There is so much personality in this book it is like it stuffed into too-full seams. That her heart must have been bursting and her fingers not tapping fast enough to keep up with every wonder unfurling in her mind. I could tell Matthews was revelling in the story. This book, more than Matthews' previous books ( at least to this reader) was full to the brim of a passionate spirit that almost burst from the pages. But it is more, for a few reasons I want to highlight: Sure it has the sigh factor and the pitch perfect dialogue you could transport from any scene onto the stage in one brilliant, self-contained moment. Sure, it has the immediate sense of verisimilitude and resplendent research that are hallmarks of Matthews' work.
See, Gentleman Jim is not a typical Matthews' book.
With Gentleman Jim, too, I was cognizant of how delighted I was not to know where the story and some of its crucial moments and relationships were going and because that element of complete surprise was one of the most delectable takeaways from the romance, I don't want to ruin it for people here. Other times, I sit with the experience for a few days and allow the words to roll around in my head for a bit and to sit and think about all the different strands and themes I just read and how everything is interwoven subtly and brilliantly to thread the gorgeous tapestry that is the finished picture of a book. Often, I am a reactive with these gushes and just finish the book with my giddy sigh and bounce on my chair for a bit and then get to typing everything at once. It is no secret that I am a major Mimi Matthews fan and at this point I just whine at her until she sends me her newest books (lol) and so I was delighted to read Gentleman Jim! Will he sacrifice one to gain the other? Or with a little luck-and a lot of daring-will he find a way to have them both? Clare is torn between love and vengeance. She’s bold and beautiful-and entirely convinced he’s someone else.Īs danger closes in, St. But he hasn’t reckoned for Maggie Honeywell. If he can mete out a bit of revenge along the way, so much the better. Tall, blond, and dangerous, he’s on a mission to restore his family’s honor. A decade later, he’s long been presumed dead.Īfter years spent on the continent, John Beresford, Viscount St. When Fred frames him for theft, Nicholas escapes into the night, vowing to find his legendary sire. Raised alongside her on her father’s estate, Nicholas is the rumored son of notorious highwayman Gentleman Jim. 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. From USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews comes a swashbuckling tale of Regency era romance and revenge.
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