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A sexy, sapphic, opposites-attract romance with Mazey Eddings' signature sparkling voice!
Winning the lottery has ruined Opal Devlin's life. After quitting her dead-end job where she'd earned minimum wage and even less respect, she's bombarded by people knocking at her door for a handout the second they found out her bank account was overflowing with cash. And Opal can't seem to stop saying yes.
With her tender heart thoroughly abused, Opal decides to protect herself by any means necessary, which to her translates to putting almost all her new money to buying a failing flower farm in Asheville, North Carolina to let the flowers live out their plant destiny while she uses the cabin on the property to start her painting business.
But her plans for isolation and self-preservation go hopelessly awry when an angry (albeit gorgeous) Pepper Boden is waiting for her at her new farm. Pepper states she's the rightful owner of Thistle and Bloom Farms, and isn't moving out. The unlikely pair strike up an agreement of co-habitation, and butt heads at every turn. Can these opposites both live out their dreams and plant roots? Or will their combustible arguing (and growing attraction) burn the whole place down?
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Eddings (The Plus One) marries laugh out loud humor with sweet romance in this sexy standalone. When Opal Devlin wins the lottery, she has big dreams of a "fresh start" as an artist and uses most of her winnings to buy Thistle and Bloom flower farm to serve as her home and studio. When she arrives on the property, however, she faces an obstacle in the form of Pepper Boden, who believes the farm to be rightfully hers. Pepper's sure her Grandma Lou's will named her as the inheritor--but with the document missing, her mother sold the farm out from under her. Pepper and Opal decide to be roommates, and though they clash at first, they gradually come together in a gentle enemies-to-lovers arc that proves their differences make them all the more compatible. Both strong-willed, neurodivergent, and bisexual, the heroines are sure to charm. Their main stumbling block is their determination not to involve feelings in a roommates with benefits arrangement, which, while somewhat unbelievable, is good tropey fun. The silliness and levity perfectly balances the plot's more serious elements, with a memorable hair dye mishap providing some especially good guffaws. Readers will luxuriate in the loving bond these women build together. Agent: Courtney Miller-Callahan, Handspun Literary. (Apr.)
Booklist Review
Eddings (The Plus One, 2023) delivers another unique and refreshing romance, accurately representing neurodiversity in her signature comical and charming style. This sapphic romance brings together two very different women. Opal is an anxious overthinker who is down on her luck. After winning the lottery, she decides to buy a failing flower farm in the Appalachian Mountains. But when she arrives, she encounters the grumpy and set-in-her-ways Pepper, who works on the farm and whose grandmother built it from the ground up. Opal is a people pleaser, and the two strike up an agreement to be roommates. They soon discover that Opal is the flower to Pepper's thorns, and they butt heads at every turn. Yet, over time, they realize that perhaps opposites do attract, and their love blossoms in this slow-burning yet spicy romance. The beautiful rural setting and infusion of floral symbolism elevate Late Bloomer to another level, and readers who desire a low-stakes, low-angst read will enjoy cozying up with this book.
Library Journal Review
An artist and a reclusive flower farmer learn to trust each other and start over again in Eddings's (The Plus One) latest. Opal is an art-school dropout with a dead-end job and a string of bad friends and worse exes. When she wins the lottery, she sees the chance to start over on a flower farm in in Asheville, NC, and make a business out of her art. Through a twist of fate and a series of impulsive decisions, she finds herself cohabiting with Pepper, a prickly flower farmer struggling to make ends meet after the death of her grandmother. Despite their clashing personalities and deep insecurities, the two soon find themselves drawn to one another and will have to work together to turn their dreams into reality. This is an engaging sapphic romance about two people who have a history of being taken advantage of and must learn to trust each other. Eddings brings a light and optimistic touch to characters dealing with substance addiction, grief, and the downsides of neurodivergence. VERDICT Recommended for readers who enjoy contemporary queer romance, meet-cutes, and rural settings.--Sierra Wilson