Sophia Rose Reviews Gentlemen of Honor by Summer Hanford

 

Gentlemen of Honor by Summer Hanford

Narrated by Carol Beth Anderson, Benjamin Fife, Rosy Fife

#2 Bennet Gang

Historical Romance

Publisher:  Summer Hanford

Published:  1.20.26

Time:  11 hours 44 minutes

Rating:  5 stars

Narrator Rating: 5 stars

Format: Audio

Source:  Narrator

Sellers:  Amazon

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VOLUME TWO of The Bennet Gang Gentlemen of Honor

Elizabeth Bennet is giving up her secret life as a highwayman in favor of her next great adventure...being courted by Fitzwilliam Darcy. But when new guests arrive at Netherfield Park, they bring danger and tumult with them. Can Elizabeth and her sisters contend with the evil Hargreaves while still successfully navigating matters of the heart, or will they be forced to choose between love, honor, and family?

Fitzwilliam Darcy is enamored with Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Unfortunately, making her mistress of his beloved estate, Pemberley, would require embracing a scandal that could ruin the Darcy name. If he could make her see that she must give up her mad ways, she could be his. That is their only recourse, their single path to happiness, because it couldn't possibly be the case that he needs to change.

Gentlemen of Honor is the high-stakes conclusion to The Bennet Gang Duology. This fast-paced, action-filled Pride and Prejudice Variation finds your favorite characters faced with all new reasons to be uncertain in love. If you take delight in Summer Hanford's distinct, entertaining tales, enjoy Gentlemen of Honor today.

Sophia Rose Reviews The Great Lakes Ships of Frank E Kirby by Richard Gebhart

 

The Great Lakes Ships of Frank E Kirby by Richard Gebhart

NonFiction, History, Biography

Publisher:  Michigan State University Press

Published:  5.1.26

Pages:  231

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: eARC

Source:  NetGalley

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This study of the legendary Michigan shipbuilder Frank E. Kirby examines his life and the accomplishments that earned him national esteem and international fame. Kirby was involved in the design and build of nearly one hundred vessels, many of which sailed the Great Lakes region. He is best known for designing the paddle steamer Tashmoo and two boats that ferried visitors to Boblo Island in the Detroit River for decades, Columbia and Ste. Claire. Though only three of his vessels remain, none of them operational, hundreds of thousands of Michiganders who are still alive today have been carried by Kirby vessels. Told through stories found in the Detroit Free Press, historical archives, family documents, an interview conducted by his daughter-in-law Dorothy Clement Kirby in 1926, and keepsakes, Richard Gebhart brings to life the story of one of the most prolific Great Lakes shipbuilders of the time.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews The Alchemist and an Amaretto by Annette Marie

 

The Alchemist and an Amaretto by Annette Marie

# 5 Guild Codex: Spellbound

Urban Fantasy

Publisher:  Dark Owl Fantasy

Published:  10.11.19

Pages:  342

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: ebook

Source:  library borrow

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As a guild bartender, I can handle pretty much anything—mages, sorcerers, witches, the occasional demon. But show me anything family-related and I'd rather run for the hills. It doesn't even have to be my family.

So I have no idea why I thought spending the holidays with Aaron's mom and pop was a good idea.

Meeting his famous parents is already terrifying enough, but I've got a bigger problem. Students of his family's renowned mage academy are being attacked on the grounds—and somehow no one has seen a single assailant? Unexplained tracks litter the nearby woods, rumors of forbidden alchemy are circulating the campus...and Ezra has been acting strangely since we arrived.

Something deadly is brewing in the shadow of Sinclair Academy, and the longer we take to uncover it, the more dangerous it becomes. But no matter the risk, we'll protect the students.

And Aaron's parents too, I suppose. If we have to.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

 

A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

#10 Veronica Speedwell

Historical Mystery

Publisher:  Berkley

Published: 3.3.26

Pages:  336

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: eARC

Source:  NetGalley

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Veronica and Stoker are practically dying for a new adventure but when their wish is granted, they find themselves up against a secret society and a darkly seductive duo in this landmark historical mystery from beloved New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn.

When the corpse of an entitled young man is found entirely drained of blood in a carriage next to Highgate Cemetery, Veronica’s interest is piqued. And then a second victim is found, his death made to look like a suicide, and Veronica and her intrepid beau, Stoker, know the hunt is on. The two men share one link: they were both members of a society so secretive that only a singular mention of it can be found anywhere.

