerie strongly feels targeted by Matheson's group. Nevertheless Diane and Valerie are unquestionably a hands-down hot couple on all fronts. The astounding dynamics bouncing back and forth between the so-called freedom fighters and the core functionaries kept me on the edge of my seat. Though Diane and Valerie are a newly evolving couple, they are being sought after by scores of folks seriously interested in what Valerie knows and for whom she actually works. This is incontestably an artfully imaginative new viewpoint. Time to tip my hat, once again, to the inventive author of this entire series. Alluringly artistic!
I do suggest you start with the first book of this set so the scope and depth may be enjoyed thoroughly and all the exceedingly delectable intricacies savored. However, each book stands solidly on its own. Impressively ingenious!
NOTE: This book was provided by Bold Strokes Books for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
Blair Powell, one important part of the main female couple, blossoms and elevates her game with each book within the series. A certain measure of maturity may have reluctantly become part of her persona and concurrently her style. So that means from one perspective, she is more accepting of the inevitable constant secret service surveillance. Albeit from a very different viewpoint, Blair is feistier, maneuvers with craftier mannerisms, and seems to have raised her slither ability to an entirely new stratosphere. Blair blows me away at the same time as she charms and totally wows me. If she weren't an irascible personality with a powerful temper that is barely kept under control in addition to being the president's only daughter and offspring, I am certain she would be a diva wrapping worlds around her talented fingers. I might be so bold as to suggest she deserves a series devoted exclusively to her. Blair's partner and lover is Cameron Roberts who is also with the secret service. She is not only a truly solid individual, but an extraordinary inspiration to her team and to the primary security detail assigned to Blair. I would follow this woman anywhere and I love her perhaps unconditionally. Magnificently monumental!
Another couple that has flourished is Paula Stark, current chief in charge of Blair's security, and Renée Savard, FBI agent recuperating nicely from a recent second injury plus an accomplished counterintelligence operative whom Cam recently tapped for her highly specialized, behind the scenes team reporting directly to the president. It is just delicious to watch this second pair grow closer even as their respective jobs get more dangerous and complicated. With Cam intimately linked to Blair and Renée a key player in Cam's brand-new Homeland Security operation, Paula and Renée are even more intricately connected to Blair and Cam and therefore are always accompanying Blair and Cam as they relocate. They do definitely spice things up. Gloriously groupie!
The third couple that came on the scene in the previous book becomes the central focus for all the collected players from several government agencies and now the named villain, Thomas Jefferson Matheson, operating and controlling a large but unknown quantity of men who think of themselves as freedom fighters. Diane Bleeker, a longtime friend of Blair, and Valerie Lawrence, currently a rogue CIA spooky and former undercover professional sexual partner to Cam, are hiding out from almost everyone since Valerie strongly feels targeted by Matheson's group. Nevertheless Diane and Valerie are unquestionably a hands-down hot couple on all fronts. The astounding dynamics bouncing back and forth between the so-called freedom fighters and the core functionaries kept me on the edge of my seat. Though Diane and Valerie are a newly evolving couple, they are being sought after by scores of folks seriously interested in what Valerie knows and for whom she actually works. This is incontestably an artfully imaginative new viewpoint. Time to tip my hat, once again, to the inventive author of this entire series. Alluringly artistic!
I do suggest you start with the first book of this set so the scope and depth may be enjoyed thoroughly and all the exceedingly delectable intricacies savored. However, each book stands solidly on its own. Impressively ingenious!
NOTE: This book was provided by Bold Strokes Books for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
June 18, 2016
This book is a good read and a nice addition to the Honor Series. I like the two main characters Cameron and Blair. I suppose if I did not I would not be on read six, heading to read seven :) Their inner turmoil and conflicts keep this reader interested. The other characters make the story interesting as well. It is intriguing to watch the coupling. Makes you want to know more about them and what is going to happen next. Glad Mac is back and Felicia's concern for his well being. The interaction between Renee and Paula is touching considering all that they have gone through. Diane and Valerie, by far are the most interesting couple in this story. Diane is learning much about herself and how to navigate loving an agent. Like a good television series, I want to know what is going to happen next.
