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Fans of The Kiss Quotient will love Perfectly Adequate, a heartfelt and hilarious journey along the “human” spectrum from USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Jewel E. Ann.

Dorothy Mayhem is a nursing student, patient transporter, reckless driver, and emu owner. She knows she isn’t like other girls. Neurotypical people are nothing if not predictable, though, and that’s why she has made a hobby of studying their behavior through books and TV.

It helps her fit in with her peers when she can emulate them.

But nothing can prepare her for Dr. Elijah Hawkins.

He’s a single dad. A brilliant pediatric oncologist. Widely agreed to be the sexiest doctor at the hospital. And entirely unpredictable.

Though getting to know the man behind the chiseled features and top-notch reputation would be her pleasure, Dorothy misunderstands one attempt after another to ask her out. Instead of dates with Elijah, she finds herself on a series of playdates with his son.

Roman is cute, sweet, and brings her unexpectedly closer to his father every day.

Dorothy Mayhem is about to find out that the only thing more unpredictable than a child—is love.

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27 September 2019
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07YJ7LFTR
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jewel E. Ann LLC (27 September 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1845 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 418 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 25,751 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 1,466 in Contemporary Women's Fiction
- 2,005 in Women's Fiction (Kindle Store)
- 2,441 in Romantic Comedy (Books)

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Jewel is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today best selling author with a quirky sense of humor. When she's not saving the planet one tree at a time, you can find her role modeling questionable behavior to her three boys, walking her doodle, binge-watching Netflix with her husband, and writing mind-bending romance.

Visit her and sign up for updates at: www.jeweleann.com, Instagram @authorjeweleann or Facebook www.facebook.com/authorjeweleann.

Drop her a message at author@jeweleann.com. She'd love to hear from you!

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Dorothy is such a wonderful character.

Reviewed in Australia on 29 September 2019

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Perfectly Adequate is okay ( trust me - you'll get that after you have read this book ). It's SO OKAY that I read it in one sitting. Sat down to read a few chapters, and then came up for air once I hit The End. I loved the humour, and the angst. The angst was so good.

I love Dorothy Mayhem. LOVE HER. She's hilarious, socially awkward, and says whatever is on her mind - brutally honest. I spent a lot of this book laughing at poor Elijah as he deals with Dorothy's level of honesty.

Dr Elijah Hawkins - still wondering where it all went wrong with his marriage 12 months on. Then Dorothy Mayhem enters his life and takes over all of his thoughts. Wonderful, quirky Dorothy, who both fascinates him and frustrates him in equal measure as he tries to figure out how to date her.

Perfectly Adequate gave me all the feels, especially in the second half of the book. I swayed between smiling, laughing and crying as Dorothy and Elijah navigate their relationship and their families. A great read, I really enjoyed it.

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Good Read

Reviewed in Australia on 25 November 2020

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This was a good read. It’s the story of Dorothy Mayhem (yep that’s her name), she has autism or on the spectrum which is the pc way to describe. Dorothy works as a Patient Transfer Assistant while studying to be a Nurse when she develops a crush on Dr Eli Hawkins. Eli has been divorced for a year from wife and fellow doctor and has had a challenge dealing with her leaving him. Then he meets Dorothy and suddenly this quirky little woman steals his heart. This is a good story but it does highlight the challenges of having a relationship with someone with autism.

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I enjoyed this book

Reviewed in Australia on 8 August 2020

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I enjoyed this story about Dorothy Emmaline Mayhem and Elijah Alexander Hawkins. I enjoyed their journey to them finding their happy ever after.

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3.5 stars

Reviewed in Australia on 29 September 2019

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Lovely story. Humorous and romantic, with a dash of angst thrown in. It was perfectly adequate. Love Jewel E Ann.

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Wonderful read.....

Reviewed in Australia on 30 September 2019

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Enjoyed every unique page, totally recommend to all. Almost ready to read again.

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Love this author

Reviewed in Australia on 24 October 2020

It pains me to leave a 3 star rating for this one by my favorite author, but they can’t all be 5 stars!
I am in the minority here so do not be put off by my review.
I lack understanding of what life is like for Dorothy, I had a few laugh out loud moments, but some cringe moments too. This is just not what I am looking for in a romance read. Eli and Dorothy together was just awkward for me. I do not have the feels, so rather than read on and hope they come, I am opting out at 50%. Will not deter me from reading many more by this author!

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Such an enjoyable read !!

Reviewed in Australia on 13 October 2019

ewel E Ann is one of my go to authors, I have loved every book I have read by her. Her writing is always unconventional, never straight forward and takes me on endless journeys of great discoveries.

So Dorothy Mayhem, wow what a lady. I did enjoy this character and her unfiltered way of looking at life. Ms Ann has written a humorous story between Dorothy who is on the autism spectrum and Elijah who she knows of from working at the hospital. Dorothy doesn't see or interpret things quite the same way as most other people, she sees the world in a different light and I loved her unfiltered honesty, her zest for life was wonderful to read.
Elijah is a lovely man who's wife has left him, he's heartbroken and struggling to figure out why she left, they have a son; Roman who is adorable, his wife Julie is the love of his life and he is lost in a way, trying to rebuild a life without her; until he bumps into Dorothy Mayhem.

