A failed romance drives horticulturist Ivy McVey to give up grad school and return home to her family’s commercial flower business. When a woman storms into the flower shop and orders a ratty-looking bouquet of dead flowers to be delivered to a man named CJ, Ivy has to know who this guy is. Her adherence to the Victorian language of flowers charms CJ Wilson, a handsome marketing consultant, who offers online marketing opportunities in exchange for a date. Ivy must put aside cynicism born of past hurts and look past the shiny car to see the man—is he as perfect as he seems?
 

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