12/01/2020 BLOG TOUR for GENTLEMAN JIM: A Tale of Romance and Revenge By MIMI MATTHEWS

 

Title: Gentleman Jim: A Tale of Romance and Revenge
Author: Mimi Matthews
Genre: Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Regency Romance
Publisher: Perfectly Proper Press (November 10, 2020)
Length: (376) pages
Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1733056991
eBook ASIN: B0842YLCNF
Tour Dates: November 9 – December 6, 2020


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?





ADVANCE PRAISE

"Tartly elegant. . . A vigorous, sparkling, and entertaining love story with plenty of Austen-ite wit."— Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Matthews ups the ante with a wildly suspenseful romance..."— Library Journal, starred review

"Equally passionate and powerful...Mimi Matthews proves once again that she is a master of historical fiction in Gentleman Jim."— Readers' Favorite

"Rollicking and romantic, passionate and intriguing...Regency romance does not get any better than Gentleman Jim."— Relz Reviewz

MY REVIEW:

I was craving for a Regency era romance and revenge, and Mimi Matthews delivered on this wonderfully addictive and suspenseful historical fiction, Gentleman Jim. 

When Margaret Honeywell's father dies, it was willed that she is to marry her neighbor, Frederick Burton-Smythe or lose all her assets. Her heart had always been set on Nicholas Seaton, the estate groom, rumored to be the illegitimate son of a notorious highwayman Gentleman Jim, who had been long gone, never returned, and presumed dead. 

I absolutely loved and enjoyed this book for the lovable and relatable heroine, a long lost love and fake identity trope, childhood friendship, second chance romance, and a villain that creeps under your skin. 

I could not stop turning the pages fast enough as I was swooning over Maggie and Nicholas' chemistry, their passion and love for each other. His return back to England and the twists and turns that follows is just written so remarkably I was hooked from the start. 

Matthews not only immersed me into the Regency era but also brought me alongside the characters that I loved reading about. Maggie is one of those characters that will stay with you long after you read this book and I thought she was so well written and really captured my heart alongside Nicholas as he rights all the wrong that has been done to him.

This was such a fantastic read I highly recommend - the romance is absolutely breathtaking as is many of the scenes in the book that read like a movie. This was an amazing read and should not be passed up especially if you enjoy reading historical fiction with amazing characters full of depth and heart.

AUTHOR BIO: 

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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