A B O U T

butterfly kiss 

n. fluttering one's eyelashes against one's partner's skin.

S Y N O P S I S

Uprooted by a tragedy in her hometown, Renata turns to flowers to heal her heartache. But life in Newberry is bleak until she meets Isaac, a self-proclaimed garden raider who proposes early morning adventures to mend what mourning cannot.

Before long, Ren realizes Isaac comes with baggage of his own — that his crooked smiles and bad reputation do more than give her butterflies. But like flowers, secrets can take a while to come around, and like flowers, love can bloom in the most unexpected places.

E P I G R A P H

❝People's souls are like gardens. You can't turn your back on someone because his garden's full of weeds. You have to give him water and lots of sunshine.❞

— Nancy Farmer, The House of the Scorpion

WRITING 12.16.2016 - 11.07.2017
POSTING 12.20.2016 - 11.12.2017