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And One for All #1
On My Lady's Honor
One man's promise became...
All her life, Sophie Delamanse cursed the twist of fate that made her a woman and denied her the same glory and adventure as her twin brother, a Musketeer in the King's Guard. Envisioning only a dull future marriage to Count Lamotte, one of her brother's Musketeer friends and a man she'd never met, Sophie's life suddenly took a tragic turn when plague swept through her village, consuming her family in its deadly wake. Her brother's last words promised that Lamotte would come for her, but when he never arrived, Sophie vowed to go to him—disguised as her brother—and make him pay for his dishonor.
...One woman's destiny
Glad to see that his comrade-in-arms had returned from the plague-stricken countryside unharmed, Lamotte was confused by his quarrelsome behavior. But that was before he discovered that underneath the Musketeer uniform was Delamanse's spirited sister Sophie. Explaining why he never arrived to rescue her was difficult enough; convincing her to give up her charade in the King's Guard was impossible. If she didn't want marriage now, the least he could do was keep her safe—until he realized that he wanted far more than that...he wanted her heart.
All her life, Sophie Delamanse cursed the twist of fate that made her a woman and denied her the same glory and adventure as her twin brother, a Musketeer in the King's Guard. Envisioning only a dull future marriage to Count Lamotte, one of her brother's Musketeer friends and a man she'd never met, Sophie's life suddenly took a tragic turn when plague swept through her village, consuming her family in its deadly wake. Her brother's last words promised that Lamotte would come for her, but when he never arrived, Sophie vowed to go to him—disguised as her brother—and make him pay for his dishonor.
...One woman's destiny
Glad to see that his comrade-in-arms had returned from the plague-stricken countryside unharmed, Lamotte was confused by his quarrelsome behavior. But that was before he discovered that underneath the Musketeer uniform was Delamanse's spirited sister Sophie. Explaining why he never arrived to rescue her was difficult enough; convincing her to give up her charade in the King's Guard was impossible. If she didn't want marriage now, the least he could do was keep her safe—until he realized that he wanted far more than that...he wanted her heart.
318 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 2002
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April 5, 2012
2.5 stars. The idea is great but lacking a bit in execution. I wanted to be a musketeer as a little girl so this seemed right up my alley. My only complaint is the book requires too much suspension of belief. The author never describes how exactly the main character pulls off being a man. Nothing about changing her voice or her mannerisms. She laughs a lot - doesn't she sound like a girl instead of a man? What about when she runs - men tend to run quite differently then women. So if the author had just made this a little more realistic, I would have really enjoyed this.
December 17, 2025
Oh look, another romance in which I was vastly more interested in anything other than the actual romance... but that's what I get for being unable to resist the rest of the premise, I guess. Either way, I very much would have preferred Sophie to rid herself of Lamotte at the earliest opportunity and go off on stabby adventures with the girls instead.
January 7, 2021
Idk about the ending of the book.
I was like what!? There should be at least little more .... Something.
But I do enjoyed this read.
Ricard ❤️Sophie
I was like what!? There should be at least little more .... Something.
But I do enjoyed this read.
Ricard ❤️Sophie
October 17, 2010
RATING: 3 stars.
Sophie Delamanse always regretted being born a woman. While her twin brother Gerard got to go to the elusive and tempting city of Paris to become a musketeer for King Louis XIV, she had to stay home, learn how to sew and prepare to be married. For married she would be, to a man she'd never seen, Count Lamotte, a close friend of her brother.
When the plague strucks her village and kills her entire family, Sophie is left with nothing but an empty house and a promise from her brother's lips, that Lamotte would come for her. When that doesn't happen, Sophie, filled with sorrow and a desire for revenge on the man who betrayed her, does the unthinkable; she disguises herself as a man and enters the service of the king as... Gerard Delamanse.
