Thomas (The Jaded Gentlemen Book 1)

And all our other friends are together, who are all related to each other in complicated ways at this point. But it’s fun to see all their various stories collide, and start to straighten out.

I really love Grace Burrowes' books. Her characters (lead and supporting) have such depth and complexity. Thomas (The Jaded Gentlemen Book 1) is true to her winning formula.I really liked Thomas when earlier I read David (Lord of Honor). He was a secondary character in David and Letty's story, but as the lead in his and Loris' story, he is an intelligent, tender gentleman, and a real hero. Loris is competent, stubborn, vulnerable and worthy of Thomas' love. Speaking of love, Ms. Burrows knows how to write a passion without turning it into explicit porn. She also adds a generous amount of suspense with multiple antagonists. All in all a satisfying read.Bonus; Imagine my surprise when David, and later Letty, make a supporting appearance in Thomas' story. How great is that!

Since I've enjoyed most Lonely Lords' books, I was not disappointed to discover their hallmarks in the first installment of the new series. The hero and heroine are both decent people, trying to deal with the circumstances, not of their own making, and the unlooked for attraction between them.Fairly quickly, the hero figures out that the feelings he has for the heroine are out of the common way and decides to make her his wife. The heroine is not as certain - she has reason to question her judgment when it comes to men - so she has to be convinced. The love story unfolds at a sedate pace, without undue angst, but then the conflict doesn't quite escalate either. The villains - if they could be considered such - are dealt with swiftly and sans fuss.The book would probably work as a stand alone, but fans of the Lonely Lords series would enjoy getting a glimpse of the period in the lives of  Nicholas: Lord of Secrets (The Lonely Lords Book 2)  and  Beckman: Lord of Sins (The Lonely Lords Book 4) , when they worked at the Linden stables as grooms to outrun their own demons.Chronologically, the story happens right after  David: Lord of Honor (The Lonely Lords Book 9) , and both he and his lady make cameo appearances.

I'm a BIG FAN of Grace Burrowes. I've read (almost) everything she's written although I'm not a fan of the (one) contemporary of hers I've read; I liked this book and knew that there was 'something' about Loris that was lurking in the background that would be interesting and that didn't disappoint. Neither she nor Thomas as characters nor the setting, details, etc, of the book disappointed. What really disappointed was that the characters all lacked some depth. Two secondary characters, who were in earlier novels of hers, appear, but without much explanation, and without any real definition of their characters either. What lacks in this novel is the richness of detail that I love in a good historical novel; the feeling that I'm there, in that time and place. This is a great summer read, but not her best. I look forward to more from this series and this book makes me want to start over and read all her books again in order from first to last; she's that good. Looking forward to her next one!

I always enjoy Grace Burrowes' books - I like some better than others, but I have liked all I've read. One of the things I really like about her books is that the characters all occupy the same time period and they are interconnected. For instance, in this book Val from the Windham series is mentioned and we also have Nicholas Haddonfield, David Fairley, etc. Her books are like I picture London society being -- they all know or know of each other.I like the heroine, Loris Tanner, very much. Her father is a habitual drunk and she is a classic enabler. She constantly covers for him, straightens out his messes, etc. However, he got himself into trouble two years ago and disappeared. He left Loris behind with no means of support and no idea of what had happened to him. She's been acting as the estate steward ever since. She got away with that because the owner of the estate was an absentee owner and almost never visited the estate. But then, the estate was sold to a new owner.Thomas Jennings, Baron Sutcliffe, hates having a title. He hates how he came to have the title and he'd had it for over a year before anyone discovered that he had one. Thomas has just purchased a new estate, Linden, sight unseen. He's excited to arrive and learn all about how to manage his estate, lands, tenants, etc. So, he's a bit disconcerted when he first arrives at his estate and finds no an altercation between a woman and the stable hands. He watches, unseen, for a while and appreciates the woman's courage and determination -- and he knows she is right. So he steps in and manages the situation and fires the stable manager.Thomas could have turned Loris out because women didn't perform those kinds of jobs. However, Thomas used to manage a brothel for his former employer and he knew how strong and smart women could be. So, he kept Loris in place and was determined to learn to be a good landowner from her.There are mysteries and romance in the book and I enjoyed the read!

I discovered Grace Burrowes last year when I picked up an anthology with her, Shana Galen and two other authors, and fell in love with this author's writing. Her quick wit, her imperfect, but lovable characters, her fabulous historical voice, and her in depth insights into family, all come together in wonderful stories. Since then, I've been happily chomping through her back list of novels. I've been remiss in posting reviews, but every one of them is either a 5 or a 4 to me. Thomas is a 5. The baron is a man who deserves a good woman, and his female steward definitely deserves a good man. But each has that major hiccup in their past that must be overcome, as well as a current sinister mystery that threatens their safety and their happiness. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Grace Burrowes books all contain a very good balance of humour, mystery and romance. And not too much erotica ! Some, but not too much or too explicit !I love her dialogue... snappy and funny... and true to the time She even "gets" children !Her knowledge and use of Regency History is spot on !!! ( if you are going to write or read a Regency novel you need to pay attention to the crazy rules for women at that time.. and Burrowes does ! )Thank you, Grace !

I love almost everything written by Grace Burrows, so I was surprised to find she had written such a lacklustre story. It had some elements of a high quality book but the pace dragged relentlessly in the first two thirds. It was hard work to read through to the end.Baron Thomas arrives at his new estate to find his female steward having trouble with the stable master. Loris inherited the role after the departure of her drunken father, the previous steward. Attracted to Loris, Thomas supports her in managing the estate, but trouble makers lurk in the background.The lead and secondary characters were interesting. Much of the writing was elegant. My main complaint is a serious lack of plot. Nothing really happened after the set up until two thirds in. The sexual tension between the leads was not enough to keep me interested. If this had been written by anyone other than Grace Burrows, I would have given up reading from pure boredom.

A great book. Ice loved every single book I've read so far by Grace Burrowes.I will be buying another

Like all Grace Burrowes books, they keep me entertained and I happily pick up my kindle at any opportunity to keep going with the story. It is good to get little bits from characters from previous stories to blend in with the new read. It feels like you are keeping in touch with the characters.

Love grace burrowes writing usually. Thomas was a book that took a longtime to go anywhere. Easy to put down.