The Florist on Amelia Island

Seven Sisters #4

by Hope Holloway

A feel-good family drama full of twists, turns, and true love.The scent of flowers and change is in the air for the Wingate sisters. With her husband gone for weeks at a stretch, Rose’s unwavering enthusiasm is tested, forcing her to remove her famous rose-colored glasses and face a family crisis. While Susannah plans an anniversary surprise for Rex, Chloe finds the courage to try one more career path, with help coming from the one constant in her life, her precious furbaby, Lady Bug.Raina's life is in a state of constant change, too, as she cruises into her third trimester. She finds closure and comfort in her new beachfront home, but there’s one big complication…a roommate who isn’t at all the man she thought he was.When the clouds roll over Amelia Island, the Wingate women learn over and over again that the bond between seven sisters is as strong as steel, as gentle as an ocean breeze, and as lasting as their family legacy.The Seven Sisters SeriesAll born to the same father by two different mothers, the seven Wingate sisters are each unique and unforgettable—from the wedding dressmaker who’s never married...to the fixer facing impossible problems...down to the youngest trying to avoid the biggest mistake of her life. But they all share inner strength, abiding love, a few quirky traits, and the ability to support each other through every challenge. This family is founded on love and laughter and a sisterhood unlike any other.The Seven Sisters series, set on Florida’s gorgeous and historic Amelia Island, will consist of seven books with recurring characters, continuing stories, heartbreaking and hopeful moments, later-in-life romance, a touch of mystery, and lots of happy tears.All of the books will be available in digital, paperback, and audio formats.The Beach House on Amelia Island (book 1)The Café on Amelia Island (book 2)The Bookstore on Amelia Island (book 3)The Florist on Amelia Island (book 4)The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island (book 5)The Dressmaker on Amelia Island (book 6)The Inn on Amelia Island (book 7)

Genres: Fiction, Audiobook, Romance, Family, Womens Fiction, Adult, Chick Lit

303 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 6, 2023

Reviews

[January · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Florist on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway (2023)
Seven Sisters #4
303-page Kindle Ebook story pages 4-297

Genre: Family, Contemporary Romance

Featuring: Author's Links, Character List, Sisters, Daughters, Quadragenarians, Tricenarians, Amelia Island, Nassau County, Florida; Multiple POVs, Family Businesses, Realtors, Florist, Seamstress, Bookstore, Chocolatier, Journalist, Wedding Planning, Dogs, Purpose, Teen Dad, Boston, Massachusetts; Miami, Florida; Brussels, Belgium; Copenhagen, Denmark; New Ventures, Autumn, Drama, Secrets, Cliffhanger, To Be Continued with Spoilers for The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island, Author's Links, Seven Sisters Series List, List including Blurbs for The Carolina Christmas Trilogy, The Coconut Key Series and The Shellseeker Beach Series

Rating as a movie: PG-13

Songs for the soundtrack: Norma by Vincenzo Bellini

Books and Authors mentioned: The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting, What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Bolles, Goldilocks and the Three Bears,

Memorable Quotes: “Keeping a secret is one thing. Not breaking a promise is another. But lying? To Rose? I cannot do it. I won’t. You have to come clean.”

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🏝💐

My thoughts: 🔖Page 81 of 303 Chapter Seven Chloe - I think this is the lull of the series as there is a lot of waiting in several storylines, it's still not dull though, just less exciting than the previous books. Also, I called the storyline they're giving Madeline, she hasn't revealed it yet but I called it in book 1, she's just the single older sister instead of the single aunt.
🔖261 Chapter Twenty-One Raina - I hate secrets it just gives me reading anxiety, move it along already. Also, the gaps between characters are too long, that's the downside of all of these storylines at once, I almost forgot about Grace and Isaiah and even though Sadie is a big part of this book she has yet to give a POV. I'm hoping for a triple wedding in the next couple of books. 🤣 I was surprisingly wrong about Madeline, I thought it was her boss. So, she's not on that team.

This was good, I was wrong about a few things but they were still predictable, I just chose the wrong option. This series is cozy but fresh and I'm definitely going to add this author catalog to my 2025 TBR.

Recommend to others: Yes. If the lull of a series is 4-stars it's a great series.

