Sabatini Rafael. The Carolinian

The Carolinian is a great read. The book is set at the start of the revolutionary war as a young wealthy planter in Charleston, South Carolina realizes that morality demands that he align himself with the Patriot cause. However by doing so, he will risk everything he holds dear-- especially the affections of his fiercly royalist fiance and prospective father-in-law. Adventure and Tempestuous romance ensues... The first half of this book is a typical Sabatini adventure, with narrow escapes, thrilling confrontations, and a bold hero who risks it all for love. The second half is darker. In it, the protagonist becomes less sympathetic, wildly swinging between trust and suspicion. He's given fair cause to question, but he is so quick to believe the worst that it turns me a little against him. Some amount of misunderstanding was necessary to drive the drama, but even if he hadn't been on thin ice with me, one desperate step that Latimer nearly takes during the ending soured him as a hero.