Althea, Simon, and Rebecca are very enjoyable characters, and the author really throws you in the midst of life in Regency England. Most of it takes place in London and its surrounding areas, to be specific. This book would be an excellent on to give someone from a Jewish background who is open to investigating Jesus as the Messiah. Methodists were nearly as despised as Jews during that time period, and the comparison between the two religions and how similarly they stem from the Old Testament is wonderful. Each character deals with moral choices in a different way, but they also grow and change. There is both sadness and delight during this epic story. Anyone who enjoys Christian historical fiction will love it. It seemed much shorter than its almost 400 pages while reading it. I intend to look up the rest of Ms. Axtell Morren's regency series.