Thirsty for more clues, Veronica and Stoker hear that a young Roma boy may know more about their first victim, but the only way to the boy is through an old acquaintance of Stoker’s, Lady Julia Brisbane. Lady Julia and her dashing husband, Nicholas, occasionally track down murderers and are only too happy to help. But as it becomes clear the secret society is a dangerous sect looking to entice immortality seekers, Veronica and Stoker find themselves ensnared by a decidedly more sinister couple.

The professed leader of the society claims to be a creature of the night; his partner practices witchcraft and they both fancy themselves emissaries of the otherworldly. Just as Veronica and Stoker get closer to learning the true purpose of the society and unraveling this macabre mystery, another body turns up, and they quickly discover they’ve gone from being the hunters to the hunted. . . .

Sophia Rose Reviews This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews

 

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews

#1 Maggie the Undying

Fantasy

Publisher:  Ace

Published:  3.31.26

Pages: 480

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: eARC

Source:  NetGalley

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A page-turning, unforgettable fantasy set in a city peopled with ruffians, spies, malcontents and murderers. Experience out-of-this world adventure and dangerous politics as Maggie tries to survive waking up in her favourite fictional world.

A heart-pounding epic from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.

When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy and naked in a gutter, it doesn’t take her long to recognize Kair Toren. It’s a city she knows intimately from the pages of a famously unfinished dark fantasy series – one she’s been obsessively reading and re-reading, while waiting years for the final novel.

Her only tools for navigating this gritty world of rival warlords, magic and mayhem? Her encyclopaedic knowledge of the plot, the setting and the characters’ ambitions and fates. But while she quickly discovers she cannot be killed (though many will try!), the same cannot be said for the living, breathing characters she’s coming to love – a motley band that includes a former lady’s maid, a deadly assassin, various outrageous magical creatures and a dangerously appealing soldier. Soon, instead of trying to return home, she finds herself enmeshed in the schemes – and attentions – of duelling princes, dukes and villains. This all while trying to save them and the kingdom of Rellas from the ending she’s seen on the a cataclysmic war.

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is the beginning of the most epic adventure yet from genre powerhouse writing duo Ilona Andrews. For fans of Samantha Shannon, Sarah J. Maas, Danielle L. Jensen and isekai portal fantasy.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews A Fair Judge by Christina Dudley

 

A Fair Judge by Christina Dudley

#6.5 Hapgoods of Bramleigh

Historical Romance

Publisher:  Christina Dudley

Published:  1.1.22

Pages:  n/a

Rating: 4 stars

Format: ebook

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To all who know him, Mr. Norman DeWitt is famous for his few words. But the events of an afternoon at the Blagdon Hill fair force him into action and speech, with telling consequences to his heart.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews Dishonorable Gentlemen by Summer Hanford

 

Dishonorable Gentlemen by Summer Hanford

#1 The Bennet Gang

Narrated by Carol Beth Anderson and Benjamin Fife

Historical Romance

Publisher:  Summer Hanford

Published:  10.21.2025

Time:  11 hours 34 minutes

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: Audio

Source:  Benjamin Fife, narrator

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VOLUME ONE of The Bennet Gang Dishonorable Gentlemen

Elizabeth Bennet isn't made to stand idly by and watch people suffer. Especially not when the Bennet sisters' stepfather, a one-time British spy, has trained her, Jane, and Mary so well. But when Netherfield Park is let and the new residents move in, the lighthearted game of reimagined Robin Hood she and her sisters have been playing could turn deadly, both for the neighborhood’s newest gentlemen and for Elizabeth's heart.

Fitzwilliam Darcy has no desire to remain in a region where he was held up at gunpoint within moments of arrival, until he spies a mysterious, alluring figure he can't purge from his thoughts. Should he remain in Hertfordshire and pursue the mysterious woman he sighted in the mist, or depart before he is too deeply entangled in an increasingly dangerous web of deadly duels, secrets, and unwed misses?

Dishonorable Gentlemen, Volume One of The Bennet Gang Duology, is a medium angst, Regency Era, love-at-first-sight (at least on one side!) Pride and Prejudice Variation. If you enjoy Summer Hanford's light-hearted, fanciful tales, give this adventure-filled, sweet romance a read.