Talented wedding florist Cara's business is making the dreams of happily engaged couples come true (one centerpiece at a time), but she isn't having much luck in love herself. Her cheating ex-husband keeps bugging her, the leading florist in town is trying to put her out of business and she just bumped into a sexy stranger named Jack who attempted to steal her beloved poodle. As Cara struggles to keep her flower shop afloat amidst debt and demanding Savannah brides, it seems even her trusted bestie and gay assistant, Bert, is starting to flake on her.
This beleaguered heroine from veteran novelist Mary Kay Andrews (Christmas Bliss) will be irresistible to both Andrew's longtime readers and the uninitiated alike. It's hard not to sympathize with Cara as she navigates the pitfalls of being an Ohio outsider in often-hard-to-crack Georgia society. Andrews's deft descriptions of the floral design world are as fascinating as the men and money troubles that befall Cara.
To tackle bridezillas, runaway brides and her own dwindling checking account, Cara must morph from a florist into a superhero as she tries to pull off the hugest event of her career. The many twists keep the plot bouncing along, and it's easy to root for the industrious and creative Cara. Andrews's latest will have readers entranced, waiting to see if Cara will triumph over her many obstacles before the last petal drops. Save the Date definitely deserves a spot on your calendar. --Natalie Papailiou, author of blog MILF: Mother I'd Like to Friend