It's been two years since the car accident that killed Amy Sheldon's fiancé, and although her body healed in rehab, she has much deeper emotional scarring that she isn't ready to face. She rents a small house in the country and tries to avoid anything that reminds her of Rick. Amy is restless and unhappy though, and besides dreaming of an in-ground swimming pool, she has no idea what might make her life worth living again.

Rather than return to her career in communications, Amy has been working in a tiny downtown flower shop, a menial job that her brother-in-law lined up for her. She has time to fantasize about the scenarios that prompt the sending of flowers, and is particularly captivated by one customer who's been sending a dozen yellow roses to a series of women, always including a card that reads: "Thanking you for an incomparable night." His phoned-in orders are great for business, but Amy and her friends decide that he must be a modern-day gigolo to be sending so many flowers to so many different women. When she botches one of his orders, Henry Castle arrives in the flesh, angry and handsome and initially terrifying. After straightening out his flower order, they end up going out for drinks, and Amy wakes up in Henry's bed the next morning! Feeling satisfied but also uncertain, Amy wonders whether this was just a one-night stand or something more, and she waits expectantly to see if Henry sends her yellow roses.

Unable to get motivated, Amy has been ignoring her sister's suggestions to start thinking about dating and her career again, but now everything begins to change, whether she's ready or not. The hang-up phone calls on her answering machine turn out to be her landlord, who has some bad news about her lease. Her brother-in-law leaks the news that the flower shop investor has decided to sell the building, and the new owners will probably close the shop, putting Amy out of a job. And Henry seems interested in her, even while he continues to send flowers to other women. Amy's emotional baggage is heavy, but can these changes help lighten her load?

I was initially disappointed by superficial characters and a rushed relationship, but as the plot expands and secrets are revealed, I was hooked! The storyline with Amy's friend Wendy is well-developed, and Wendy's issues provide a nice contrast for Amy's feelings for her deceased fiancé and for her developing relationship with Henry. Amy makes mistakes, feels pain, criticizes her friends, can act selfishly then feel guilty, and alternately loves and neglects her cat. In short, she's a thoroughly human character and I enjoyed spending time with her as she struggled with the eternal question -- LOVES ME, LOVES ME NOT?