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  • The Proper Romance Mayfield Family Regency Series, Book 2
  • Written by: Josi S. Kilpack
  • Narrated by: Justine Eyre
  • Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (45 ratings)

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Daisies and Devotion

Written by: Josi S. Kilpack
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
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Timothy Mayfield has nearly given up on his search for a wife. Though he is the picture of a fine, social gentleman, Timothy wishes his finances provided a more stable foundation. Then his Uncle Elliott presents to him a solution: participate in his "marriage campaign," and upon approval of his choice for a wife, Timothy's inheritance will be his.

Freed from the constraints of having to marry for money, Timothy is ready to marry for love instead. And he knows exactly what he wants in a wife: youth, optimism, beauty, blonde hair, fine-boned features, shapely shoulders, small waist, blue eyes, button nose, solid fashion sense, a light laugh, low voice, arched eyebrows, fair skin, elegant fingers, quick wit, calm manner, and a dazzling smile.

His friend, Maryann Morrington, an heiress in her own right, tells him outright that his expectations are ridiculous - no such woman exists. Maryann had considered Timothy as a potential suitor for a time, but then their relationship shifted to friendship, and she has avoided allowing herself to have feelings for him again.

She agrees to help him find his "perfect wife," because she's certain that the search will render nothing. Until it does. Miss Shaw appears to fulfill every single item on Timothy's list - unlike Maryann who has brown hair, brown eyes, lacks delicate features, and possesses a laugh that is definitely unladylike.

But when Timothy and Miss Shaw begin courting, Timothy realizes something profound. He'd rather spend his time with Maryann. But can he trust his judgment when his heart has led him wrong so many times before?

It is only when Maryann leaves the London season early, that Timothy realizes that he had truly fallen in love with her and that his list of requirements were nothing but fantasy. If he hopes to build a strong relationship, Timothy must convince Maryann that she is the very woman he'd been looking for all along - before it is too late.

©2019 Josi S. Kilpack (P)2019 Shadow Mountain

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Great clean fun loving

Enjoyed this Audible plus book very much. They do run into each other in a really interesting way. I had to slow narration down to catch all the words at times (narration is upper crust Uk) but you catch the flow of intelligent and sweet affection.

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A delightful listen

Loved this delightful and maddening audio book. It was hard to stop listening! I definitely recommend.

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Lovely story

I loved it, but I stopped caring about the male protagonist near the end of the book. I honestly wanted her to ditch him.

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Lovely and gentle romance

Easy and delightful listen. This whole series is terrific, and it really doesn’t matter if you read them in order or not.

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Well done

I thought this was a thoughtful novel. I loved that it didn’t have bodice ripping scenes. But a story of true love. There should be more books out there like this. But I also felt the story could have used less talking heads, at times I was genuinely shocked to have this whole conversation being heard and then have one person do something. It left me feeling lost at times. The characters need to be more developed, the surrounding details, what people are doing and description all need to be stronger. And after that long of a novel, the ending felt flat. They kissed, happy ending, goodbye. In about a chapter and a half. But I do love the fact that she kept it respectable. She just needs to edit for those things to make sure it’s clear to her readers. And I’m not just spouting opinions, although they are , but I am a published romance novelist myself. So I know what an enormous undertaking that all js. Overall, well done :)

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