Rating: 4 of 5 stars
Genre: Clean Regency Romance
Source: Received to Review
Book Description: Timothy Mayfield is ready to marry for love, but, since his personal finances are thinner than he’d like, he knows he’ll also need to find a wife with wealth. After receiving an unexpected inheritance, Timothy’s circumstances change, and he is free to pursue his “perfect woman”—one with blonde hair, blue eyes, a light laugh, arched eyebrows, elegant fingers, and a dazzling smile, among nearly twenty other characteristics.
Maryann Morrington doesn’t match anything on Timothy’s list—except for wealth. An heiress in her own right, she is tired of men pursuing her only for her money. But at nearly twenty-two years old, and not a particularly stunning beauty, she can’t be as picky as her friend Timothy is.
The two friends end up playing matchmaker for each other. Timothy will find a decent gentleman for Maryann, and Maryann will prove to Timothy that his “perfect woman” doesn’t exist.
Until Miss Shaw comes to London.
Now, with Timothy’s heart captivated by the blonde, blue-eyed beauty, Maryann must decide if she should risk her heart and reveal her true feelings for her friend, or if she should settle for someone else. It’s an up-and-down game of “he loves me, he loves me not” with both hearts and friendship on the line.
My thoughts: Ah Timothy, there are times I would have liked to smack him upside the head. (I do become invested in the books I read.) This is the second book in the "Mayfield Family Series" and I think that the men in the family can be a little dense sometimes. Honestly, I loved the books and find the bumbling men amusing.
When I agreed to review this book I did not realize that it was the second book in the series. I loved the first, so it was a happy day for me. I wanted to read this book because Josi Kilpack is the author. She is one that I will try to read anything and everything she writes.
This is a sweet romance about friends finding love. Timothy wants to find the perfect woman to marry. He has a list of attributes that he finds desirable. Unfortunately, some of the qualities on the list are the exact opposite of Maryann. He wants a blonde with a "tinkling laugh." He was dense enough to tell Maryann that she "brays like a donkey". He does have good intentions, he just doesn't think about what he is saying.
This story has some light moments but carries a meaningful storyline. I see parallels to life where the pursuit of the wrong thing can make someone miss the best thing. This is a great read and I can't wait to find out what Mayfield gets their story told next.
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About the Author: (Taken from Goodreads) I wrote my first book while on bed rest with my third child in 1998 and haven't stopped. My most recent books have been Historical Romance through the Proper Romance line with Shadow Mountain Publishing.I currently live in Willard, Utah with my husband, and children.
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