There s a new shop on Seattle s Blossom Street-- a flower store called Susannah s Garden， right next door to A Good Yarn. Susannah Nelson， the owner， has just hired a young widow named Colette Blake. A couple of months earlier， Colette had abruptly quit her previous job-- after a brief affair with her boss. To her dismay， he s suddenly begun placing weekly orders for flower arrangements Susannah and Colette both join Lydia Goetz s new knitting class. Lydia s previous classes have forged lasting friendships， and this one is no exception. But Lydia and her sister， Margaret， have worries of their own. Margaret s daughter， Julia， has been the victim of a random carjacking， and the entire family is thrown into emotional chaos. Then there s Alix Townsend. Her wedding to Jordan Turner is only months away-- but she s not sure she can go through with it. Her love for Jordan isn t in question; what she can t handle is the whole wedding extravaganza engineered by her mentor， Jacqueline， with the enthusiastic cooperation of her future mother-in-law. A reception at the country club and hundreds of guests she s never even met-- it s just not Alix. Like everyone else in Lydia s knitting class， Alix knows there s a solution to every problem... and that another woman can usually help you find it