Welcome back to the small, intimate lakeside community of Moonberry Lake, where the owner of the most beautiful flower shop in town has a "refrigerator full of elderly men"! You read that right, Delphinium Hayes is unintentionally participating in an attempt by the residents of the local senior care facility to escape what they perceive as ignored demands for better food and entertainment options. In all actuality, they are just a group of bored, senior men who want to play poker in their undershirts and Delphinium has the perfect space to do just that . . .
Delphinium . . . now how does one describe an exquisite young woman with a nose for sniffing out trouble . . . depending on your natural scent, of course . . . and a genius when it comes to arranging flowers and loving seniors? The fact is, just about everyone in Moonberry Lake adores Delphinium, with one exception (at the moment), a tangibly distressed director of the Moonberry Lake's Garden Assisted Living and Senior Care Facility, Mr. Elliot Sturgis, whose anxiety over all the safety rules and regulations being broken is topping the charts . . . but never fear, the lovely, disheveled floral designer extraordinaire tells him that he exudes the scent of . . . violets????
It's impossible to encapsulate all of the moving parts and heartfelt emotions that this story inspires. The characters are incredibly lovable and engaging, (when they aren't being stubborn) the struggles they experience are a universal reflection of life and love and loss . . . and thankfully . . . within a community that we all wish we could call our own, and the outcome? . . . expect to laugh and cry with both joy and sorrow as Delphinium learns to bloom!
*I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, and was under no obligation to provide a positive review.
BackCover Blurb:
As far as hidden talents go, Delphinium Hayes is blessed with one of the more unique ones. With the slightest passing whiff, she knows someone's most admirable or weediest characteristic. This peculiar perception never fails to give her an advantage in life--until she meets two men who turn her world upside down.
Mason McCormack has agreed to help her with a group of seniors who have taken over her flower shop as their hangout. But his assistance is not without its price, and Delphinium agrees to compensate him with beautiful bouquets that seem to possess a bit of dating magic.
Elliot Sturgis, director of The Gardens Assisted Living Facility, is determined to discover why a group of his residents keeps sneaking over to Delphinium's shop to play poker in the walk-in refrigerator. He soon finds himself as enchanted by Delphinium as everyone else. But his devotion to following the rules and maintaining order does not endear him to the shop's owner.
Sparks fly as opposites attract and love finds a match in Delphinium's Flora Emporium--even for those who resist it the most.
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