Seven Sisters
1. The Beach House on Amelia Island (2023)
2. The Cafe on Amelia Island (2023)
3. The Bookstore on Amelia Island (2023)
4. The Florist on Amelia Island (2023)
5. The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island (2024)
6. The Dressmaker on Amelia Island (2024)
7. The Inn on Amelia Island (2024)

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is packed with emotion, secrets, heartaches and joys, all wrapped up in the love and strength of family. The various sisters struggle with personal trials, yet they are always there to love and support each other. With their parents and various men in their lives, we have a heartwarming and compelling story of the strength and encouragement of family. I laughed and cried and couldn’t put it down! I highly recommend the entire series!

[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely love this series. This was book 4 and it was just as good as the first 3. This series is very wholesome but does provide some mystery and drama. Being a huge thriller and now horror fan it’s SO nice to have something much lighter to read along with more intense books.

About 7 sisters and their lives living on Amelia Island with individual stories and also stories together.

I was trying to come up with one word to describe this 7 book series and I think that word is “lovely”. Highly recommend.

[Kaytlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think so far this has been my least favorite book. I do not love Rose and her positive outlook on everything. Hence the reason everyone says she wears rose colored glasses. I personally think she really needed the wake up call that life isn't always rainbows and butterflies as she received in this book.

[Renate Kemp · Rating 2 out of 5]

soooo unreal and almost boring

This book is like so many that have a few to follow…..authors should stop writing these short novels and write one substantial book and not look for more money…..
It was no surprise that this was going to happen with 7 girls whose history could be expanded on and give you book,1,2,3,4, and now waiting for 5…..

[Pj Ausdenmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading a new book in Hope Holloway's Seven Sisters series is like settling in for a three-hour conference call with a group of your best friends or, better yet, a weekend getaway. There's a sense of comfort, acceptance, and love among these women who are there for one another through life's peaks and, most importantly, the valleys. And, for this reader, there's a warm welcoming into the world of the Wingate family that immerses me into their lives as if I was right there with them every step of their journey.

There's a lot happening in this fourth book of the series with life-altering events in the offing for several of the sisters. Raina's pregnancy continues to flourish as she settles into her new normal but there's a new man causing flutters in the region of her heart, a totally unexpected occurrence. He makes my heart flutter too. Youngest sister, Chloe is taking tentative steps into a new relationship while searching for the right career path. She's figured out where she doesn't belong but will she be able to open her eyes to the calling that's been right in front of her all along? Raina's twin, Rose, continues to struggle with her husband's absence while trying to balance obligations to both her business (the Florist Shop) and her children. Sadie finally returns from Europe, but doesn't want anyone to know. What's up with that? And we finally get a peek into oldest sister, Madeline's life. Could there be a mysterious man in her past...or present?

Holloway handles all of these characters - and their stories - with ease. Transitions from one character's point of view to another (in alternating chapters) flow smoothly, never feeling abrupt or confusing. There's a clear sense of who each character is and how they fit into the tapestry of the Wingate family, how each sister's story interweaves with the other's. For me, the reader, it allows me to get to know these characters as if they were real people. I'm invested in them, genuinely care for them, and eagerly look forward to spending time with them when each new book releases.

If you haven't yet discovered Hope Holloway's Seven Sisters series, I enthusiastically recommend picking up a copy of book one, The Beach House on Amelia Island and jumping in. This family will give you all the hope, humor, sibling dynamics, life-altering chaos, and enduring love you've been looking for.

[Sue Negrillo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Florida
Rose family has to pull together as the dad is go I g to medical school.. so dad asked Zach to help he’s mom with the kids, help her put away the deliveries .
.things are weighing on Roas. Trying to plan her parents 40.Anniversary.got the bridezilla to deal with. It’s a lot. She pour through.
Raina’s has the house guest till, she goes over to met Chases grandma she is 97 blind but still alert. So she feels the bump of the babies. She’s all excited that was good Mexican for her. The next time she comes she asks when they get married, so they toast to the marriage the eye contact through this is quite intense. They are feeling it but not acting on it. Raina comes home and Chase was home and Raina knew that she passed away so she goes looking for him. He’s on the deck. He’s crying and Raina can’t help but pet him and touch him. And they get those locking eye. Very intense but they walk away.
Chole trying to find her place in life is all tied up. Ready to take bank job. But as it worked out her finding a stray helped her decide what she wanted to do. So she’s going to open a dog rescue.
Sadie came back to stay with Maddie but she couldn’t tell anyone she was here. It came out that she married one of the saint people and he’s going to open a chocolate shop on the island.
They planed the 40 anniversary for Rex and Susa they reinacted the first one then had fancy reception at chases new hotel.

