That's exactly what he finds here when he goes to bookstore to find out why his flowers keep dying. The bookstore owner, Julia, had left behind her life of privilege and manipulation after she found out her husband was cheating on her.
In no way is she meek and mild mannered which you may pressume when you read walked away but that was after taking a shot gun to her Ex. Only the kick back and her poor aim stopped it from being attempted murder and him alive.
With her sister getting married she is about to be thrown into her old life and circle of friends Julia is I need of a date who won't let her walk all over him. So she invites Havoc as her plus one and offers to have her parents gardener help with his gardening in return.
I loved the fact Julia shot her ex husband rather than just allowing him to walk all over her like other privileged young women around her would have. However, she does seem to say more about her violent history than anything else and at parts did start to get on my nerves.
Havoc only just few months out of jail seems to not think through going to a wedding where the guests ran in the same circle as the rapist he attacked which to me seems quick sure way to get into trouble. I also like that even after Julia gives him silent treatment that he doesn't just walk away.
Julia's Ex husband is definitely creepy and deserves to be shot but I'm not sure how despite being very intelligent that she didn't at least see some of his bad traits before she did.
All in all I didn't have the same love for it as first book but certainly won't put me off from reading the rest in the series.
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