Blog Tour | Daisies and Devotion by Josi S. Kilpack

In need of a clean romance set in an historical setting? Check out this sweet romance between two friends who try to play matchmaker for one another and then it backfires.

Title: Daisies and Devotion

Author: Josi S. Kilpack

Series: Mayfield Family #2

Age: Adult

Genres: Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Regency, Clean Romance

Publication Date: May 14, 2019

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Source: ARC

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Synopsis: 
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 Rating: 

My Thoughts:
This was a pleasant surprise. I'm not a huge fan of historical romances, but this was actually a pretty cute read. It took me some time to get into it, but I did push through and enjoy it more than expected.

The story follows Timothy and Maryann who are two wealthy best-friends. They plan to be matchmakers for each other. In comes Miss Shaw and they began to have complicated feelings for one another.

I adored Maryann and Timothy as characters. They were both funny in their own ways. They both were looking for true love. They were a well matched couple -- beyond the wealth. Their bond as friends was probably the most essential "ingredient" to their brewing romance.

Maryann seems like a typical girl, but she much more dynamic than that. I loved her personality. She was simple, yet she topped every female because of that.

Timothy, being a man on a mission for a pretty wife, was so ignorant for a while. He irritated me for quiet some time until he came to his senses and feelings.

I loved the growth of both characters as the story progressed on. Great characters, good plot and awesome romance.

Would definitely recommend it. Sweet, clean romance.

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