Planning a wedding can be an overwhelming experience. Thus, we now find wedding planners employed by people having large weddings. Of course, these services are expensive and only used by those who have sufficient funds. This romance is centered around the planning of a young woman’s wedding.

Teddi Baker is the owner of “Hopeless Romantic”, a wedding planning company. She has established a lucrative company and never seems to have a problem finding clients. Initially, Teddi believed in happily ever after, and that is why she started her company. Unfortunately, after a very nasty divorce, she does not feel that way any longer. She does know, however, that she is good at what she does and continues to offer this service to couples.

Leah Scott is the older sister of Kelly Scott who hires Teddi to plan her wedding. Leah is an extraordinarily successful divorce attorney and has the funds to pay for the planning service. Even with an eight-year age gap, Kelly and Leah are very close and so Kelly wishes that Leah be present, whenever possible, during each of the planning sessions. Leah has always wanted to meet someone and have a forever relationship, but no woman has come along yet. However, when Leah meets Teddi, they both feel the attraction.

Hopeless Romantic has a simple and predictable plot. However, readers will enjoy this book. The characters of Teddi and Leah, as well as the sister Kelly, are well developed and fun. Ms. Beers has written the story to take place over a year so readers will feel more connected with the planning of the wedding and what the individual characters are feeling.

I found I had an extremely difficult time putting this book down. It was pleasurable and I felt invested in the story. Ms. Beers has written many books and I have read them all. I rate Hopeless Romantic 5 out of 5 stars. It will make an excellent addition to anyone’s library.

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I really had a hard time connecting to this story. I didn't like the main character. And there was so much profanity. I don't have a problem with profanity in books, but I do find it kind of distracting when there's a lot of it.

Not my cup of tea. I finished it since I like the author. but honestly I only liked the few last pages. everything else was so boring I just could not connect to it. I'm glad that not many ppl share my view, the author writes a great stories and this one was not my style but I get why lots enjoy it.

I appreciate the author and her team giving me a free copy.

Oh gosh, Georgia Beers is one of my favorite authors, but this story was just ok. It was a little to light weight and silly for me.
The chemistry between the 2 mains was warm but not on fire like her usual books. And unfortunately wedding planning , trying on wedding dresses, etc was not interesting to me. So I skimmed a lot.
The angst I felt was forced and not realistic. I think there would normally have been a lot of discussion.
And the ending was probably really cute for rom com lovers.
I hope Im in the minority, and Im sure I am, and this book is a great success. It just wasn't for me.
I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.50 Stars. This was a perfectly nice romance, but I didn't connect to it like I had hoped. I do first want to say that I am an outlier here. All the early reviews have been wonderful 4 and 5 stars. I honestly think I’m the only one out there that wasn’t crazy about this so please check out other reviews to make up your mind if this book might for you. I will say that the last quarter of the book was much better for me. I wished I liked the rest of the book as much, but the ending is why I’m giving this book 3.50 stars instead of just the 3 stars I was originally leaning towards.

Georgia Beers always writes well so that was not an issue here. I’m a big fan of hers and have read around 16 of her books (and I hope to read them all eventually). And while I didn’t love this story, this was a nice and at times sweet romance. I can absolutely see why lots of readers really enjoyed this, but that doesn’t guarantee my same level of enjoyment. As I said before the writing was good, what I more had issues with was some of Beers’ story choices and also the pace of this book.

For starters, I loved the premise of this book. Beers did a live Zoom reading recently, about the second meet cute, and I was totally hooked. The premise is about a divorce attorney who believes in HEA’s and a Wedding Planner who doesn’t. But not only that because these two have baggage that puts them at odds with each other. From the reading and the blurb, I thought this was going to be an enemies to lovers story. I’m a big fan of enemies to lovers so I had high hopes. Unfortunately, this book is really not that trope and the one character forgives the other super-fast. There is nothing wrong with this choice; I was just expecting something else so it was a disappointment.

