London - 1821

Jemma Fielding is mourning the loss of her beloved grandmother who raised her when her parents passed away. The woman encouraged Jemma to think for herself and now she known as a bluestocking. While Jemma had always planned to remain unmarried to allow her to champion charities as she likes to do, plus her passion for fashion design, her grandmother’s last request is for her to marry.

Brookeside England - 1822

Now Jemma has come to her good friend, Vicar Miles Jackson, for advice. He has known her for many years and is secretly in love with her. Jemma knows of the Matchmaking Mama’s of Brookeside and they have found the wealthy Mr. Bentley who has recently moved to Brookside and now owns the Kensington House. They want to introduce Jemma to him but she needs Miles to help give her lessons on how to fall in love with someone since he has always been known as Mr. Romantic.

This is a clever book with lots of funny spots. Miles is simply a swoon-worthy man and Jemma is the one he has adored all his life. Now, if he can just convince her to realize that so he can be with this woman forever. Come read this story filled with lots of interesting characters as they follow society’s rules of the time period. I haven’t read the other books in the series, but I quickly caught up with what was going on. Enjoy!

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“The truth was, she wanted to read his soul. She craved to know it backward and forward.”

“Finally, she was his. This moment was the beginning of the story he had longed not just to write but also live.”

* We’re only 1 paragraph into his pov and I already love him hahaha
* Ugh she’s so oblivious
* Not him spying on her 😂
* Oh these two…
* Ahh the tension!
* I absolutely love this discussion on kissing
* You truly just can’t force love
* I did not see that coming
* Ah! I knew it!
* If everyone could just have a conversation that’d be great

Oh man, I adored this story! This is the first one of the series I’ve read and now I must go back and read the first two!

Jemma is a delightful character. I love her spunk and her good heart that desires to do good and help others. She definitely has a tendency to get in her own way but.. it all worked out the way it was meant to.

And Miles? Oh, Miles. I love him. He’s so cute and so swoony and so.. pining. I love it! He’s a good vicar and a good friend and I loved that he was a writer!

And their friend group? And the Matchmaking Mamas? Hysterical! I loved them all.

This was such a good book! 100% recommend.

“It was no simple kiss but a love letter to his heart.”

“Romance does not take talent; it takes love.”

“Her every movement caught his gaze, her words his attention, and her presence his heart.”

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ebook. A positive review wasn’t required and all opinions are my own.

Jemma’s intentions to live life as a charitable spinster is challenged after a promise made to her grandmother to find love. Her life long friend Miles knows her better than anyone else, but is assumed as intended for someone else. Jemma seeks Mile’s help in love lessons to prepare to marry - but Miles has only ever wanted her. This friends to lovers story is adorable and sweet - but has some angst as well!
My ultimate favorite scene is the cricket. Hello, swoon alert!
Tender love, heart realizations, and the gentleman turned into ardent pursuer make this story a worthy read.
Can be read standalone but may be fully appreciated in context of the series.

The third installment of Anneka Walker's Matchmaking Mamas series, "The Gentleman's Confession" showcases the romance of Jemma Fielding and Miles Jackson. Both belonging to a group calling themselves "The Rebels", they discover love despite themselves.

This series features an unusual premise in which a group of older women pull others' strings to effect loving marriages. While this requires a certain suspension of disbelief, it's still amusing to see events unfold. The first two books were charming. This one, although entertaining, pushes the "disbelief" envelope a bit too far. A clueless Jemma asks Miles to teach her how to love someone. This is NOT how it works. Instruction on making eye contact, touching, or feigning interest in the "target's" thoughts and opinions, is disingenuous and just plain weird. As close cousins, Jemma and Lisette apparently don't communicate very well. That aside, the friends' group and new spouses are engaging.

Walker's prose is enjoyable and like her other works, this book is clean. She cleverly incorporates the tragic Chios Massacre of 1822 into the story. I look forward to Ian's tale.

