num_pages: 410
description: From Book 1: 
  The notorious swordsmen of New Orleans—charming by day, dangerous at night…
  They are the pride—and scourge—of New Oleans: a dashing fraternity of master swordsmen whose infamy is matched only by their skill in battle, their allegiance to each other and their passion for the women they love. At ease making life-and-death decisions between breaths, their exploits in the boudoir are as infamous as those on the duelling field.  Bold, seductive and thrilling, the Masters At Arms series is swashbuckling romance at its finest by RWA Hall of Famer—and holder of RWA's Lifetime Achievement Award and Romantic Times' Career Achievement Award—Jennifer Blake.  Volume One includes Books 1-3:  CHALLENGE TO HONOR When Celina barters herself to Rio de Silva to keep him from dueling her brother, he accepts. But Rio harbors a secret far more perilous than the way he sets her soul aflame.  DAWN ENCOUNTER When the husband she never loved is killed in a duel with Caid O’Neill, Lisette is left at the mercy of her rapacious father-in-law. Caid agrees to be the desperate woman’s protector—but how can they fight the forbidden love between an heiress and a master at arms?  ROGUE'S SALUTE Juliette, called home from a convent just before taking her vows, is in dire need of a husband. Nicholas, notorious swordmaster and mentor to a houseful of street boys, is in need of a wife. Their practical arrangement soon explodes with heady desire, but someone’s trying to stop the wedding, and Juliette must fight to claim a love worth any price.
language: English
title: Challenge to Honor
titlecomplete: Challenge to Honor (Masters at Arms #1)
genres: Historical, Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 583
places: New Orleans, Louisiana
series: Masters at Arms
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: HOLT Medallion by Virginia Romance Writers
category: Long Historical
publisher: MIRA