Another issue I had was just really crazy bad timing. I had just yesterday finished a book where one of the mains LOVES rom-coms and the characters even act out some of the famous scenes. Guess what this book had, a main character that LOVES rom-coms and the character even act out some famous lines from the movies. I did not realize this going in and it was not planned to read these books back to back. If anything it took some of the romantic magic out of this book, especially because I think the other book tackled the rom-com aspect better. It was just bad timing luck that this happened like this. I have to wonder had I not read the other book first, would I have liked this more.

My last issue had a bit to do about the pace and conflict. I felt like the pace of this book was slower than I would have liked. And, I have to be completely honest but I found that I was a bit bored. The characters got over their initial issue with each other so early that there was no conflict left to keep driving the story forward. Yes, there was some cute scenes watching rom coms together but see the paragraph above why this didn’t work for me. I found the romance to be cute, and I liked the characters, but there was nothing that wowed me or that was forcing me to keep reading and turning the pages.

I did mention that the last quarter of the book got better and I was happy that it did. Now, I have to say that I did not like that the big angst/conflict moment was almost at the 90% mark. I wish WLW authors would stop doing that. It is too late in the story so that the ending normally has a rushed feeling so that the HEA does not feel believable. If we could just keep that moment to the 70-80% mark at the latest, my HEA loving heart would be so much happier. Anyway, while I was mad that the conflict came so damn late in this book, I was just happy to have some conflict again. Finally, something is happening that held my attention. And surprisingly, I actually thought the ending was a super sweet HEA ending, that didn’t feel too rushed. So while I sincerely hope Beers stops having the finale conflict so late in the story, I’m giving her a pass on this one since the ending was so good.

I feel a bit in the middle with this one. I think it is a slightly above average read, but I clearly had some issues. Like I already mentioned, I seem to be the only one on this Earth that didn’t love this, so please take that in consideration while reading this review. I expect many romance fans to also enjoy this read, it just wasn’t what I was hoping for.

I’ve come to realize that you can always count on Georgia Beers to write romance novels that are delightful, thrilling and fun to read. Hopeless Romantic, her newest contemporary romance, is just another example of how well she writes in this genre.

This is an enemies-to-lovers style story with engaging characters. One is a divorced wedding planner (Teddi) and the other main character (Leah) is the lawyer who represented Teddi’s ex in the divorce. When the two meet in the story, sparks fly for more than one reason.

The idea of falling for the lawyer who helped your ex almost ruin your life in a divorce really intrigued me, and was one of the reasons I chose to read this book. I wanted to see how Teddi could overcome what I felt would be an almost insurmountable obstacle. I would have had a really hard time forgiving, much less falling in love with, Leah in the same circumstances.

The tale is well written, and for the most part I believed in the story. The characters are realistic, and the romance is the kind that melts your heart. Of course there is some angst in the tale and these two do have some major difficulties to overcome, but this is a Georgia Beers’ romance after all. You have to expect that.
This novel is a great summer (or really any season) read with beautiful characters, some angst, and a great romance. If you are into love stories that will make your heart melt, then you should read this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for giving me the chance to read and honestly review this novel.

Another enjoyable read from Georgia Beers.

I enjoyed the contrast in the details and the characters the most. The opposites/contrast theme goes beyond the obvious of one character being a divorce attorney and the other being a wedding planner. The theme weaves itself in everything from their family relationships, their friends and friendships, to how the characters behave.

The end product is a sweet slow burn with plenty of chemistry story with a HEA.

Teddi Baker is a successful wedding planner, trading as Hopeless Romantic; Leah Scott’s younger sister, Kelly, is getting married and keen to avail herself of Teddi’s services. Unfortunately it transpires that Leah, a divorce lawyer, also happened to represent Teddi’s ex-wife in their divorce - a divorce which worked out unfavourably for Teddi. This makes for a slightly frosty atmosphere which however does nothing to dampen the immediate attraction between the two.

Can a wedding planner and divorce attorney overcome their differences to make a go of things? Ironically it’s Leah the lawyer who’s the real hopeless romantic, an aficionado of romcoms, while once-bitten-twice-shy Teddi no longer believes in happy ever after.

