relzreviewz.com Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews

Synopsis:~

She Couldn’t Forget…

Wealthy squire’s daughter Margaret Honeywell was always meant to marry her neighbor, Frederick Burton-Smythe, but it’s bastard-born Nicholas Seaton who has her heart. Raised alongside her on her father’s estate, Nick is the rumored son of notorious highwayman Gentleman Jim. When Fred frames him for theft, Nick escapes into the night, vowing to find his legendary sire. But Nick never returns. A decade later, he’s long been presumed dead.

He Wouldn’t Forgive…

After years spent on the continent, John Beresford, Viscount St. Clare has finally come home to England. Tall, blond, and dangerous, he’s on a mission to restore his family’s honor. If he can mete out a bit of revenge along the way, so much the better. But he hasn’t reckoned for Maggie Honeywell. She’s bold and beautiful–and entirely convinced he’s someone else.

As danger closes in, St. Clare is torn between love and vengeance. Will he sacrifice one to gain other? Or, with a little daring, will he find a way to have them both?

My take:~

Mimi Matthews is a rare talent, raising the bar with each new story she writes, then with the perfect meld of prose, characterisation, and historicity, leaving me in a puddle of readerly wonderment and delight.

Gentleman Jim is a glorious story! One that will leave you wondering if five minutes is a respectable time to wait before indulging a second time then answering ‘But, of course’ without hesitation.

Rollicking and romantic, passionate and intriguing, Matthews has delivered a gorgeous love story, rife with legendary romantic tension, a villain worthy of your disdain, with a hero and heroine, perfectly matched in tenacity, courage, and moxie!

If you are looking for some respite and joy in an otherwise annus horribilis, Mimi Matthews’ novels are a sure thing! Regency romance does not get any better than Gentleman Jim.

With thanks to the publisher for my review copy. My opinions remain my own.

USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews writes both historical nonfiction and award-winning proper Victorian romances. Her novels have received starred reviews in Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus, and her articles have been featured on the Victorian Web, the Journal of Victorian Culture, and in syndication at BUST Magazine. In her other life, Mimi is an attorney. She resides in California with her family, which includes a retired Andalusian dressage horse, a Sheltie, and two Siamese cats. Her next romance, The Siren of Sussex, will be out in 2022 from Berkley/Penguin Random House.

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