And probably one of the most emotional for me was when he presented her with the 'daisy' ring (*sigh*) Hilarious! Another was when Matthew rescued Daisy from the wild boar-this was when Daisy and Matthew both knew that the attraction between the two of them was mutual, and the reader knows that things are about to heat up. There were many scenes between Matthew and Daisy that I enjoyed, but one of my favorites was an early one-their encounter with the trapped goose. These scenes brought a few tears to my eyes. And I loved how Daisy and Westcliff (and even Lillian and Thomas Bowman) supported him and were determined to see that he and Daisy get their HEA. I must confess when I did found out what he was hiding, it wasn't as bad as I'd imagined. We're left to wonder just what he's hiding, and if Daisy will ever find out his secrets. Throughout the story we're told about Matthew's long hidden desires for Daisy, but how he's determined to not let anything happen between them, no matter how much he longs for her. When Daisy confronts Matthew with her father's idea for them, Matthew assures Daisy that it will never happen, that he 'can't' marry her. There's a bit of a spark there, but Daisy fights it. But when Daisy meets Matthew at the wishing well at Stony Cross.oh wow, she can't believe how he's 'filled out' and how attractive he's become. Daisy (and Lillian) are aghast at this idea, and Daisy's determined that this not happen.

Daisy's father has given up hope that she'll find a peer to marry, and he wants to marry her off in the worst way, so he tells her that he's picked out Matthew Swift for her. I'm assuming that Matthew and Daisy hadn't seen each other for three years (she being in England and Matthew in New York), and Daisy (and her sister Lillian) remembering Matthew as being this unattractive, gangly string-bean, know-it-all 'suck-up' who works for her father. I loved how Daisy and Matthew met (or should I say 're-met', since they'd known each other for quite a while). Thinking back on the other Wallflowers stories, maybe Scandal In Spring doesn't quite have all the drama, or even the passion (although Daisy and Matthew were passionate enough for me) of the other books, and maybe Daisy and Matthew's relationship wasn't as volatile as the others, but there was plenty to love in this sweet (and sexy) story.

I loved this story! Maybe it was because I approached it with lower expectations, since everyone has said it's not as good as the first three Wallflower books, or maybe it was because LK is such a fabulous storyteller, and made me fall in love with the characters.but who cares-I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas