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Mazey Eddings' signature sparkling voice shines through in this sexy, sapphic, opposites-attract romance!

'A magnificent story about queer joy, queer love, and the power of queer community . . . this book is a must-read' ALISON COCHRUN

Winning the lottery ruined Opal Devlin's life. She may have been able to leave her dead-end job, but now she's getting endlessly bombarded with people knocking at her door for a handout . . . and she can't seem to stop saying yes.

Opal realises she has a chance to follow her own dreams, and decides to spend almost all her new money on a failing flower farm in North Carolina where she can start her painting business. But her plans for isolation soon go hopelessly awry when an angry (albeit gorgeous) Pepper Boden is waiting for her at her new farm. Pepper states that she's the rightful owner of Thistle and Bloom Farms, and she isn't moving out.

There's not much else they can do except strike up an agreement of co-habitation, but they're soon butting heads at every turn. While they each have a reason to stay, can these two opposites find a way to plant some roots? Or will their combustible arguing (and growing attraction) burn the whole place down?

Amazing praise for Mazey Eddings:

'So freaking cute. . .Tilly in Technicolor will have you aching with love for these characters while swooning at their awkward adorableness together. I want to hug this book to my chest' CHLOE GONG

'Mazey Eddings's writing is authentic, emotional, and intensely romantic! To me, it's like a Taylor Swift song in book form' ALI HAZELWOOD

'Blends sweetness, breathless romance, and moments of striking vulnerability' HELEN HOANG

'Prepare to smile, laugh, and cry your way through this witty, fast-paced rom-com' EVIE DUNMORE

'Laugh-out-loud funny, almost unbearably cute' ROSIE DANAN

'A contemporary romance masterpiece . . . The most intoxicating slow burn I've read in ages' RACHEL LYNN SOLOMON

'Funny and cute while also exploring serious topics, powerfully underscoring the truth that relationships require work, and that happy endings are for everyone' SARAH HOGLE

'Brims with emotional depth, whip-smart banter, and sizzling chemistry' CHLOE LIESE

Editions (1)

ISBN9781035404018
PublisherHeadline
Publication Date04/16/24
Pages389

Reviews & Ratings

43 ratings

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  • maddy_reads
    maddy_reads

    158 Followers

    5.0

    "Every piece of you is beautiful."

    Unglaublich süß, kaum Drama und neurodivergente interessante Charaktere, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein können. Das Buch hat mir mega gut gefallen und die Charaktere waren toll. Ein schöner, einfacher und schneller Read für zwischendurch. 😊

    "Every piece of you is beautiful."

    Sep 5, 2025

  • si_na01
    si_na01

    15 Followers

    3.5

    Cute, fluffy, sapphic romance with quirky, sometimes bordering on cringe and cheesy characters. Unfortunately I didn’t connect with either of the main characters. I loved the cottage core setting on a flower farm, but the amount of pop culture references was a bit much.

    „Fuck anything and anyone that made you have to survive instead of live. You deserve a life so peaceful it feels deliciously boring. A life filled with flowers and sunny days and people that show you all the time that you’re valued and worthy. You deserve it all.“

    May 18, 2024

  • juliasleseecken
    juliasleseecken

    77 Followers

    5.0

    Genau meine Art von Kitsch

    Dieses Buch hat mich unglaublich schnell von sich überzeugen können. Die Protagonistin Opal ist sehr liebenswürdig und quirlig. Dass sie ADHSlerin ist, wird schnell deutlich und ich liebe, dass Neurodivergenz in dieser Geschichte so völlig normal behandelt wird und einfach zu den Figuren dazugehört. Die love-interest Pepper ist nämlich Autistin und ich habe mich in ihr sehr wiedergefunden. Die beiden haben trotz anfänglicher Schwierigkeiten eine super schöne Verbindung zueinander, was auch Opals Geduld und Herzensgüte zu verdanken ist, da Pepper zunächst sehr misstrauisch ist. Die Story ist nicht sehr kompliziert, aber das möchte ich von einem Liebesroman auch nicht. Dieses Buch hat viele sehr liebenswürdige sowie auch frustrierende Figuren, die sich für meinen Geschmack sehr gut ausbalancieren. Das Ende ist recht “einfach”, aber auch das finde ich für den Ton des Buches sehr passend. Ich bin rundum happy und kann das Buch besonders neurodivergenten Queers empfehlen, die einfach mal eine schöne Liebesgeschichte lesen wollen, in denen sie sich repräsentiert fühlen.

    Nov 23, 2025

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