Ransome's Honor

Ransome's Honor has a lot in common with one of my favorite books, Persuasion by Jane Austen. The main characters are both older with the maturity experience brings. The navy plays a large part as it is central to both Julia and William's families. A close-knit group of family and friends are easy to fall in love with, and an engagement that never happened is in their past. It's truly a pity that Julia and William were such frustrating characters who acted the opposite of their established backgrounds.

Oh my! This is the best book that I have read in a while with no exaggeration. In a way it is Persuasion with some Pride and Prejudice as well as a bit of Sense and Sensibility put within. Action, adventure, intrigue, romance, rescue, and true love, edge of the seat, page turning, not able to read fast enough thrills throughout. This novel has all of the great qualities of a fabulous read and reminds me of other stories I have read and loved. Without a doubt this is one for the permanent keeper shelf and I cannot wait for more from the series. This is my first Kaye Dacus, but not my last. I plan to read some of her contemporary series next.

As far as a recommendation for who would like this book... Well it's regency, and deals with the King's Navy. I would relate the adventure and feeling of reading that that of when I read a book by MaryLu Tyndall or Kathleen Y'Barbo. In my opinion, set some time aside when you plan to start this book, because you will be in pain to attempt to set it down and walk away from what happens next! Highly recommended!!!

The first thing I wanted to do when I finished this was to read the next book. But I'd checked it out at church, and had to wait a week to get the next ones!
I liked the conflict and the characters a lot.
I really liked the hero, Ransome. He'd made a mistake before (or, perhaps, it could be termed a simple error in judgment) and had to get up the courage to realize he could still retrieve that part of his life. He played the man, and I liked that.
Julia's courage and level-headedness was a pleasure. She wasn't a silly, simpering heroine by any stretch of the imagination, but a strong lady.
Their friends Susan and Collin Yates were a joy, too. It's always pleasant to have characters with such a successful marriage in books. :)
There were a few issues with the editing, such as missing commas and periods and a couple instances of the wrong word (has instead of was, which made me stop and figure out the sentence.) That ultimately took away a half star of my rating because of how many times it bothered me...though most people probably wouldn't notice.