The Stand-in Dad by Alex Summers

This was an absolutely charming story. The characters are extremely relatable, and believable, and the situation is one everyone has heard before – both within straight and LGBTQ families. The LGBTQ slant just gives another layer of interest to this delightful story 

Meg has recently become engaged to her girlfriend Hannah, so why is she crying her eyes out outside the florist? Her parents aren’t happy about the union and haven’t turned up to help chose the flowers for the wedding. Enter David, the florist, who knows all too well what happens when your parents don’t approve of your partner – or your lifestyle, and he vows to help Meg in any way he can. David offers to be her stand in Dad and helps her to organise the wedding – at the same time as setting up a network of LGBTQ tradespeople who can also help each other and boost their wedding sales. David has a secret you see, his florist isn’t doing too well, and if things don’t improve, they could lose the florist, and the flat they live in upstairs. Will Meg’s parent’s actually turn up for the wedding? If they do come, how will they behave, and will that upset David who is enjoying playing ‘Dad’?

A gorgeous story of families, and the families you make for yourselves. I would be very happy to read more Alex Summer’s stories.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7469080990