Georgia Beers books are always a lovely escapist read and this was no exception. I love how her characters are adult women with careers and realistic problems. The conflict which develops between Leah and Teddi is entirely believable... even if the finale is pure romcom.

It was nice to see a brief appearance for Lindsay and Piper, characters from a previous novel, Blend.

A really enjoyable new book from Georgia Beers which won’t disappoint her fans.

Ahh a story I knew I wouldn't want to put down :) A sweet, passionate romance that was unexpected for the characters and rife with issues. The characters where great. the story line was fun and flowed really well.

A solid fiver from Georgia Beers!

This book made me happy. It evoked all manners of that warm and fuzzy feeling in me after reading it. Like a kid at a carnival, eyes on that cotton candy, you can smell the sweetness in the air, desperately want to poke your finger into it and salivate at the thought of it melting in your mouth.

Yes, this book speaks of love. Love at first sight, second chance and can’t let go kind of love. And there are also some absolutely adorable side characters - Elizabeth Bennet and Angelica.

What a well rounded book.

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4 Stars for Georgia Beer’s romance, Hopeless Romantic

I really enjoyed Beer’s latest novel that is an insta-attraction but a slow burn romance. Teddi Baker is sought after wedding planner. At one point her business had three store fronts but after an ugly divorce, she had to sell 2 of her stores to pay half of her assets to her ex-wife.

Leah Scott is a successful divorce attorney. Since her mother’s divorce, Leah looked after her younger sister, Kelly. She was gladly footing the bill for Kelly’s wedding, even agreeing to have Teddi plan her wedding. Teddi who barely is able to hide her distain for Leah when she realizes that Leah was her ex-wife’s divorce lawyer.

I really liked both couple’s support systems. Teddi has her best friend and right hand man, Preston and photographer Harlow. Leah has her sister Kelly and BFFs Tilly and Jo. They understood both the mains and pushed and/or supported when needed. Its interesting that Leah and Kelly’s mother shows up here and there but we never really get to know her. Just that her divorce left her penniless which in turn motivated much of Leah’s life.

I liked both characters but really was able to relate to Leah’s love for Rom-Com movies. I watched all the ones mentioned in this story more than once, maybe more than a couple. OK, countless times. Who would of guessed that the “Hopeless Romantic” was Leah, a divorce lawyer and not the wedding planner, Teddi? Leah regularly goes to a local movie theater that shows classic movies and after the movie she would often stop at the coffee shop next door. It was at the coffee shop that she runs into Teddi. Teddi, who offers her a seat in the crowded coffee shop. And so begins a pleasant Beers slow burn romance. Except I kept waiting for the Uh, Oh. Moment. You know where something happens to break up the couple? I wasn’t disappointed nor was I disappointed with the HEA ending.

Hopeless Romantic is one of my favorite books by Georgia Beers. Teddi Baker is a wedding planner. She loves a happy ending but she doesn't believe it for herself anymore after her divorce ripped her apart and her business as well. She has essentially been a funk for the last couple of years. She is trying to rebuild herself and her business. Leah Scott is a divorce attorney who gives her all to her clients including Teddi's ex-wife. She fights to make sure she get them the best settlement possible after seeing her mother struggle after getting a divorce from Leah's dad. She does believe in love and wants to marry someday. When Teddi is hired to be the wedding planner for Leah's wedding they initially don't know who each other are and the sparks fly. To bad she soon releases who Leah is.

So I really enjoyed Hopeless Romantic. Of all the Beer's books I have read this is probably my favorite. The author has put together some really good chemistry between the mains. I always love when an author can do that. I think one thing that really clicked with me is the mention of the various romantic comedy movies. It was serious nostalgia for me. And who didn't think about You've got mail? Yes for me all those movies put a little extra magic in this romance. Even though Teddi has an issue with Leah and you wonder if and how they would make it to the next stage and then Beers just makes it happen. It is so smooth and flows just right. I even liked the angst in Hopeless Romantic. I normally like low angst but this one needed more to build up to the end. And the end was so good. I just really loved it.

