By Honor Bound

Rating:
Summary: Great historical
Review: In 1760, when her mother a low level servant dies, Honneure is dispatched to live with the Monsart family at the Chateau D'Ambois owned by kindhearted Madame Dupin. The Monsarts (all servants) raise Honneure over the years as a beloved daughter. Honneure is contented except for the unwanted advances of the steward and her crush on her foster brother.

When her foster-brother Philippe Monsart accepts a job as groom to Princess Marie Antoinette, he also arranges for Honneure to find work in the Princess' entourage. The two foster siblings are shocked with the goings on at Versailles and quickly find themselves as outcasts amidst a palace of intrigue, treachery, and dishonor as France marches closer to the sharp edge. Though caught between their love for one another, their loyalty to their gentle employee Marie Antoinette and the clever machinations of many power hungry aristocrats, honor still prevails with the two Monsarts. When Marie becomes queen, life darkens as the years pass with unrest growing.

BY HONOR BOUND is a superb look at the decades just before and at the point that Madame Guillotine beheaded Marie Antoinette. The key to this three decade historical romance is that the cast, real persona or fictional character, seem so genuine that the audience can taste the intrigue and indulgence that increases dramatically as the years goes by. The descriptions of the aristocracy's life style are scrumptious, but especially depicted is the doomed Marie and her luxurious lifestyle. Fans will take great delight with this wonderful tale starring two terrific protagonists and a fantastic look at France on the cutting brink of revolution.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: Great historical
Review: In 1760, when her mother a low level servant dies, Honneure is dispatched to live with the Monsart family at the Chateau D'Ambois owned by kindhearted Madame Dupin. The Monsarts (all servants) raise Honneure over the years as a beloved daughter. Honneure is contented except for the unwanted advances of the steward and her crush on her foster brother.

When her foster-brother Philippe Monsart accepts a job as groom to Princess Marie Antoinette, he also arranges for Honneure to find work in the Princess' entourage. The two foster siblings are shocked with the goings on at Versailles and quickly find themselves as outcasts amidst a palace of intrigue, treachery, and dishonor as France marches closer to the sharp edge. Though caught between their love for one another, their loyalty to their gentle employee Marie Antoinette and the clever machinations of many power hungry aristocrats, honor still prevails with the two Monsarts. When Marie becomes queen, life darkens as the years pass with unrest growing.

BY HONOR BOUND is a superb look at the decades just before and at the point that Madame Guillotine beheaded Marie Antoinette. The key to this three decade historical romance is that the cast, real persona or fictional character, seem so genuine that the audience can taste the intrigue and indulgence that increases dramatically as the years goes by. The descriptions of the aristocracy's life style are scrumptious, but especially depicted is the doomed Marie and her luxurious lifestyle. Fans will take great delight with this wonderful tale starring two terrific protagonists and a fantastic look at France on the cutting brink of revolution.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: A Wonderful Historical Romance!!
Review: This was a wonderful historic romance you won't want to miss. Epic in detail this story transports you back to France right before the revolution. We are introduced to Honneure a servant that has seen hard times but always sses the good that can be found in any situation. She is orphaned at the age of eight and is sent to the Mansart's a family of servants that adopt Honneure and love her and raise her as their own. They already have a son Phillipe and he loves his "sister" at first sight.

This story follows the lives of the Mansart's as well as the growing relationship between Honneur and Phillipe, and eventually leads our hero and heroine to Versailles and service to the young Marie Antoinette. Here within the backdrop of the French court Phillipe and Honneure realize that their love is a true and deep love that transcends time, place, and circumstances. Of course the path to happiness is shadowed by those at court that are jealous and petty and do their utmost to keep the young lovers apart. The two live through many hardships but in the end their love survives when so much of their past has been lost to the revolution.

This is a timeless tale and Ms. Rosburg has done her homework on the French Court and paints a very vivid picture of the Palace of Versailles. As well as the history surrounding the French Revolution. This is truely an amazing story that puts you directly in those troubled times and gives you a brief look at what it may have been like right before the end of the Terror. Be prepared to have the kleenex handy as you will need it throuhout the book and be prepared to be swept into the story. This book has definitely made it onto my "keeper shelf".

Rating:
Summary: A Wonderful Historical Romance!!
Review: This was a wonderful historic romance you won't want to miss. Epic in detail this story transports you back to France right before the revolution. We are introduced to Honneure a servant that has seen hard times but always sses the good that can be found in any situation. She is orphaned at the age of eight and is sent to the Mansart's a family of servants that adopt Honneure and love her and raise her as their own. They already have a son Phillipe and he loves his "sister" at first sight.

This story follows the lives of the Mansart's as well as the growing relationship between Honneur and Phillipe, and eventually leads our hero and heroine to Versailles and service to the young Marie Antoinette. Here within the backdrop of the French court Phillipe and Honneure realize that their love is a true and deep love that transcends time, place, and circumstances. Of course the path to happiness is shadowed by those at court that are jealous and petty and do their utmost to keep the young lovers apart. The two live through many hardships but in the end their love survives when so much of their past has been lost to the revolution.

This is a timeless tale and Ms. Rosburg has done her homework on the French Court and paints a very vivid picture of the Palace of Versailles. As well as the history surrounding the French Revolution. This is truely an amazing story that puts you directly in those troubled times and gives you a brief look at what it may have been like right before the end of the Terror. Be prepared to have the kleenex handy as you will need it throuhout the book and be prepared to be swept into the story. This book has definitely made it onto my "keeper shelf".