Favourite male character

This was a bit of a tricky one, as a lot of the characters that I loved reading about this year were female. But I've managed to make a short list of some of the men that captured my imagination. Here are the contenders:

Edward Rochester, Jane Eyre

William Lomax, A Moment of Silence/A Gentleman of Fortune/A Woman of Consequence

Maxim de Winter, Rebecca

All great characters from great books, but the winner is...

...

William Lomax.

I thought he was a very charming and lovely character. A decent man who was clearly in love with Dido Kent. I was desperate for her to just hurry up and admit that she loved him and that she really wanted to marry him. He was totally devoted to Dido and was always looking out for her and making sure she was out of harm's way. I always enjoyed reading his character, which is why he's my winner for favourite male character.