Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan

enemies-to-lovers • second-chance romance • sapphic romance • celebrity romance • small-town romance

A former child star, a coastal flower shop, and the ex she never expected to see again make for a deliciously messy second-chance romance. Jennifer Dugan’s Anderson in Bloom blends sharp banter, unresolved feelings, and simmering attraction into a funny, emotional story about two women discovering whether the past can bloom into something new.

The Vibe

Anderson “Andy” Ducharme has traded Hollywood for a quieter life running a flower shop in coastal New England. Far from the spotlight, she has built a world that feels safe, comfortable, and entirely her own. Then Nikki Price, her former costar and ex, unexpectedly walks back into her life.

Nikki’s arrival brings years of history and unfinished feelings rushing back to the surface. Their relationship is complicated by old wounds, lingering attraction, and the very different lives they have built since leaving Hollywood behind. Andy is determined to protect the life she has created, but keeping Nikki at a distance proves considerably harder than expected.

With its seaside small-town setting, celebrity-meets-everyday-life contrast, emotional tension, and spicy sapphic romance, Anderson in Bloom is a great pick for readers who love complicated exes, undeniable chemistry, and second chances that have to be earned.

Tropes & Tags

• Sapphic romance
• Lesbian romance
• Enemies-to-lovers
• Second-chance romance
• Celebrity romance
• Former lovers
• Small-town romance
• Friends-with-benefits
• Found family
• Former child stars
• Florist heroine
• Hollywood setting and history
• Emotional romance
• Funny and angsty
• Explicit open-door romance