This book does little to answer The Question of Simon. When introduced in the first book, I assumed he must be gay. Why else would a nice guy, still young enough to fight (I'd guess in his 40s), still be single and opt to live in a small cottage by himself? I mean, it's war time, an eligible man who doesn't have to go fight would have women following him around. Then, as I read the books, I thought possibly he was in love with Bess (he goes wherever she goes in England). Or maybe it's her mother since it's her mother that always sends him out to protect/chauffeur Bess. Or maybe it's her father. Someone in the family. This book does nothing to answer this. And her family is odd, she gets sent back to England to deal with a police inquiry and they don't bother to go visit her? They just send Simon? Doesn't that seem odd? Maybe her father is busy with war office stuff, but surely her mother would want to see her since she works in a war zone. Ah well. One thing that I thought would help The Question (small spoiler) (view spoiler)[ was that when Simon heard about the child he'd ask her about the soldier who did all this for Bess (get the orphanage list, the rescue, the trip to England). Even if he wasn't jealous, surely he'd wonder about a romantic attachment, particularly since Bess doesn't seem to date much. Even if he didn't think it was any of his business, surely he'd make a sly remark or wink or something. Oh well, at least Bess had a handsome man do some crazy stuff for her. (hide spoiler)]