Good but uneven. I really liked sections of this book, but I also found it contrived in parts and it had a dull patch near the end. 
 On the plus side I found the protagonist Phillipe Charboneau/Philip Kent interesting and engaging, and I liked the scope of this book. I found the supporting characters satisfactory as well. Each part of the character's journey from France to Kent to London to America made sense. The historical information about the approaching American Revolution was presented well, and I liked reading about things like 18th century print making and sea travel. Also, one of the two main romance plots in the book is pretty well done. 
 To be more specific about the plot points I found less than compelling, (view spoiler)[I found the continual recurrence of antagonist Roger Amberly and his men, and the last act return of the protagonist's English paramour Alicia unsatisfying, as well as the final revelation that Kent's father was still alive. I would have much preferred if these characters had been confined to Book I. I really liked Book I, which described Philippe Charboneau's journey from France to England to reclaim his birthright after he is told he is the bastard son of a dying nobleman, but I didn't think the vengeance storyline between Roger and Philippe/Philip was strong enough to persist throughout the whole book. Likewise the romance storyline between Philip and Alicia, which seemed purely carnal in nature, did not ring true when it was briefly resurrected near the end of the book. (hide spoiler)] Since I have other books in the Kent Family Chronicles series I will probably at least give book two a shot.