Timothy Mayfield knows he must marry for money, but he hopes that he can also find a wife he can love and respect. Maryann Morrington is an heiress with plenty of money, but no classic beauty, and, due to tragedies in her family, is older than most debutantes enjoying their first season in London. Timothy considers Maryann an possibly good match. She is clever and straight forward, fun to tease and wealthy. ThenTimothy learns that his Uncle Elliot will give him a generous living if he chooses a respectable wife, and he suddenly feels free, for the first time, so seek for the girl of his dreams. He swiftly relegates Maryann to "friend" status and goes in search of his accomplished, blond, delicate ideal. Meanwhile, Maryann puts away her feelings for Timothy, and begins her own search for someone who is not just after her money, who will love her as she is. Will their separate searches for love ever lead them back to each other?
This is the second in the "Mayfield Family" series. I am a little embarrased that it only took a week and a half since I finished the first one to come running back to the series. In my defense, I was listening to it at the same time as The Untethered Soul (review forthcoming) which is so conceptually dense, I felt I couldn't rush through it. I needed something to fill the gaps while the deep thoughts were sinking in... yeah...right..... (I know, pathetic). I enjoyed this one very much. It is, like "Promises and Primroses," very clean, proper, and sweet. Timothy is more firtatious and playful than Peter in the first book, but Maryann is pretty much like Julia--proper, self-assured, and willing to stand up for herself, but at the same time, vulnerable. Anyway, it is merely escapist, but a pretty innocuous way to escape. (2019, 298 p)
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