A slightly different historical, "On my Lady's Honor" takes place in 17th century France during the reign of Louis XIV. We follow Sophie, who enters the musketeers (under the direction of D'Artagnan) pretending to be her brother. At first I thought it fun to follow Sophies struggles to adjust to the life in the barracks and being coached by Lamotte, the man she blames for most of her misery. After Lamotte discovers her identity it wasn't as interesting. It goes from historical romance to historical intrigue. And the intrigue is not very interesting, I must say.
As for the romance part, very little happens. There is not much tension between the protagonists and matters are settled very quickly. I didn't much like their interactions and thought this part of the plot very weak, which is bad, since this is supposedly an historical romance.
Also while this is not exactly historically accurate, the author managed to capture the mentalities surprisingly well and I liked that. The hero was definitely a product of the society of the time (although the heroine obviously isn't) and I liked how he struggled to accept Sophie as a warrior.
Overall, a nice read, but not very... romantic?
Sophie Delamanse always regretted being born a woman. While her twin brother Gerard got to go to the elusive and tempting city of Paris to become a musketeer for King Louis XIV, she had to stay home, learn how to sew and prepare to be married. For married she would be, to a man she'd never seen, Count Lamotte, a close friend of her brother.
When the plague strucks her village and kills her entire family, Sophie is left with nothing but an empty house and a promise from her brother's lips, that Lamotte would come for her. When that doesn't happen, Sophie, filled with sorrow and a desire for revenge on the man who betrayed her, does the unthinkable; she disguises herself as a man and enters the service of the king as... Gerard Delamanse.
A slightly different historical, "On my Lady's Honor" takes place in 17th century France during the reign of Louis XIV. We follow Sophie, who enters the musketeers (under the direction of D'Artagnan) pretending to be her brother. At first I thought it fun to follow Sophies struggles to adjust to the life in the barracks and being coached by Lamotte, the man she blames for most of her misery. After Lamotte discovers her identity it wasn't as interesting. It goes from historical romance to historical intrigue. And the intrigue is not very interesting, I must say.
As for the romance part, very little happens. There is not much tension between the protagonists and matters are settled very quickly. I didn't much like their interactions and thought this part of the plot very weak, which is bad, since this is supposedly an historical romance.
Also while this is not exactly historically accurate, the author managed to capture the mentalities surprisingly well and I liked that. The hero was definitely a product of the society of the time (although the heroine obviously isn't) and I liked how he struggled to accept Sophie as a warrior.
Overall, a nice read, but not very... romantic?
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October 24, 2014
This is #1 in And One For All Series.
When I read the synopsis I thought it would be interesting to be a girl and enlist in the Musketeers. But that is about all I can say for this book. The premise was good, there just didn't seem to be any depth.
The editing could have been better too. There were missing words and even some of the dialogue in French that was converted to English seemed to be more British or something you would have heard in England during that period.
I did learn 2 new words in this book, foutering and supparate. I am not sure these would be words that I would use in everyday language.
I am giving this 3 out of 5 stars as I think the story and premise was different, but it needed more depth and better editing.
When I read the synopsis I thought it would be interesting to be a girl and enlist in the Musketeers. But that is about all I can say for this book. The premise was good, there just didn't seem to be any depth.
The editing could have been better too. There were missing words and even some of the dialogue in French that was converted to English seemed to be more British or something you would have heard in England during that period.
I did learn 2 new words in this book, foutering and supparate. I am not sure these would be words that I would use in everyday language.
I am giving this 3 out of 5 stars as I think the story and premise was different, but it needed more depth and better editing.
October 15, 2012
It's been a while since I read this, but I remember it as being pretty fun, if unbelievable. And I always like reading book set in the 1600s and books set in France, and this was both :D (But then, I'm biased towards cross-dressing stories.)
August 12, 2016
I loved this story. Obviously a woman passing herself off as a man is ridiculous but by ignoring this fact it is actually a great story. I look forward to reading the other books in this series.
September 21, 2016
Not bad, if you like genre romance, I suppose. Which I don't, so I didn't finish.
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July 20, 2012
A good read, interesting story and likable characters.
September 25, 2012
This book is like fanfiction.
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