[Donna Rutledge · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book about the seven Wingate sisters and this book is about all seven of them. Tori is up North trying to get things ready for her move south with her children. Sadie is hiding out in Madeline's house and trying to keep a low profile. Rose is lost without Gabe to guide her and the children. She's having trouble at the Florist shop without him. Raina is awaiting her twins and trying to get along with Chase. He's having trouble with his grandmother dying. Raina is helping him out in any way she can. Chloe has moved home and is in the middle of a career. crises. She doesn't know what she wants to do with the rest of her life, but she's picked the man of her dreams. And lastly Grace is settled with Isiah, but she is still taking care of her daughter.

The sisters are moving forward but their steps are unsure. Rex has asked Madeline for a renewal of his vowels with Susannah, but she had the same idea they just had completely opposite ideas as to how the ceremony should be. Susannah wanted a small wedding and Rex wanted a larger than life one. Susannah asked Rose to do it for them, so the two girls had a hard time pleasing them both.

[Diane Jewell · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Florist on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book 4 of this new series Amelia Island, but can be read as a stand alone, but you will definitely not want to. A series you don't want to miss out on. Hope Holloway has a way of tugging at your heart with the stories she writes. I have red every one of her books, every series to date, and I can't get enough. Don't they end in a cliffhanger no but her writing draws you in stronger and stronger with each book.

The Florist on Amelia Island is Rose Wingate, also owner of Coming up Roses floral shop. She is also a wife,a mother of 4, a sister to 6, and a strong family bond which is put to the test as her husband follows his dreams of becoming a dr, leaves his home to go to school a hundred miles away. She leans on her sisters and children to help her while her husband is away.

You will laugh and you will cry and you will fall in love with this family. Pick up your copy Today you will be glad you did.

Now I have to patiently wait 60 days for book 5 to come out.

[Chriss · Rating 3 out of 5]

So this was book four of a series, from an author new to me, the rest haven’t been released on Audible yet. I’ve read all 4 so this brief review really applies to all of them.
So first of all, the narrator is exceptional, really bringing the characters to life. Which is really important with these books. The first one drew me in, this is an EXTREME beach read, all sugary sweet fluff. There’s adequate character development, but there is zero conflict, even the teenagers are perfect. It’s not my usual genre but who doesn’t like a feel good happy ending read now and again? I’m actually glad the rest of the series isn’t available yet as I’m sure I’d breeze through them too but wonder if I’ll care enough to get back to them in 2 months when the next one drops. I’m secretly hoping not, I’m ready for some mayhem.

[Terri Tutor · Rating 4 out of 5]

When we last left Amelia Island, Rose was learning how to deal with life after Gabe left for medical school in Miami, Chloe was trying to figure out her life, and Raina was enjoying her new beach house with a temporary tenant. We also learned more about Madeleine, the oldest sister, along with Sadie who has been mentioned but lives out of the country. There���s more to Madeleine’s history than what we knew and how does it connect with Sadie’s situation? Hopefully, these and other answers will be answered in the next book!

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was another great book in the Wingate family series. I love how each book will have a major focus on certain characters but ALL the sisters as well as the matriarch and patriarch are in every book so we keep up with all of them! The struggles the family goes through as well as the heartache and tears is so relatable. As with all of Hope’s books, I am so invested to this family and can not wait for the next in the series. It’s always a little bit like leaving your family when you finish that last page. A sign of great writing!

[Artamisa Campos · Rating 5 out of 5]

INCREDIBLE SERIES !

This is the most engaging , heart warming, series I have ever read. It is wholesome, filled with love, laughter, tears of sorrow and joy as each character
comes to life and I can’t put it down. Every book is filled with a family storyline that reflects the true bond and strong hold of a family’s love that cannot be broken through life’s heart wrenching curveballs, trials, challenges, opportunities to hope and dreams being fulfilled . This is a must read series.

[Dianna Peck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best series, and story, so far!

I loved this book! I also love the first 3 but this one surprised me with unexpected twists that kept me reading until the end without putting it down. I can't wait for the next book in this series, hope it comes out before too long. I don't want to wait, LoL. I never want any of this author's series to end, they are all great stories with characters you feel like you know personality. Highly recommend this series and especially this author, she never disappoints!

