The Flower Queens

Author: Kay Freeman

Genre: Romance, Suspense

Series: Flower Queen series book 1

Date Published: 2024

Book Length: 206

Star Rating: 4**** I liked it a lot and recommend

About Book: It began with a dying husband, and it ended in a dynasty. It took away her husband’s pain on his deathbed, kept her from losing the family farm, gave her the power to build a thriving business, but it’s illegal to grow in every state in the country in 1978. It even brings her first love from high school back; the only problem he works for the FBI. Will their occupations implode their romance, or will the opposite happen? A second chance at love, opposites attract , rags to riches heroine trope story.

My Thoughts: The Flower Queen by Kay Freeman is a suspense novel that has a little bit of romance in it. The novel is form a few people’s points of view which head up each chapter, and I have come to love. The book has some definite trigger points, so I would suggest you read the information first before reading. Freemans way with words gives you a real sense of the personas of the characters described. She shows vulnerabilities of the victims and makes it easy for you to connect with them.

There are secrets galore, drug lords, FBI, friends and enemies all unravelling with current crimes intertwined with past crimes. The book was easy to follow, and I read it in a coupe of sittings. I did like the main protagonists; the characters were well thought out. The only thing for me is you will need to read book 2 to find out what happens to some of the characters so there are a few unanswered questions but that does not detract from the 4 stars this book deserves. In conclusion, a book full of suspense, with twists and turns, with past crimes colliding with current crimes and a little romance, for good measure, added into the mix.