March 3, 2018
Great
Where the other books concentrated more on events, this one was more exhilarating and exciting. You are always trying to guess what's going to happen next. Radclyffe has developed a great team of characters which are very realistic and extremely well developed. You journey through the book with these characters as your constant companions. The story is mainly told regarding the two main characters, but Radclyffe throughout has developed other characters relationships which make the series more personable. Radclyffe allows you to know these very passionate women. The storyline is out of this world. I'm looking forward to the next instalment. Enjoy, I did.
Where the other books concentrated more on events, this one was more exhilarating and exciting. You are always trying to guess what's going to happen next. Radclyffe has developed a great team of characters which are very realistic and extremely well developed. You journey through the book with these characters as your constant companions. The story is mainly told regarding the two main characters, but Radclyffe throughout has developed other characters relationships which make the series more personable. Radclyffe allows you to know these very passionate women. The storyline is out of this world. I'm looking forward to the next instalment. Enjoy, I did.
November 9, 2021
Let me say first that I love getting more time with Tanner and Adrienne from Tomorrow’s Promise!!! So happy to see them again. Cams new team, in Homeland Security, is tasked with finding Valerie. Since she discovered the leak she’s gone to the wind. Not able to trust anyone for fear of a traitor. But she’s in love with Diane and some will stop at nothing to find and silence her. I really felt for Valerie being so cut off. I was so happy that she had Diane, Blair, Cam, Renée, and Paula to help and protect her.
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April 6, 2015
As I said, great book, great story and great series.
June 30, 2019
Action & Love Galore
“The only thing I really need is for you to look at me like you just did for the rest of my life.”
“Then Blair felt it coming, the powerful surge of tenderness and want and need that coalesced in her heart and body to become love and something far greater than she could define with words or contain with mere flesh.”
“She had asked for Blair’s love, and her vow had been sworn the first time Blair had said I love you and she had not walked away.”
“She would die for his daughter, not out of duty, but out of love.”
+ • + • + • +
I swear, this series gets better with every book I read!! Its a unique & interesting storyline that makes this a very entertaining & captivating book. It was enjoyable with nice flow & effortless progression to its engaging narrative & easily relatable & likeable characters made it an easy read. I would strongly recommend this book.
“The only thing I really need is for you to look at me like you just did for the rest of my life.”
“Then Blair felt it coming, the powerful surge of tenderness and want and need that coalesced in her heart and body to become love and something far greater than she could define with words or contain with mere flesh.”
“She had asked for Blair’s love, and her vow had been sworn the first time Blair had said I love you and she had not walked away.”
“She would die for his daughter, not out of duty, but out of love.”
+ • + • + • +
I swear, this series gets better with every book I read!! Its a unique & interesting storyline that makes this a very entertaining & captivating book. It was enjoyable with nice flow & effortless progression to its engaging narrative & easily relatable & likeable characters made it an easy read. I would strongly recommend this book.
January 2, 2021
Books 4,5,6 feel like one story only.
And though it ends on a hopeful note here, it doesn't lessen the mass of awfulness and angst going on. Too much to be my cup of tea. I like less bitter.
And though it ends on a hopeful note here, it doesn't lessen the mass of awfulness and angst going on. Too much to be my cup of tea. I like less bitter.
December 6, 2018
I think whether or not you like this instalment in the series depends on what you wanted, and expected, from it.
What you get, on the whole, are characters worrying about their partners, talking, talking about worrying, having a bit of sex, having more 'almost-sex', talking, and worrying.
In the first half of the book hardly anything actually happens. It picks up a little in the second half, fortunately, but ultimately seems like it still hasn't gone anywhere.
In fact there's not much plot here at all. It feels like an interlude or sketch of time for the characters: a segue from the previous book to the next bit of story.
