Honor Second Novel Of Rhynan. By Rachel Rossano. My ARC Review.

The Earl of Dentin excels in his position as Securer of the Realm. But the king´s order to pluck an orphaned child from a loving home unsettles Dentin. When a dark-eyed woman challenges his honor regarding the mission, Dentin finds himself unable to justify his actions or get her out of his mind. Something about her lack of fear intrigues him.

Lady Elsa Reeve attempts to avoid the marriage of convenience her brother and mother demand of her. She understands the need to pay off her brother´s massive debt. She only wants her family to consider her wishes in the process.

As Elsa becomes further entangled in a snare of her brother´s creating, only one man defends her. But can she trust Dentin, her unlikely champion, and his motives ? with a murderer on the loose, Elsa´s fate in jeopardy, and a traitor plotting against the king, Dentin finds his priorities shifting in an unexpected direction

★★★★★
This is very much a medieval romance, but set in a fictional land.
Lord Dentin is Securer of the Realm. That means he works to find wrong doers, and enforce the law. Even if that means going around the wishes of a devious King. He is in the middle of one task when a Baron is murdered. Dentin must find the killer and protect those in danger.
Lady Elsa is attending her sister's wedding.  Her mother is playing matchmaker, and her brother is trying to use Elsa to get himself out of debt.
With so many men trying to arrange things to their own advantage,  killing any who get in the way, there is a lot of danger about.
Just because he has a killer to find doesn't mean the King is giving him anymore timid to carry out his wishes,  and an impatient King is just as dangerous as the killer.
As I love my historical books , this was a joy to read. A clean romance with lots of action and adventure.  It is the 2nd in the series,  but can easily be read as a stand alone.

I was born in the northern midwest to a missionary pastor and his wife. As the oldest of four ,I learned to be mature and responsible at an early age. That, however, did not prevent me from having constant flights of fancy. In my early teens,those flights of fancy began to make it to the page. I have always loved reading and constantly had my nose in a book growing up (fuel for those fanciful flights). it seemed only natural to start putting my adventures into words to share.