I did find him to propel the plot in a realistic way, but I wished to know a bit about his past, etc. They had a long history together, of course, but for me the question was what in his past triggered his behavior toward her? Most villains don’t start out as horrible people, but rather become misguided along the way. He was certainly a villain through and through, but I wasn’t sure where the motivation for his obsession with Eliza originated.

Nathaniel Smith, leader of the rally and an important secondary character in the book to be the most fascinating character of all – not that I didn’t enjoy Eliza and Thomas’s story – I just wanted more of the tension between the colonists and the royalists to be more present in the story as those aspects were fascinating when present. One of the scenes includes a high-tension rally among the patriots, which really drew me in. My favorite parts of the story were the talks about the political temperature in the colonies I actually wanted more of that. The language, mannerisms, dress and descriptions all spoke to the colonial period. I loved the little nuances about their daily life – nights talking & reading by the fire, days spent baking, working as a printer and intricate gowns worn by the ladies. Though the plot focuses primarily on the romantic aspect of the story, the historical aspects were well-done. So Fair a Lady is a novel for those who crave a lot of romantic moments in their historical fiction.

So Fair a Lady by Amber Lynn Perry