[Carol LeGray · Rating 5 out of 5]

It has been a long time since I read a book “that I could barely put down”, but this series by Hope Holloway about seven sisters on Amelia Island has done this for me. I just finished reading the 4th book in the series and am so disappointed that I must wait until March for the 5rh book to be published. All four books explore all of the sisters and family members and keeps you on edge about the events in their lives. Hope does a magnificent job. You feel a connection to every character in the books.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. It was a wonderful story.

Amazon synopsis:
The scent of flowers and change is in the air for the Wingate sisters. With her husband gone for weeks at a stretch, Rose’s unwavering enthusiasm is tested, forcing her to remove her famous rose-colored glasses and face a family crisis. While Susannah plans an anniversary surprise for Rex, Chloe finds the courage to try one more career path, with help coming from the one constant in her life, her precious furbaby, Lady Bug.

Raina's life is in a state of constant change, too, as she cruises into her third trimester. She finds closure and comfort in her new beachfront home, but there’s one big complication…a roommate who isn’t at all the man she thought he was.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Florist on Amelia Island is another wonderful, heartwarming, and emotional book by Hope Holloway. I love the strength, love, and support the seven Wingate sisters give to each other. Although there are heartaches, secrets, and challenges, they rally around each other offering comfort, support, and encouragement with so much unconditional love. I love these books and highly recommend all of them! I can’t wait for the next book to come out!

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Another great story about the Wingate sisters and their families. The connection they have with one another is a wonderful part of who they are. Supportive, caring, and loving sisters that stick together through endless adventures and come out stronger. With each new book in this series one learns more about the sisters and grows to love them and their stories. It makes me so look forward to the next book!E

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m guessing at the exact date I finished this one. I thought I had already reviewed it, but apparently I didn’t or it’s lost in the ethos. Anyway, this series had been very enjoyable with the different books primarily focusing on the different sisters. I’m actually listening to the audiobooks as I workout, so appreciate all the hard work from both the author and the narrator to make the listening an enjoyable experience! Great series! ❤️

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book in the Amelia Island series following the seven sisters. I love how their dad is recovering from his stroke and just love how they are all trying to find their own way and are always there for each other. We learn more about each one with each book, and I cannot wait for the next.

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

Each book gets a little better. Each one has the same 7 Wingate sisters, their dad, and mom, but at least 1 new character is introduced along with a new set of problems, love, exciting happenings and laughter. The family is always there to give advice, suggestions, motivation, and support. Definitely a series to enjoy.

[LaDawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the storyline. But extremely overused phrase: “she/he shuttered her/his eyes.” What does that even mean? And every other paragraph has this phrase.

And of course, the whimpering. Why do these women all whimper all the time?

If it weren’t for these two things, this series would get 5 stars from me.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Florist on Amelia Island is the 4th book I've listened to by Hope Holloway.

Is it somewhat predictable? Yes. Is there a lot of drama going on? Somewhat. Nothing out of the ordinary. I am enjoying it though, and I am going to continue with the next book. So, as far as I'm concerned, this is a good series.

[Linda Arneson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t really read women’s books, I prefer cozy mystery. But when a friend recommended this series, I thought I would give it a try. I have really enjoyed the first four books in this series and plan on reading the rest of them. They are interesting, the plot continues to change and they don’t drag. I recommend the series to other people.

[Cheryl Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!!!

Received this book only 6 hours ago and......WOW!!!!
Keeps you captivated from start to finish and with a great cliffhanger to boot!!!
Can't wait for the next book.....unfortunately I have to..... lol

[THOMAS BINKLEY · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun read

Delving right back into the lives of the seven sisters is getting to be like catching up with old friends. Though the main focus is on one of the sisters, you get a look at what is going on with all of them. I especially enjoy Rose's kids in this one.

[Cecly Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another ten-star read from the pen of Hope Holloway. I cannot wait to read the other books in this series. The characters are memorable. The stories and plots are intriguing. As a reader, I just want to insert myself into the story.

[Tony O · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing as ever!

You know you're coming to the end... Yet you are uterally in shock because you don't want it to end. If you haven't read the three before this one, you'll be happy at this point... you won't have to wait, "the wait" until Book #5. Enjoy ;^)

[Ramella Beugli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series. I have to wait until March 1st for the 5th book, but it'll be worth the wait 🙂. Thank you Hope Holloway for introducing me to these amazing characters. I look forward to reading all your books and recommend them to my friends!

[Lynette · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Florist

This story and storyline is getting very interesting with the situation with these 7 Sisters and their Family. This book was explosive and feeling r up and action all around. I recommend this this series be read.