After starting the PBS TV series a few weeks ago (thanks in large part to the casting of Aidan Turner in the lead role), I found myself really drawn by the story and just had to give the book a try. 
 Great read! While the writing has an old-fashioned feel to it (it was first published in 1945), the story itself is engaging and makes me want more. I love the characters and the beautiful descriptions of the countryside. Ross himself is a superb leading man -- honorable, brooding, defiant, and strong. (And sexy. Even book Ross is sexy.) 
 My understanding is that season 1 of the TV show covers the first two books in the series, so I'll be moving on to #2 as quickly as I can get hold of a copy.