Piper knows she’s cynical.  Falling in love is not something she aspires to do. In fact, she usually walks away before she can every really get to know a guy.  Enter her two best girlfriends with a love potion plan to find boyfriends by Feburary 14th.  The fact that her single mother of three owns a floral shop and that Piper works for a candy shop owner only makes the weeks leading up to Valentine’s day a stressful combination of angst.  But the character Heather Hepler develops in Piper is surprisingly insightful, respectful, and not as melodramatic as the chic lit cover filled with candy “consternation” hearts might lead one on to believe.  Piper gets her man, but does she really want him?  Her soul mate might just be closer than she imagined.  The predictability of the ending is one small flaw. Another is the “thrown in” conflict of Piper’s real father coming into the picture.   This read is more about realizing that repressed feelings can put all relationships at risk until the eventual implosion or explosion that is necessary to move on.