2020 has been really challenging, but one thing I can say is that I have read some absolutely wonderful romances this year. Hopeless Romantic is another one I can add to the list.

5 Stars

This arc was provided by the publisher for an honest review.

If you ask me, you can't really go wrong with a book by Georgia Beers. Some might be more up your alley than others, but it's always a nice romance you can lose yourself in a for a bit of time. I enjoyed the romcom references in this book. It gave me a lot of "oh yes, I remember that"-moments. Teddi is a wedding planner who has been burnt by love and had to sell two companies to pay a divorce settlement and now it turns out the sister of her new client, who she has amazing chemistry with, was the divorce attorney of her ex. You would expect a hate-to-love romance, but that's actually resolved rather soon. The romance between Teddi and Leah is supersweet and I closed the book a happy romantic.

Leah Scott, divorce attorney, is helping her sister organise her wedding and set about to engage a wedding planner.  Teddi Baker, wedding planner, has been divorced for three years now and that broke her. When Leah and Teddi meet there's some serious chemistry but Leah just happens to be Teddi's ex wife's divorce attorney.
Georgia Beer is an awesome lesfic writer. She develops great characters with sizzling chemistry and just knows the formula for writing fantastic romance novels. When I read the synopsis for this book I got very excited and this book didn't disappoint.  This book is definitely for 'hopeless romantics'. Loved it.

Kelly Scott is getting married to the love of her life and her sister, Leah Scott, is supporting her with all of the wedding planning. Leah is eight years older than Kelly and they have a strong relationship due to the fact the Leah protected Kelly during their parents fights and ensuing divorce. Leah Scott also happens to be a divorce attorney.

Kelly is scouting wedding planners and is scheduled to meet with Teddi Baker from Hopeless Romantic as one of her possible choices. Leah joins her sister for the visit. Teddi and Leah immediately click and sparks fly. However, Teddi soon finds out that Leah represented her ex, Julia, and as a part of the divorce settlement Teddi had to sell two of her three business locations. So even though Teddi and Leah initially experienced strong chemistry, that fact puts an immediate stop to anything further.

Can Teddi separate Leah the divorce attorney from a possible new dating interest? That question and more are answered in Hopeless Romantic, the romance.

The dynamic between the two characters sizzled throughout the book. I loved that as a divorce attorney, Leah, enjoyed rom-com movies with special emphasis on a few of my favorites. The final scenes in the book felt like the closing moments in one of those rom-com's. 4.5 stars

I received an ARC from Bold Strokes Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this book so much. I wanted to read a sweet and compelling f/f romance and Hopeless Romantic was a great choice. In it, you will meet two opposites but as we all know, opposites attract.

Teddi Baker is a wedding planner who doesn't want to get re-married after her divorce that didn't end well while Leah is a divorce attorney who always dreamed of being married to the woman she loved. When Leah's younger sister is looking for a wedding planner, Teddi fits perfectly and Teddi can't agree more. Sparks fly even though they don't know at first who they are to each other. Leah was the lawyer who helped her ex-wife to get what she wanted in the divorce. So when Teddi learn that, it's not easy for her but she'll end up growing as a character and I loved that about her. On the other hand, I feel like Leah might not have grown as much. The reason why is kind of a spoiler so here it is : [It felt like Teddi was the only one who compromised and ended up agreeing to marry Leah in the future while Leah was acting petty and childish when they broke up. I wish Leah would have tried a little harder to accept Teddi's point of view. (hide spoiler)]

Other than that, I don't really have anything bad to say about this book. Overall, it was pretty cute and enjoyable! I'm curious to read more from this author in the future.

(Thank you for letting me read and review an ARC via Netgalley)

Georgia Beers has given us another sweet romance. I did love the concept of the wedding planner who didn't want to get married with the divorce attorney who was a big romantic. Both characters I thought were well done and enjoyed following their journey.

