Flora, a talented florist, finally has what she always wanted, an
apartment of her own, but now it somehow feels empty. She’s an
orphan who was raised by an aunt who was a difficult person. Secretly
she longs to be a part of a family. Then she meets Jack.
Jack is a widower
with a two daughters: Izzy, a teenager, and Molly who is seven. Izzy
has been taking care of the family ever since her mother’s death
and she’s jealous of her place in the family. When Flora is
introduced to the family and even more when Jack wants her to be part
of their annual vacation with Becca’s long term friend, Clare, in
the Lake District in England, Izzy is angry and resentful.
This is a well
developed character driven novel. The major characters have lessons to learn in how to be a family. Flora grew up as a people
pleaser. She finds that she has to be less accommodating to come
across as a real person. Izzy has to deal with her anger, which as a
teen, is right on the surface. Molly is delightful. She brings pure
love into the story. Jack is an excellent character. He loves his
family, but he loves Flora too and wants to make the new family
succeed.
The story starts in
New York, but the most delightful descriptions of the setting take
place in the Lake District. Clare’s family has a lovey estate with
a renovated boat house that is used for guests. I would love to visit
there. This is a heartwarming story about making blended families
work. I recommend it if you enjoy well developed characters.
I received this book
from Harlequin for this review.
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