Absolute Honour

By C.C. Humphreys and Chris Humphreys

Book Overview

"Jack escapes death more often than James Bond... An exciting romp " - Sunday Telegraph (UK) Blooded on the battlefields of Canada, fresh from a winter spent in a voluptuous widow's bed, the dashing Jack Absolute has every reason to feel good. And life only gets better when the ship returning him to England captures a rich prize. But gold is not all the enemy ship holds. Fever nearly kills Jack, his life barely saved by a new comrade, Red Hugh McClune. Their resulting friendship takes him to Bath to recover-and into a passionate romance with McClune's beautiful cousin, Laetitia. Yet neither cousin is who they seem, and tragedy soon strikes Jack. This time, he escapes with his life, but loses what he loves most-his honour. The thrilling finale to C.C. Humphrey's historical adventure series, Absolute Honour sweeps readers into a world of bravery, betrayal, passion, and glory at whatever cost. From daring espionage in Rome to the battlefields of Spain to a climactic duel against an unbeatable foe, Jack seeks to restore that honor with consequences he could never foresee and a price to be paid in blood. Join our swashbuckling scoundrel in this adventurous historical fiction set around the American Revolutionary War. Fans of Simon Scarrow, Bernard Cornwell, Jeff Shaara and Diana Gabaldon will eagerly follow the adventures of Jack Absolute. The Jack Absolute Series: The Blooding of Jack Absolute, Book #1 Jack Absolute, Book #2 Absolute Honor, Book #3 What readers are saying about Absolute Honor : "Another great swashbuckling adventure" "plenty of action and daring do.... the 18TH CENTURY JAMES BOND." "full of adventure and intrigue" "a good balance of historical fact and thrilling fiction with WAR, RIVALRY AND ROMANCE you will find it hard to put down." "RAPTUROUS story telling." "the kind of breakneck adventure for which the term "rollicking" was coined" "A MUST READ for any historical buff, and to say the least extremely well written." What reviewers are saying about hero Jack Absolute: "A RIP-ROARING ADVENTURE PACKED WITH ACTION, DRAMA, AND PASSION."-Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth "Jack in all his swashbuckling glory...Humphrey's acting background brings drama to life in Jack's legendary tale."- Booklist "A vigorously imagined, DASHINGLY DONE ESPIONAGE adventure."- Literary Review (UK) "Jack proves once again to be a dynamic hero-an HONORABLE SPY with a soft spot for love-and a bangup leading man for what is fast becoming a rousing, must-read series." - Publishers Weekly "An absolute delight Swashbuckling adventure, eighteenth-century wit, hugely entertaining plots, and one of the most appealing military gentlemen ever to wear a sword." -Diana Gabaldon, Author of The Outlander

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402282273
• ISBN13: 9781402282270
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

fabulous historical

After barely surviving THE BLOODING OF JACK ABSOLUTE at the Battle of Quebec and nearly freezing to death in the wintry north of the New World, Jack wants to go home. England seems so warm and friendly suddenly even rejoining his unit the 16th Light Dragoons. On board the slave ship Sweet Eliza crossing the Atlantic, Jack meets and becomes friends with Irish grenadier soldier Red Hugh McClune. Upon reaching England, the two buddies journey to Bath, where Red introduces Jack to his beautiful cousin, Laetitia Fitzpatrick. Jack courts Laetitia, but her siren's lure leads him into the middle of traitorous activity, which becomes even more lucid to the stunned soldier when his superior officer sends him undercover to Rome to learn more about a seditious plot against his England. Jack's heart leads him astray as he must choose between ABSOLUTE HONOR and ABSOLUTE LOVE. As in the previous tales Jack makes the era seem real as this time he brings to life the 1760s when nefarious plots seem everywhere. Fans of the saga know absolutely that C. C. Humphrey's hero is the best; however this time love and friendship may prove his undoing. Harriet Klausner

Absolute Honour

I own all three books in this series and I really enjoy them! Jack is a great character and the author does a great job bringing him to life for the reader. I can't wait to see what adventures the author has in store for Jack next!