Dandelion is Dead

Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. The only problem? Dandelion is dead.
Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. The only problem? Dandelion is dead. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– PICKED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026 BY ELLE, VOGUE, COSMOPOLITAN, STYLIST, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, OPRAH DAILY AND WOMEN.COM

Poppy’s sister has been dead seven months when she decides to tell the lie.

It’s not supposed to hurt anyone. She just wants to do something Dandelion would have found funny, and feel a little more alive herself.

But lies spiral, lust blooms and grief keeps crashing the party.

When Poppy meets Jake, can one act of deceit spark something unexpectedly real?

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