I liked this book a lot, I thought this author handled the autism aspect really well; I just didn't love it. For me at least the relationship between Dorothy and Elijah just didn't work and it had nothing to do with the autism aspect, they just didn't gel as a couple, not for me anyway, I think Dorothy comes across so innocent, carefree and childlike at times, whereas Elijah is so grown up and responsible, I just couldn't visualise them together, BUT I'm glad that Jewel E Ann could because this book is so worth picking up to read.
Great secondary characters and a really cute kid adds to the enjoyment, but for me it was Dorothy who stole the limelight in the whole book, a remarkable character I won't forget easily !

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Perfectly adorable

Reviewed in Australia on 30 September 2019

This is my first Jewel E Ann book - I know, I know, I have been living under a rock!

And what a perfectly adorable story this is!

You can't help but love Dorothy and Eli right from the start.

Lovely Dorothy is not our usual heroine - and I love her even more for it. See, she is on the spectrum, and doesn't see the world the same as you or me.

I love her candidness. I have family and friends on the spectrum, and I could see parts of each of them in Dorothy's character.

It was cute the way Dorothy, Eli and their family were forging a relationship. I was not a big fan of the last 15% where the ex started playing with them. I may have shed a tear though with Dorothy and the way it affected her.

But this could have just been me.

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Terri T.

Such an enjoyable read !!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2019

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Jewel E Ann is one of my go to authors, I have loved every book I have read by her. Her writing is always unconventional, never straight forward and takes me on endless journeys of great discoveries.

So Dorothy Mayhem, wow what a lady. I did enjoy this character and her unfiltered way of looking at life. Ms Ann has written a humorous story between Dorothy who is on the autism spectrum and Elijah who she knows of from working at the hospital. Dorothy doesn't see or interpret things quite the same way as most other people, she sees the world in a different light and I loved her unfiltered honesty, her zest for life was wonderful to read.
Elijah is a lovely man who's wife has left him, he's heartbroken and struggling to figure out why she left, they have a son; Roman who is adorable, his wife Julie is the love of his life and he is lost in a way, trying to rebuild a life without her; until he bumps into Dorothy Mayhem.

I liked this book a lot, I thought this author handled the autism aspect really well; I just didn't love it. For me at least the relationship between Dorothy and Elijah just didn't work and it had nothing to do with the autism aspect, they just didn't gel as a couple, not for me anyway, I think Dorothy comes across so innocent, carefree and childlike at times, whereas Elijah is so grown up and responsible, I just couldn't visualise them together, BUT I'm glad that Jewel E Ann could because this book is so worth picking up to read.
Great secondary characters and a really cute kid adds to the enjoyment, but for me it was Dorothy who stole the limelight in the whole book, a remarkable character I won't forget easily !!

Tamara Harrington

Beyond Beautiful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2019

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Ok, so if you know me or my reviews you know that there are just somethings that I do not like as a reader and one of those things is a floppy hero who is unsure. Majority of this book is beyond works epic but there is a part that happens that makes me question my decision here and then I remember that life is not black and white and the reason i read books is to feel good and experience different things and this experience just proved to me that I can't just live in a black and white world. While I would not have been happy with Eli's blip of a bad vision it means that he got to realise that actually he knew what he wanted he just had to work to fight for it.

Having said all that...I don't think I have read a better book in a very long time. Dorothy is a truly unique woman who had so many insightful words that I feel like she has opened my heart and allowed to me to see the world through her eyes in the most beautiful way. I genuinely laughed so hard at a lot of this book that at one point I laughed until I cried and then could barely breath. I also cried buckets of tears because of the selfless acts of a beautiful woman who sees the world differently than we do.

Jewel in knew to have controversial stuff inter books. There is always something that won't sit right with how you feel but her writing is raw and gritty and so emotional that you can look past that and see the beauty for what it is. And yes, while I have said in the past that I read to escape reality, there is always an exception to the rule. I've always said that if my husband needed to be with someone that I would love him enough to let him go and I feel like that is what Dorothy was doing, even if she was wrong.

Yvonne Scott Frasor

Very entertaining

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2019

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This is a very entertaining read and shines a light on how some of us are more unique than others. Dorothy has found various strategies to cope with her quirky character and issues that she faces - in fact I may start using some myself, especially the coloured journals!

Eli is an all round good guy and had been dealt a rubbish hand from his ex wife - the only character I have to say I found it difficult to warm to and still disliked even at the end of the book. She really did do some atrocious things and I was surprised how quickly she seemed to be forgiven for some of them but I won't spoil the book by listing them.

MsMerylB

Beautiful and entertaining read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 March 2021

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I loved the portrayal of how different a brain processes information when on the spectrum. Dorothy is an incredible character, not the best at social cues but with the biggest heart and brain like a computer. Eli and young Roman had no choice to do anything but fall in love with her.

The story is a lovely journey filled with the ups and downs of life. Be prepared to laugh and cry.

MEM

It really is OKAY!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2021

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Thanks for the insight all wrapped up in a great romance along with laughs. Loved this book. The cover suggested to me it was going to be lighthearted and silly - how wrong I was😳

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