Thanks to NetGalley and Shadow Mountain for an ARC of this novel.

A sweet friends to more love story!

He risks his heart teaching her how to fall in love with another man...
But what if he risks it all by confessing his feelings?

Love these characters and this so cute storyline!

"The Gentleman's Confession" is a romance set in 1822 in England. Some aspects of the story were so absurd that it didn't feel realistic. I know it's supposed to be humorous, but one scene had several women cornering Miles in public, and one of those women repeatedly ran her hands through his hair while demanding a lock of his hair. His stepfather or some of his congregation surely would have taken them all to task for behaving so badly, but everyone just excused it as Miles is so perfect that the women couldn't help themselves. Hmm.

When Miles was young, he saved Jemma's cousin from dying. The cousin understandably was half in love with him afterward. Jemma started the rumor that Miles was going to marry her cousin, and now she and his friends all believe this even though Miles has refused to marry her. The cousin has even resigned herself that he isn't going to marry her. I just kept thinking "Gee, what friends--they don't really know him and care more about pressuring him to marry the cousin than about his happiness."

For the first half of the story, I also kept thinking that none of this would happen if he'd just get a backbone. He'd tell people "no" but was "too kind" to firmly convince people that he really meant it. But he did finally realize this and started to change, which redeemed him in my estimation. As Jemma was the cause of her own misery and refused to even consider changing her stance until her cousin took things in hand, I had a little more trouble feeling pity for her.

However, all of the characters were generally likable. Historical details served more as a backdrop than as necessary to the story. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this humorous story.

I love the Matchmaking Mamas series by Anneka Walker. It releases next week!

First I love the cover so much! This whole series has amazing covers that pop and the colors are vibrant with floral in the background. I loved having a male model on the cover and the next book cover has been revealed and it’s another male model too! 👏🏻

Jemma loses her aging grandmother and one of her grandmother’s last wishes is for Jemma to marry and experience love. She asks the Matchmaking mamas for help and within a few days - so conveniently a new gentleman has moved into the village and agreed to marry Jemma. They’ve given themselves time to get to know each other before anything formal is announced. Jemma goes to Miles, her BFF - he’s like a brother, practically engaged to her cousin - for help on getting Mr. Brantley’s heart. But she doesn’t know that Miles has unrequited love for her. If this doesn’t sound like a Shakespeare plot then I don’t want to be wrong 😉

It was fun to see the uncomfortable moments where out of politeness, many characters held their tongues and refrained from making declarations.

I do feel it started to slow in the middle and I wanted more tension to hurry up. But it ends in lots of drama and HEA. I didn’t see how Miles loved Jemma so much. She was an okay character. I really felt for Lisette, for being passed over so much and not getting her own book even though she’s in the Rebel group.

This book can be read as a stand alone, past characters makes appearances. And I can’t wait for Ian’s book! 🎉

Thanks to Net Galley and the publishers, I was able to listen to the audio and loved the narration. Both narrators brought the story to life with soothing voices. I received an e-arc and paperback from the publisher. These are my own thoughts and opinions.

Despite her determination to stay unmarried, Jemma has promised her grandma in her deathbed to get married, and not only that, but also find love. To fullfill her promise, she ask for help to the Matchmaking mamas society, who arrange the charming Mr. Bentley as a perfect candidate. But Jemma is so inexperience at love matters that she request the help of his best friend Miles, the rector of Brookside who has a knack for matters of the heart.
For Miles this task is not easy at all. He secretly has loved Jemma all his life, and helping her win the heart of another man is just impossible to bear.
But Jemma is so resolved and persuasive that he just feels obligued to gives her lessons in love. But those lessons don't help him to restrain his feelings for her, just encourage him to see that Mr. Bentley is not the perfect match for her. The perfect match only could be him. But Matchmaking mamas are always right, or are they not? Time is running out and the possibility of losing her forever is more real. Miles has to decide if now is time for him to make his own confession, a confession of love.
I have enjoyed this book a lot! The characters are amazing and there are many swoony moments. I love Jemma's personality, her vivacious ways and how Miles supports and loves her. This series are great and I can't wait to read the Next book, Ian's story

