The Daisy Chain Flower Shop: The small-town cozy spicy summer romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dream Harbor series (Book 6)
The cozy small-town summer romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House!"Another gentle small-town romance with Hallmark movie vibes... Dream Harbor remains a cozy spot to linger" Publisher's Weekly
"A delightful escape filled with Gilmore's signature whimsy and coziness" Hannah Bonam-Young, New York Times bestselling author
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The greatest love is the one you never expected to find
Daisy is fed up with being unlucky in love. And since Mayor Kelly declared her beloved flower shop cursed in one of his infamous visions, business has been slow.
Dream Harbor newcomer Elliot has been adjusting to small-town life following his own relationship turmoil. And until now he's avoided the flower shop at all costs. If the mayor is correct, he doesn't need any more bad luck in his life.
When he finds himself walking through the door of the Daisy Chain Flower Shop, he doesn't expect it to be a life-changing moment. But as the petals blossom in the sunlight, might the unluckiest woman in Dream Harbor finally find that love comes when you're least expecting it?
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop is a cozy romantic mystery with a fake relationship dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed.
Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone.
Tropes:
- Fake relationship
- Found family
- Small town
- He falls first
- Returning favorite characters
The Dream Harbor series
- The Pumpkin Spice Café
- The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore
- The Christmas Tree Farm
- The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
- The Gingerbread Bakery
- The Daisy Chain Flower Shop
- The Apple Pie Ice Cream Parlor (A Dream Harbor Novella - pre-order now)
"A setting that rivals the Gilmore Girls' Stars Hollow for cozy charm... wonderfully warm and whimsically witty" Booklist
"Cozy... quirky... a swoon-worthy love story" My Weekly
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Community Reviews
This has been such a fun and silly series that I really enjoyed. Dream Harbor is the quintessential cutesy small town where everyone knows everyone else as well as their personal business too. Most of the installments are flat out spicy hot reads that you will never see on the Hallmark channel. This installment picks up after the last one where we met Daisy and Elliot at Jeanie's and Logan’s wedding.
The book summary pretty much lays out the primary storyline of Dream Harbor native, Daisy, who took over the family flower shop from her mother and grandmother, Daisy May and Daisy June respectively. Daisy has been back in town for about a year now after a failed marriage and a failed engagement brought her back because she had nowhere else to go. Elliot landed in Dream Harbor about a year ago fleeing from his own failed marriage.
The flower shop is struggling without wedding business and can’t survive on funeral business. Daisy needs to prove to the Dream Harbor residents that she and her shop are not cursed in love. Elliot’s mom is coming to town because “she’s worried about Elliot being alone”. So, Daisy and Elliot agree to help each other out by pretending that they are dating in order to make Elliot’s mom happy and not worried about him and let the Dream Harbor townspeople see that Daisy is not cursed when it comes to happy relationships. What could possibly go wrong? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
There is also a secondary storyline of Daisy and Elliot discovering old pictures (from the 1920’s) of one of Daisy’s ancestors and one of Elliot’s ancestors and it appears they knew each other and possibly dated. I actually really enjoyed this storyline; and was just as curious as they were about finding out what happened.
The character development of Daisy and Elliot along with the continuing development of other Dream Harbor residents like Iris and a couple of others was well done. The pacing was steady, and the storyline, once again, was cute, funny and entertaining. The writing was on par for the series, and maybe just a little toned down, not much, but just a tad. I’m looking at an overall rating of 4.1 that I will be rounding down to a 4star review. I want to thank NetGalley and Harper 360 for sending me this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
#NetGalley #Harper360 #TheDaisyChainFlowerShop
The book summary pretty much lays out the primary storyline of Dream Harbor native, Daisy, who took over the family flower shop from her mother and grandmother, Daisy May and Daisy June respectively. Daisy has been back in town for about a year now after a failed marriage and a failed engagement brought her back because she had nowhere else to go. Elliot landed in Dream Harbor about a year ago fleeing from his own failed marriage.
The flower shop is struggling without wedding business and can’t survive on funeral business. Daisy needs to prove to the Dream Harbor residents that she and her shop are not cursed in love. Elliot’s mom is coming to town because “she’s worried about Elliot being alone”. So, Daisy and Elliot agree to help each other out by pretending that they are dating in order to make Elliot’s mom happy and not worried about him and let the Dream Harbor townspeople see that Daisy is not cursed when it comes to happy relationships. What could possibly go wrong? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
There is also a secondary storyline of Daisy and Elliot discovering old pictures (from the 1920’s) of one of Daisy’s ancestors and one of Elliot’s ancestors and it appears they knew each other and possibly dated. I actually really enjoyed this storyline; and was just as curious as they were about finding out what happened.
The character development of Daisy and Elliot along with the continuing development of other Dream Harbor residents like Iris and a couple of others was well done. The pacing was steady, and the storyline, once again, was cute, funny and entertaining. The writing was on par for the series, and maybe just a little toned down, not much, but just a tad. I’m looking at an overall rating of 4.1 that I will be rounding down to a 4star review. I want to thank NetGalley and Harper 360 for sending me this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
#NetGalley #Harper360 #TheDaisyChainFlowerShop
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop is a heartwarming, cozy small-town romance with Hallmark vibes, a touch of mystery, and all the feels. It’s also a wonderful wrap-up to the series. This story is well-paced, with a fun setting, great town interactions, and a charming flower shop backdrop that really brings Dream Harbor to life.
I loved Daisy and Elliot together—their chemistry was sweet and natural, and I was rooting for them from the start. I especially enjoyed the fake-dating dynamic and watching their relationship slowly develop as they opened themselves up to love again. Elliot supporting Daisy as she digs into her family history was one of my favorite parts, and the way he stood firmly in her corner made him incredibly swoon-worthy.
I absolutely love this series, and this is definitely one of my favorites in the Dream Harbor series. It’s a perfect feel-good read with found family vibes, returning characters, and a guaranteed HEA. I highly recommend picking this one up.
Thank you to Laurie Gilmore, NetGalley, and HarperCollins for the ARC.
I loved Daisy and Elliot together—their chemistry was sweet and natural, and I was rooting for them from the start. I especially enjoyed the fake-dating dynamic and watching their relationship slowly develop as they opened themselves up to love again. Elliot supporting Daisy as she digs into her family history was one of my favorite parts, and the way he stood firmly in her corner made him incredibly swoon-worthy.
I absolutely love this series, and this is definitely one of my favorites in the Dream Harbor series. It’s a perfect feel-good read with found family vibes, returning characters, and a guaranteed HEA. I highly recommend picking this one up.
Thank you to Laurie Gilmore, NetGalley, and HarperCollins for the ARC.
Spice: 3/5 this series is getting less spicy? lol about 4 scenes, mild description
Daisy and Elliot really pull at the heart strings, they both don't feel like they can love again, and it's really heartbreaking. Reading about them beating themselves up over past failures is really rough.
Fake dating is such a fun trope, like how could you really fool your friends and family? It's so silly, but I love it. Mix this with the curse, it makes for a fun story. Loved all the history that is dug up. We get to know about the towns folk of the past and a nice mix of history with our current couple.
I adore how this series has mixed in all types of family. Laurie has done a great job at incorporating the kids, and relationships from the previous books. It feels like you really are walking around town, knowing everyone's past.
You'll love this series if you enjoy cozy mysteries but want a lot of spice added in.