5 Stars - I highly recommend if you enjoy contemporary romance.

Would call this a modern day re-imagining of the Bennet family from Pride and Prejudice. This is a re-imagining of Lydia's story, post Wickham.

All readers have an author or two that they've been meaning to read for ages, but you just *know* that you will love their books. Maybe you follow them on social media, and just think "yes, this person has the best vibe." etc. And maybe you wait wayyyyy too long to actually tuck into one of their books... and you start to get anxious. "OH GOD WHAT IF I DON'T LIKE IT?!" Staci Hart has been that author for me, for YEARS. While I was so nervous to start this (or any of her) book(s), I very happily was *in love* with it. I would start by saying that this is a modern day re-imagining of the Bennet family from Pride and Prejudice. It re-imagines Lydia's story post Wickham. It doesn't really follow the story of Pride and Prejudice. I adored the flower shop setting, the premise of a family banding together to save it, the dreamy descriptions, and all of the sweet characters. I am not always the biggest fan of second chance romances, but this one really worked for me. This story was just the right amount of humor, fluff, angst, and quirk. Like a the comfort of a Hallmark movie, but so much deeper, and definitely sexier. And everything-ier. Random things I adored: Tess's dad calls her Pigeon! I die. Luke's LONG rant on Poldark. YAS! We were all thinking it! WE WERE ALL THINKING IT!!! Though this isn't a direct P&P re-telling, the Mrs. Bennet was spot. on. I really enjoyed this book so so so much, and cannot wait to continue the series and then read every other Staci Hart book. EVER.