Matthew mistakes Purity for a courtesan and kisses her. She slaps him and runs away. He tries to get close to her by pretending to need help finding a wife. She is always using proper etiquette. He asks her to tutor him. He wants to court her. They are found kissing at a garden party. He asks her to marry him. He has an enemy who keeps giving the Times embellished gossip about him to print. Purity is afraid he will stray once they marry. She keeps jumping to the wrong conclusions. Will love be able to defeat his enemy.

The book was wonderful. Looking forward to the next one in the series.

I have enjoyed past books by this author and this one was no exception. Matthew and Purity were opposites. He was a rake and she was prim and proper. There was lots of amusing banter which I really enjoyed. The idea of Purity giving the highly improper Lord Foxford or "Fox" lessons in etiquette is a hoot. Everyone can see where that is headed!
Despite a few pitfalls, the couple does find their happy ending. I'm looking forward to reading about the next Diamond sister!
I received a free ARC from NetGalley and this is my honest review.

A chance meeting, getting a little bit to friendly and finding out….oops wrong lady! Lord Matthew Foxford had just gotten a slap! Lady Purity Diamond is not amused. How dare he! His moniker Lord Fox fits, but he does know how to kiss a woman. Matthew, alias the Bachelor Baron or Lord Fox loves women and has the reputation to back it up. Although he thought to meet someone else, he couldn’t quite forget Purity. Her name fits her, totally a silk stocking, follows all the Ton rules, never a thing out of place. But they do say opposite attract.
Love the character of Matthew, well portrayed as they say…. a young rake. Although I do wonder sometimes why he didn’t give up on Purity. He also has a 4 year old daughter, I wished she had been more involved in the story. Wasn’t much on her and she was precious, Purity is the 2nd of the Diamond siblings and the proper one. She has many doubts and insecurities about trusting a rake, which one can understand. I did find it a fun read, learned a few new rake terms I never heard. Thank you NetGalley for this eARC. I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an Advance Reader Copy of this story. #NetGalley #Purity #Wolfpublishing

This is the first book I’ve read by Sydney Jane Baily and I am hooked!! I loved her main characters Matthew and Purity. This book is truly a story about falling in love. Very riveting, fast paced but detailed. Also some drama because of Matthews past with women. A must read!!!

"Purity" is the second installment of Sydney Jane Baily's Diamonds series. The plot is relatively simple. Lady Purity Diamond, queen of being prim and proper, is in her second season of searching for a suitable mate. Lord Matthew Foxford is a rake of the first order who is now in search of a wife and mother for his little girl. Their relationship begins with a misunderstanding and a passionate kiss, then turns into one where Purity is teaching Matthew the correct manners for society. Along the way, Matthew and Purity fall in love, but the road has some hiccups along the way.

This was an interesting, yet sometimes frustrating read. Purity's need for good manners and decorum seems a bit excessive at times, often leading to make snap judgments that end up being wrong. While her concern about Matthew's past is valid, she let that concern cloud her view too easily.
Matthew was charming as a reforming rake. He so wanted to be the best man he could be for Purity, even when she was at her most difficult and judgy. It is clear his love for her was true.

Two other characters that feature are Lord and Lady Varley. Both are idiots. Each bore a grudge against Matthew for situations of their own making. Their need to gain revenge on him was petty and immature, and ironically make them a perfect match. Maybe somewhere down the line, they will learn to love each other....maybe not...though that would be interesting to see.

Ultimately, it was a good second installment. It engages you from start to finish, and makes you want to see what happens with the next installment. Definitely a winner.

Thank you NetGalley and WOLF Publishing for the chance to read and review Purity!

I was less a fan of Purity and more a fan of how the twists kept coming! And all the rules! I'm really surprised she knows them all! I also loved how she handled that last situation; not a common thing in regency romance!

This was a super entertaining read and I will be checking out more by Sydney Jane Baily!

