2. Have you had experience with someone like Duncan, who today might be diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum? If so, how did Duncan’s character compare with your experience?
3. If you have read the other books in the Mayfield series, how did Love and Lavender compare?
4. Who was your favorite character in this story? Why?
5. There were several complex choices reflected in this story—Abigail choosing to leave, Catherine choosing to stay, Hazel choosing to return to Duncan, Harry and Hazel choosing to fortify their relationship as siblings. Did any of them stand out to you as particularly poignant?
6. How do you feel about Hazel’s choice not to tell Duncan the truth about Abigail leaving?
7. Each book in the Mayfield series includes a flower in the title and as a token woven through each story. Do you have a favorite flower? What makes it special to you?
Josi S. Kilpack is the author of several novels and one cookbook and a participant in several coauthored projects and anthologies. She is a four-time Whitney Award winner—including Lord Fenton’s Folly (2015) for Best Romance and Best Novel of the Year—and a Utah Best in State winner for fiction. She is the mother of four children and lives in northern Utah.
You can find more information about Josi and her writing at josiskilpack.com.
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Discussion Questions
About the Author
Landmarks
Cover