Gentleman Jack

by Margaret Summerville

Book Overview

An irresponsible young man is presented an ultimatum by his father--give up gambling, or agree to an arranged marriage to a woman he does not love. Choosing the lesser of two evils, the man embarks on his wager-free life, but is robbed and left for dead on the road. Discovered by a kindly, beautiful governess, he is restored to health and agrees to work as a stablehand. As part of the deal with his father, he is not permitted to reveal his identity...but he cannot hide the overwhelming desire for the governess that is in his heart!

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451197976
• ISBN13: 9780451197979
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Excellent!

Excellent story! I think a 24-year-old hero actually seeing the error of his ways & changing virtually overnight is a little far-fetched but the heroine is perfectly lovely. Her history is quite fuzzy, however. Perhaps the author felt it was unimportant, but I have to admit, I was curious. :)

An adventurous read

This reminded me of another book called "Jack on the Box" by Patricia Wynn which also with a very similar motive and reasoning to have its hero (also named Jack) disciplined by taking away both Jacks' privileges so they could learn to understand the value of money and developing an appreciation for life. While the other book was more on personal growth, Ms. Summerville's story was more adventurous, it made a fun read. And I do agree with other reviewer, the ever-changing eye color does make one wonder what was going through writer's mind when she wrote the book, fortunately it wasn't too bothersome. Incidentally, this story also reminds me of another Ms. Summerville's book called "Duke's disappearance", also dealing with an aristocrat in incognito, that was a pretty good read, too.

Good story, entertaining

This was a good read. Entertaining and sweet. The plot moved along nicely. Ms. Summerville had a continuity problem, though. During the first 90 pages, our hero, Jack, could not decide what color to keep his eyes. First we met up with a brown eyed gentlemen on page 33. On page 76, his brown eyes turned blue. But, finally on page 89 and beyond, he settled into grey eyes. It did make for interesing, as in comical, reading. However, desipte the author's lack of decision, this was an very entertaining Regency .