Too Wrong to Be Right

Johnson (Too Good to Be Real) packs this will-they-won’t-they romance between a florist and the owner of a funeral home with her signature wit and sexy banter. After florist Kat Kowalski gets dumped by her egotistical actor boyfriend—and stranded with his pet hedgehog—Kat officially swears off dating “Mr. Wrong” and compiles a list of traits meant to help her identify “Mr. Right” instead. She dismisses handsome, witty Mick O’Sullivan as the former after a meet cute disaster while she’s dropping off flowers at his funeral home. Mick, however, is instantly smitten. A business arrangement between the O’Sullivan funeral parlor and Kat’s flower shop keeps them in each other’s orbits, but Kat refuses to go back on her resolution, friend-zoning Mick and pursuing his “solid” but stuck-up older brother, Joe. But how long can chemistry be denied? There’s a bit of weirdness to this one, as Mick never comes across as a bad boy at all, making Kat’s determination to avoid her attraction to him feel a bit unmotivated. Still, Johnson nails the pacing of Kat and Mick’s relationship, which goes from lighthearted and fun to sensual and sweet. This slow-burning rom-com is a treat. Agent: Pamela Harty, Knight Agency. (Feb.)