I already have the next book, so I will read it at some point, although this one has put me off for a while. I enjoyed the previous stories much more, so I hope the future ones pick up again and are an improvement on this one.
What you get, on the whole, are characters worrying about their partners, talking, talking about worrying, having a bit of sex, having more 'almost-sex', talking, and worrying.
In the first half of the book hardly anything actually happens. It picks up a little in the second half, fortunately, but ultimately seems like it still hasn't gone anywhere.
In fact there's not much plot here at all. It feels like an interlude or sketch of time for the characters: a segue from the previous book to the next bit of story.
I already have the next book, so I will read it at some point, although this one has put me off for a while. I enjoyed the previous stories much more, so I hope the future ones pick up again and are an improvement on this one.
June 15, 2019
Sixth 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 sixth, 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 sixth, 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!
July 24, 2020
Sexto libro de la saga. Este está muy basado en salvar la reputación de una examante de Cameron que a su vez ahora mismo es pareja de la mejor amiga de su novia. Menos trepidante que los anteriores, menos acción, sin apenas fricción entre las protagonistas. Para mí es un libro que podía haberse unido a la trama del sexto o del séptimo ya que el punto de conflicto es muy simple, pasa muy rápido y apenas suceden cosas.
No obstante bastante bueno dentro de la saga y el devenir de la misma.
No obstante bastante bueno dentro de la saga y el devenir de la misma.
August 13, 2017
This seemed like it was written specifically to give Diane and Blair more time to whine about how they don't want their lovers being in danger. I swear to god these women have nine fucking lives. How many times can you be shot at, stabbed, and blown up before luck runs out. I am not excited about reading the next book in the series.
February 3, 2024
This was like an interlude. It was okay, but not many things happened, and in the end, it was all for nothing. I loved that Valerie and Diane are together, but somehow, it feels so rushed. Diane is completely in love with V, to the point where she's so different from what she used to be. She feels like a completely different character altogether. Cam and Blair are perfect, not complaints there.
November 5, 2019
Radclyffe just gets better and better. Finally a book where she doesn’t really skim through the ending. Riveting
I have made it an effort to not get the next book till I am done with work. Cause Radclyffe is addictive
I have made it an effort to not get the next book till I am done with work. Cause Radclyffe is addictive
January 14, 2021
The heighten anticipation of whats to come next is incredible, the authors ability to pull you in to the story line is amazing. I'm so glad that Valerie is now part of the team and I know it will do Diane a lot of good.
Looking forward to the Cam's and Blair's wedding :-)
Looking forward to the Cam's and Blair's wedding :-)
September 5, 2017
I will finish this series because I do like these characters. But my god, is the pace slow. Every three books should be combined into one, given the amount of action they contain.
July 6, 2018
Best in the series so far
The action, romance, angst, and steam were all in perfect balance here! And honestly, Valerie+Diane gave me more feels than Cam+Blair, in some ways
The action, romance, angst, and steam were all in perfect balance here! And honestly, Valerie+Diane gave me more feels than Cam+Blair, in some ways
April 9, 2019
Held me captive from beginning to end
At this point in the series I have a soft place in my heart for these characters. I can’t wait to get to the next book.
At this point in the series I have a soft place in my heart for these characters. I can’t wait to get to the next book.
July 25, 2019
Can't get enough of this series
June 6, 2021
Great series
I am rereading this series because I think it is one of the best. I love a series that weaves the characters and storylines throughout.
I am rereading this series because I think it is one of the best. I love a series that weaves the characters and storylines throughout.
December 30, 2022
4.5 ⭐️
read on the plane- rtc!
read on the plane- rtc!
May 26, 2023
I guess I was just expecting a bit more action.
July 26, 2023
a little heartbreaking, thanks to the good ending
April 14, 2025
There was a lot of information in this book. I still love the interaction of the characters. This was a thriller with suspense.
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