This was a very sweet romance. Both were trying to deny themselves to make others happy, but all came right in the end. While it looked like the HEA was an impossibility, I could see the resolve coming a mile away and it was perfect. I enjoyed how it all played out. It was a lovely romance, and I think everyone was happy in the end except maybe Ian. And of course, all the ladies who had hoped to capture the vicar. Jemma's assistance in batting them away from Miles was rather amusing. She was quite clever about such things.

I always like matchmaker stories. These matchmakers aren't too invasive really, but they are spot on in their choices.

Very enjoyable read and listen.

No sex, language or violence

This series is so much fun. This is Miles, Jemma and Lisette's stories. The Rebels are going down like flies to the Matchmaking Mamas but this just might be the Mamas best feat yet. I love the characters. They are all so complex and interesting. Miles is the local vicar and is known as Mr. Romance to his friends in the Rebels group. Jemma is known as vixen and has the determination and stubborn spirit to show for it. Lisette is all kindness and is more quiet in nature than the rest of the group. Hearts are put to the test and lessons are learned in this sweet romance. I don't want to ruin the story, so I will just say this is a must read book and series. I highly recommend it.

4.5* Relationship development was the strong suit in this book. I feel like I really know these characters and their motivations - both are noble and loyal to what they believe to be right. The writing is clear and flows well, making this book enjoyable to read! This book can stand alone, though understanding the friends' interactions is enhanced by reading the earlier books in the Matchmaking Mamas series.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are completely my own.

Soo good! I enjoyed every minute of this book! The premise is that the mom's of 'The Rebels' get together under the guise of a music group to matchmake their children. Each one of these books have been very different and good in their own right. They all have no swears, no alcohol, and kissing only.

This is book 3 in the series but it definitely works as a standalone. However, the other two are fantastic so I recommend them! Anyway, this time we are back with Miles and Jemma. Poor Miles, he loves Jemma so much but she just doesn’t see it or want to see it. She thinks Miles and Lisette are destined to be married. Jemma made a promise to her grandmother to fall in love and marry. So she enlists the matchmaking mamas help and they find her a suitor. But she doesn’t know the first thing about love so she asks for Miles to teach her. Again, poor Miles, but he agrees. As they spend more time together, Jemma realizes she may have feelings for Miles!
I really loved this story! I felt bad for Miles, he tried so hard to get Jemma and she just keeps being stubborn! I thought it hilarious that Miles was a vicar and had so many women after him. I really enjoyed how Miles and Jemma got together it was so sweet. I can’t wait for the next story!
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I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

Wow, definitely a book of managing and meeting expectations. A lovely book of friends who fall in love but are forced into situations some beyond their control. Good dialogue, good characters, overall, a nice feel-good book. The narration was great, but I am a huge fan of Mary Jane.

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I enjoyed this book but I would definitely recommend that you read the books previously in the series before picking this one up. I think a lot of this story can be confusing without that prior context from the other books.
It’s a bit of a slow read but overall enjoyable with a happy ever after ending. I look forward to future books in this series.
Thank you to NetGalley and Shadow Mountain Publishing for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

"The Gentleman's Confession" by Anneka Walker is such a charming romance! I had a smile on my face as I read this wonderful story. Readers will fall in love with this friends-to-lovers romance and even more so with our hero, Miles Jackson. Jemma Fielding feels she needs to marry to honor her late grandmother’s dying wish and goes to the Matchmaking Mamas Society. Jemma is matched with someone but feels she does not know anything about love. Jemma decides to go to her old friend Miles for advice. Miles is one of the best male protagonists I have read in a long time. He is such a sweet cinnamon roll. The way he loves Jemma, even when his feelings are not returned, is so romantic. He is willing to teach Jemma about love so she can fall in love with and marry someone else, even though he secretly loves her. He is nicknamed “Mr. Romantic” for a reason! There is even a lake scene with a wet shirt! It is very reminiscent of the infamous lake scene from the Colin Firth “Pride and Prejudice” movie! Be prepared with your smelling salts!

