When I got about half way through, I went to Borders to get the next one. They didn't have it, which upset me, so I went down the block to Barnes and Noble and got all the rest, just to be safe.
Ready to like Fredericks, but Williams hasn't shown her character as much yet.
I'm pretty glad to have found a fun and long story to occupy me when I go to bed.
She has a fairly minor, supporting role until the third book, at which point she flowers. There's a bit of sexual material in the story (not with any of the child characters, and only a little bit) - I hope you won't find it offensive - but I do find the bit where Sam worries that the Greeks will think she and Orlando (in the roles of Achilles and Patroculus) are gay lovers amusing.