"A great florist amateur sleuth"

Abby Knight recently opened her flower shop, Bloomers. She is a law school dropout. She really enjoys her shop. But a low-cost competitor has just come to town and is killing her profits.

Then a black SUV rams her vintage Corvette in a hit-and- run. The police don't seem too interested in tracking down the culprit. Especially when a murder is discovered near her shop.

Abby meets hunky ex-cop Marco Salvare who now owns the pub down the street. Together they begin to look into who rammed her car. As things turn dangerous, they begin to wonder whether the person that rammed her car could have been involved in the murder. Plus they have tracked down the possible vehicles that rammed her car and one is owned by a prominent politician's nephew.

Abby begins getting threatening phone calls and road rage. Can they find the culprit without Abby being harmed or killed?

Abby is such a delightful character. All the other characters that work in her shop, as well as Marco, really add to the story. The author has done a great job of weaving together her job as florist and her sleuthing. Abby's family adds a lot of tension in the story, too.

It was hard to put this book down once I started reading it. It is such a fun cozy to read. I can't wait to read more.

I highly recommend this book.

Reviewed by Dawn Dowdle
Posted September 23, 2005

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First in the new Flower Shop Mystery series

Summary

I don't meddle, honest! But can I help it if my nose for injustice is as keen as my green thumb? Now, I, Abby Knight, law school dropout, am the proud new owner of Bloomers, my hometown flower shop. I'm devoted to making my business grow—but I'm no shrinking violet if someone needs my help to right a wrong—even if that person is already dead....

So maybe Abby's life isn't the bed of roses she was hoping it would be. She adores her job, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits—and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. Determined to track down the driver, she accepts the help of hunky ex- cop Marco Salvare. But their budding relationship is threatened when the trail turns deadly. Now Abby is caught in a tangle of menacing phone calls, police corruption, and murderous road rage. If she's not careful, the next flower arrangement might be for her own funeral....