Jemma, our headstrong, lovable heroine is a bluestocking and loves fashion. She also loves to support causes. Miles and Jemma have a group of friends called “The Rebels,” many of whom readers will recognize from previous books. You need not have read the previous books to enjoy this one, but I look forward to reading all the rest of the books in the series! The friendship between the Rebels is so fun and heartwarming. It is admirable how they come together for worthy causes and to fight injustice. There are also lots of historical tidbits in the story including cricket, fashion, and the Chios massacre of 1822. The author writes in a witty way and there are several humorous scenes that I enjoyed.

The author calls this book “romantic, witty and uplifting!” It surely is all those things, and it is also a clean read. I highly recommend this book!

Content: I give this book a G rating. Examples of the content: the word “devil” is used; there is a rumor that someone was drunk; it says that someone almost uttered a swear word; there’s mention of a woman showing too much of her chest.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

Miles Jemma
I enjoyed this matchmaking mama book. I’ve read all of the others and this one was just as enjoyable. I did however want to shake some sense into Miles. I cannot believe he let all of his friends believe he liked another girl that he had no interest in for so long. Getting the girls hopes up. It was beyond frustrating, when a simple conversation could have ended that. some funny situations and witty dialogue.

(3.5 Stars) This is the third in the Matchmaking Mama’s series and I have read and enjoyed the previous two novels. In this one Jemma Fielding seeks help from the Matchmakers mentioned and they pair her with Mr. Bentley. But Jemma promised her grandmother that she would marry for love and so she wants to learn how to win his heart. She seeks the assistance of longtime friend Miles Jackson in the form of lessons for love. Miles is a vicar and is called Mr. Romantic by his friends. Of course the two have secretly long for each other. But Miles is already somewhat promised to Jemma’s cousin Lisette.

This is a proper romance and everything is kept clean and respectable. Mile’s friend group the Rebel’s are part of the story as well. The romances in the series come from the Rebel’s. I love friends to more romances. Of course a little honesty earlier on could have cleared misunderstandings but then there wouldn’t be much of a story. I enjoyed the characters and the story. It isn’t my favorite in the series but I still plan to read the next book and see what kind of romance Ian has coming.

What a wonderful rollercoaster ride of a romance! I loved it! Miles and Jemma...these two are such lovable and deep characters. Anneka created such a believable and lovely story for them; I really felt like they were making realistic choices in the circumstances they were given. I loved the way both Miles and Jemma had different personalities, but their passion for helping others was equal. Having read the first books in this series, I knew Miles and Jemma's story was coming, and wow! did Anneka deliver. It was everything I was hoping for and more! Jemma and Miles gained so much courage and they both finally took risks. This was such a complicated love story, but in all the best ways. I could barely quit reading it to get some sleep; definitely worth my time!

My thanks for the ARC goes to NetGalley and Shadow Mountain Publishing. I'm voluntarily leaving a review.

Genre: Romance, Historical Romance, Regency Romance, Sweet Romance, Proper Romance
Spice Level: Kissing
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Found Family

THE GENTLEMAN'S CONFESSION is so delightful! Miles has been in love with Jemma for ages. And the fun goes on from there because they are so drawn to each other. I have two favorite moments: the friends reaction, and the very end. Oh my goodness, I laughed.

Miles is humble, and the way women are chasing him is so funny.
Jemma is a ball of energy and so creative.
The friends are supportive and a great group that want to accomplish great things together.

I love the dynamics of all the relationships along with the zany mix-ups and personalities.

If you you enjoy Regency romances, this should go on the top of your TBR (to be read).

Happy reading!