This is an entertaining book about a very prim and proper miss and a carefree rake who falls in love with her.. I loved loved how Purity managed to keep an organized and controlled head in the middle of a lot of issues she never thought she would be a part of. Even better, her surprise at her feelings for the Fox! It was interesting to see the Fox change and grow under her tutelage as well. This is an original storyline and the Villains are touched by Purity as well. Well written and the characters believable and endearing!

An early-Victorian reformed rake woos the title character. There are misunderstandings and various ne'er-do-wells hindering their happy ever after.
It feels like damning with faint praise to say that this is a nice book; it is nice, but really not my sort of thing.

Purity is everything that is proper and polite and good mannered whereas Matthew is a rake who doesn’t follow good manners. Matthew falls hard for Purity though and asks her to give him lessons in comportment in the hope that he can win her over without her being put off by his background and family circumstances. There are quite a few tangents to the main romance which don’t quite seem to fit with the tale and which distract from the main narrative. Matthew could do with some more heroic tendencies and Purity could do with a bit more gumption.

When Purity first encountered the Fox she was mesmerised by his eyes. He unfortunately thought she was the woman he was meeting for a tryst. After kissing her and realising he had the wrong person they got off to a bad start. He wanted to court her but she had certain ideas about rakes so he decided to enlist her help to make him a better person all the while knowing it was Purity he wanted for his own.
Unfortunately a spurned lover was out for revenge and they ended up being found in a compromising situation. He absolutely adored her and when they were married, people still tried to get involved to ruin their marriage.
A wonderful steamy story about two people who needed to trust and admit they loved each other with a passion.
This is the first story I've read from this author and thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more.

This is my first book by Ms. Baily, and I am delighted to find a new Author to read and enjoy. Even though this book was the second in the series, it works as a stand-alone.

The story of Purity and Matthew was a charming and lighthearted read. Despite the fact that Purity is a bit of a stick in the mud, very proper lady, she is delightful. Matthew is a true Rake, but one with a heart. You can't help but pull for their HEA.

Thank you Wolf Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thanks to Net galley and Wolf Publishing for an ARC. My opinions are my own.

Purity is the second installment of the Diamond sisters, Clarity being the first. This book was just as fun and charming as the first. Where Clarity is outgoing and ebullient, Purity is more of a stickler for rules and societal expectations. That is, until she is mistaken for a light skirt by Lord Matthew Foxford who wastes no time kissing her and gets slapped for his trouble. He is drawn to her and in his quest to get to know her better, he pretends to be socially inept and in need of her tutelage.

This is a cracking good story with heat, a scorned woman to make mischief and an old school mate who is envious of Matthew. It is a long and bumpy ride before the HEA. I gave it 4 stars because the author used idioms that had me scratching my head as to their meanings.

I love when I take a chance on a new to me author and find an entertaining story. Lady Purity is the proper, rule following, second daughter in the Diamond family. She knows all of rules of society and tries to live each and every one. Lord Matthew Foxford (a baron) meets Purity accidentally and is quickly taken with her. He is a notorious rake and hasn’t given much thought to those in his past. He has decided it is time to marry. When Purity shows no interest in him he asks her to tutor him in the proper etiquette to help him find a bride.

I love the rules, and she knows so many. How long visits should last, who gets tea, when to ignore unseemly remarks etc. She is genuinely perplexed at her attraction to Foxford. I love how the author takes a traditional romance and changes the pacing and adds some twists. Engagement and wedding plans come midway through the book. A surprise that should cause an angst moment but doesn’t. Someone out to stop their romance. And understanding parents that Purity can talk to are rare in historical romance.

One thing the author does is add lots of expressions and words I was unfamiliar with. I could only find a definition for a couple so I’m not sure if they are real words of the time period that are not in online dictionaries or if Baily is making up expressions. I found it distracting although I usually could guess at the meanings given the context in the sentence.

Overall I really enjoyed this fun story. And although I knew most of the rules I still learned some new ones. It is the second in a series and it looks like I will need to purchase the first one or renew my Kindle Unlimited subscription to read it. Look forward to brother Adam’s story next. Thank you to NetGalley, WOLF Publishing and the author for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. (4.5 stars)