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 JournalPublishers 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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Join the virtual blog tour of GENTLEMAN JIM; A TALE OF ROMANCE AND REVENGE, Mimi Matthews’s highly acclaimed new historical romance novel, November 9 through December 6, 2020Forty-five popular blogs specializing in historical fiction, historical romance, and Austenesque fiction will join in the celebration of its release with exclusive excerpts, interviews, spotlights, or reviews of this new Regency-era novel set in Somerset, England.

BLOG TOUR SCHEDULE:

Nov 09           Relz Reviewz (Character Spotlight)

Nov 09           Life of Literature (Review)

Nov 09           Austenprose—A Jane Austen Blog (Review)

Nov 10           Savvy Verse and Wit (Interview)

Nov 10           Greenish Bookshelf (Review)

Nov 11           Library of Clean Reads (Review)

Nov 11           Silver Petticoat Reviews (Excerpt)

Nov 12           Bookworm Lisa (Review)

Nov 12           Heidi Reads (Review)

Nov 13           Lu’s Reviews (Review)

Nov 14           The Green Mockingbird(Review)

Nov 15           Bookish Rantings (Review)

Nov 15           The Lit Bitch (Review)

Nov 16           The Historical Fiction Reader (Review)

Nov 16           Austenesque Reviews (Review)

Nov 17           Inkwell Inspirations (Review)

Nov 17           Robin Loves Reading (Review)

Nov 18           Christian Chick’s Thoughts (Review)

Nov 18           My Jane Austen Book Club (Excerpt)

Nov 19           Laura’s Reviews (Review)

Nov 20           Jorie Loves a Story (Spotlight)

Nov 20           Foxes and Fairy Tales (Review)

Nov 21           Gwendalyn’s Books (Excerpt)

Nov 22           Romantically Inclined Reviews (Review)

Nov 22           Book Confessions of an Ex-Ballerina (Review)

Nov 22           Vesper’s Place (Spotlight)

Nov 23           Fiction Aficionado (Review)

Nov 23           Historical Fiction with Spirit (Review)

Nov 24           Let Them Read Books (Interview)

Nov 25           The Caffeinated Bibliophile (Review)

Nov 25           So Little Time… (Spotlight)

Nov 27           Among the Reads (Review)

Nov 28           Chicks, Rogues and Scandals (Review)

Nov 29           Book Bustle (Review)

Nov 30           Cup of Tea with that Book Please(Review)

Dec 01           Nurse Bookie (Review)

Dec 02           Confessions of a Book Addict (Review)

Dec 02           Impressions in Ink (Review)

Dec 03           From Pemberley to Milton (Review)

Dec 04           Relz Reviewz (Review)

Dec 04           Rosanne E. Lortz (Review)

Dec 05           Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen (Review)

Dec 05           Probably at the Library (Review)

Dec 06           The Calico Critic (Excerpt)

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2 Responses to Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews

  1. Lelia (Lucy) Reynolds

    Sounds like a great book.

  2. I’m excited to read Gentleman Jim!

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