Old Flames and New Fortunes

Sarah Hogle

Apr 2024 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Valerie Rose Lohman

About this audiobook

Fibs and squabbles and spells . . . oh my!

A small, magical town tucked away in rural Ohio, Moonville is the perfect place for floral witch Romina Tempest to use the language of flowers to help the hopeful manifest love in their lives. After giving up on her own big romance eleven years ago, at least she can bask in others' happily ever afters.

When the shop’s potential financier shares news of his wedding, Romina jumps at the opportunity to discuss the business . . . even if it means she has to fake-date her chaotic colleague Trevor to get an invitation. But all hell breaks loose when she discovers Trevor’s soon-to-be stepbrother is none other than Alex King: her high school sweetheart. Her greatest love. The boy who broke her heart.

What starts as an innocent misunderstanding becomes a weeklong fake-dating scheme, as Romina quickly finds out she can’t deny her connection with Alex. Caught between her livelihood and her heart, Romina must decide if taking a second chance on first love is worth the risk.

Ratings and reviews

Romina and her witchy ways added a special element to the story and I especially loved the funny supporting characters; especially Romina’s family’s shop owner with his spontaneous bad decisions that had Romina in interesting situations. While I wasn’t a fan of the MMC as much, the relationships between all the characters and miscommunications cleared up is what made me like the book. Additionally, the narrator did a great job with her inflections and differentiating the characters voices.

About the author

Sarah Hogle is a mom of three who enjoys trashy TV and provoking her husband for attention. Her dream is to live in a falling-apart castle in a forest that is probably cursed. She is also the author of You Deserve Each Other, Twice Shy, and Just Like Magic.