I did find that the blurb on the book gave me the impression that we would have a romance of hate to love but found that didn't last long at all, almost felt like it fell flat a bit. In saying that I did also like that the reason for their disagreement later in the book didn't have anything to do with the role Leah played in Teddi's divorce which had me guessing on what would happen as the book progressed.

The story "Hopeless Romantic" by Georgia Beers revolves around Teddi, the divorced wedding planner, and Leah, the divorce lawyer.
Leah's little sister Kelly marries and finds her wedding planner in Teddi. Leah accompanies Kelly to her visits and immediately there is an attraction between Leah and Teddi. It turns out quite quickly that Leah was the divorce lawyer for Teddi's ex-wife, which quickly cools down the budding sympathy between the two. The question is whether Teddi can perceive Leah detached from her job as a lovable person.

This book was not the first of Georgia Beers I read and it will not be my last. However, I was a little disappointed with this book. In my eyes the two main characters didn't really fit together. I didn't feel any sparks flying when I read it. I also had difficulties to get into the story and get carried away. I found that the main conflict (Leah was the divorce lawyer Teddis ex-wife) was also solved very quickly, there was a relatively unspectacular long middle part in the book and at the end a conflict flared up again, which I found too hasty. Also the fact that Rom-Coms were a big topic in the book was too much for me. Perhaps this preference for movies could have been discussed a little less. But my remarks are all subjective, and can of course be perceived differently by other readers.

I received a copy from netgalley in exchange for a an honest review.

An honest review thanks to NetGalley. Teddi is a wedding planner and believed in happily ever after, but was faced with her own divorce. Leah is the attorney who represented Teddi''s ex-wife during the divorce. Leah is a nice character and just wants everyone to be happy.
I really enjoy reading Georgia Beers and the couple had a great chemistry.

This is the epitome of opposites-attract romance with conflictive characters. And I don't just mean that they are different. Their individual existences are also ironically contradictory.

Teddi Baker owns the wedding planning company "Hopeless Romantic" and dedicates her career to happy weddings for clients. But she is divorced and doesn't believe in her own happily ever after anymore. When Kelly Scott comes in as a potential customer, Teddi cannot take her eyes off her older sister, Leah. Ever the dichotomy, Leah loves rom-coms, whole-heartedly believes in happily-ever-afters, dreams about having a wedding of her own, but is also a divorce attorney. She has seen more failed relationships than anyone should have probably ever seen. Unfortunately, one of those was Teddi's divorce as Leah had represented her ex. Just how incompatible or compatible are they?

I love the incongruities of Teddi and Leah. Teddi devotes herself to her work that revolves around romance, but she avoids her own HEA. Leah is a divorce attorney, but that doesn't sway her beliefs in HEAs. For most of the story, Teddi and Leah have a great relationship, both opening up to each other while planning Kelly's wedding. But do they really want the same future?

"Hopeless Romantic" is a great book that opens with tons of funny, fragmented internal dialogues, and closes with one of the most amazing endings. And oh what I'd give to be physically there for the wholesome final scene. It is also aptly named. While Teddi is the one owning a business with the namesake, Leah is the actual hopeless romantic.

The relationship arc is beautifully done, and none of the obstacles they face are not random events. It breaks my heart to see the temporary incompatibility. With the escalation of their love throughout the story, it is impossible not to root for them to work through their differences. As Teddi's best friend Harlow said, "obstacles are made to be conquered."

There are a lot of wonderful friendships in the story. Teddi has her right-hand man Preston and photographer Harlow while Leah has her family and best friends Tilly and JoJo. All are incredibly supportive and great people in general. I am happy for them to have such friends in life.

At some point in the book, I had the oddest thought that Teddi felt more like a "Leah" and Leah a "Teddi." That doesn't really make much sense but thought I'd share. Also, Lindsay and Piper from "Blend" made cameos.

I guess every romance reader is at least a little bit of a hopeless romantic, and Beers's newest story guarantees to capture your heart. It is a wonderful rom-com with intriguing characters, happy settings (because weddings are almost always very happy, right?), and the best ending. What's not to love?