Spotlight for Dandelion Is Dead by Rosie Storey

 

Dandelion Is Dead by Rosie Storey

Published:  January 13, 2026 by Berkley

Genre: Family Life – Siblings, Coming Of Age, Women’s Fiction

Taken from Goodreads:  Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. The only problem? Dandelion is dead.

When Poppy discovers unanswered messages from a charming stranger in her late sister’s dating app, she makes an impulsive choice: She’ll meet him, just once, on what would have been Dandelion’s fortieth birthday. It’s exactly the kind of wild adventure her vivacious sister would have pushed her toward.

Jake is ready to find something real—and not least because his ex-wife’s twentysomething boyfriend has moved into their old family home. When he meets the intriguing woman who calls herself Dandelion, their connection is undeniable, and he can think of little else.

As their relationship deepens, Poppy finds herself trapped in a double life she never meant to create. Every moment with Jake feels genuine, electric, and totally right—despite the fact they’re tangled in deceit. As the lines between grief and love blur, Poppy faces a choice: keep her sister’s memory alive through her lies, or risk everything for a chance at her own happiness?

With sparkling wit and aching tenderness, debut author Rosie Storey gives us a modern love story about the courage it takes to live again after loss and finding hope in the most unexpected places.

 

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Author Bio: Rosie Storey grew up on a farm in the south of England. She left her corporate career to finish her debut novel, Dandelion is Dead. She holds a master’s in creative writing, lives in East London, and works as a writing coach.