SYNOPSIS

After a rough day of a horrible migraine, Daisy, a flower shop owner, decides to get some ice cream to cheer herself up. While in line, her audiobook accidentally plays out loud, during a smutty scene, causing her to hide, until her childhood friend, who she was secretly in love with and hasn’t seen in twenty years, approaches her.

What could happen?

RECAP AND REVIEW

Thank you to the author, Anna P., for an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

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This is the sixth book in an interconnected romance series in a small town. I haven’t read the other ones, and you don’t need to in order enjoy this book. At times though all her friends meshed together and I don’t think that would’ve been the case if I read the others.

This story is told from the third person from both Rafferty and Daisy’s perspective.

Daisy’s father was friends with Rafferty’s father, and after a situation when she was younger, her family moves to be close to Rafferty’s for support. We get some flashbacks, detailing what they were like back then, mostly Daisy, and how Rafferty was apart of her life until she moved away.

Daisy now is divorced, running her own business inspired by her childhood, and in therapy. She deals with crippling migraines, is working through her eating disorder, and has PCOD.

Rafferty now is a single father who runs the landscaping company his father started, is a part time firefighter, and is also in therapy. Rafferty is advised to not spread himself too thin and to make friends and build a community for his son as they adjust to moving to a small town.

After reconnecting, Daisy and Rafferty realize they other never forgot about each other, and have done little things individually to memorialize the other, like keep hats, get tattoos, and even open a flower shop (last one is my opinion). Their unwavering love for each other after all this time gave lovey-dovey.

Rafferty’s meddling nine year old son comes out of his shell as flourishes as the story goes on and it was cute. His relationship with Daisy was sweet to watch unfold. Rafferty is also a great dad, who is there for his son and embraces his quirks.

Tropes included are:

🌼 Single Dad

🌼 Divorcees

🌼 Interracial Romance (South Indian x White (Italian)

🌼 Slow Burn

🌼 Florist x Firefighter/Landscaper

🌼 Childhood friends to strangers to lovers

🌼 Dual timeline

🌼 It’s always been you

OVERALL

Overall, I give this a 4.5 out of 5 stars. I had a great time reading them finally confess their love and become a family. I want to go back and read the others now.