He is your broody, complex, and damaged character with a hint of vulnerability (a childhood trauma) that drives this market. William is the one you will focus on here. Elizabeth is a fine character, who while strong, can come off as a bit naive. The bedroom scenes, while romantic and steamy, started to be too frequent and kept the story from moving along. It was strangely, after chapter 11 when the hero and heroine get to spend more time together, I found the story started to lag a bit. The set-up of looming civil war, two characters longing for each other, and finding shelter from the storm in each other (the serendipitous meeting I mentioned earlier) make for an epic story. The beginning of this story had me enthralled. Chapter 11 is where the relationship aspect of the storyline ramps up. This all happens, with flashbacks to their childhood friendship and a serendipitous meeting, in the first 10 chapters. Through their 18yrs of separation, Elizabeth survives an abusive marriage and William survives being hunted and exiled. "I’ll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way.”ĭo you know this sentence? Do you love this poem? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you're going to like this story.Įlizabeth and William were childhood friends, with a hint of sweethearts, who are separated and end up on opposite sides of England's Civil War (think Cromwell and CharlesI/II).
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