Teddy Spenser Isn't Looking for Love wasn't what I was expecting, and that ended up being a good thing

Teddy Spenser was an unlikeable character for a few chapters, and I was concerned my dislike for him would continue throughout the story. Thankfully, I was wrong.

As the story progressed and more of Teddy's qualities and quirks were revealed, the more I warmed up to him. He came off as shallow and judgmental, and seemed to be very much not a match for Romeo.

I liked Romeo from his introduction. As with Teddy, Romeo seemed to be much different than who he truly was. He initially came off as uptight and bland. Actually, he ended up being humble and genuine and somewhat insecure.

The way Teddy and Romeo were thrown together was cute and fun. The situations they found themselves in were great setups to getting to know each other. I enjoyed the challenges and the development of Teddy and Romeo's relationship.

I also enjoyed the sweetness of the MCs' relationship, when they are officially together as a couple. They bring out the best in each other, and their wonder at the others' feelings for each other was charming.

Teddy Spenser Isn't Looking for Love is a fun, low angst read, and I'd recommend to anyone looking for a sweet story.

“I don’t believe in insta-love.”

So says Teddy Spenser, who is forced to eat his words when he falls in love with his coworker Romeo Blue over the course of a very brief business trip. Teddy is disdainful of Romeo at first, because he thinks the aloof Romeo looks down on him. But as he gets to know Romeo, Teddy realizes that Romeo is just shy and awkward. In fact, Romeo is really a sweetheart, so completely loveable that Teddy is very quickly head over heels for a man who he can’t quite bring himself to believe feels the same. Because it’s too quick, right? But at least they can make good use of that single bed in their hotel room while it lasts . . .

As a reader who struggles with plots involving insta-love, I think the fact that the author addressed it head-on is kind of genius. In the early chapters, I found Teddy to be somewhat unlikeable, given how negative and judgmental he can be, and his disbelief in the idea of insta-love fits his character. Then he and Romeo fall for each other, helped along by them having to complete an absolutely ridiculous (and very implausible) series of challenges devised by the eccentric woman who they hope to woo into investing in their company, and everything about Teddy and his attitude changes. Unlike Teddy, I remain a skeptic about insta-love, but Teddy and Romeo are charming together, and I was happy to suspend my disbelief and go along for the ride.

I do wish that Romeo's viewpoint was included in the story. He's only seen through Teddy's eyes, and getting inside his head would have helped to create a more rounded character.

It's cute, though, and readers who like insta-love romances should give it a try, especially if they also enjoy forced proximity plotlines.

A copy of this book was provided through NetGalley for review; all opinions expressed are my own.

This is a zany and heartwarming sort of rom-com that requires a lot of suspension of disbelief, but there are some things that didn’t sit well with me. Due to that, pretty much this whole review is spoilers for the book.

“Romance was overrated—fine for Hallmark movies, yes, but this was real life, where True Love was about as practical and attainable as pet unicorns.”


For starters, it’s very predictable. Eccentric rich lady makes the employees of a start-up company fly out to her home in Seattle to pitch the product to her in person before she’ll invest in the company. Eccentric lady is concerned that the two employees don’t work well together, so she asks them to take part in three challenges. Employees fall in love over the course of the challenge, and when the eccentric lady demands an even more ridiculous thing before she’ll invest, they both make a grand gesture, and then, voila HEA! This entire setup is a bit weird and required a lot of suspension of disbelief, but I did enjoy the challenges and watching how the characters overcame them – or not.

“Romeo was the annoying snob who’d claimed the second-most-prime office and who ruined Teddy’s designs with bulky tech stuff. It was immaterial what—or rather, who—floated his boat. Except…over the past twenty-four hours, Teddy had learned that his previous assumptions about Romeo were off base. And hey, shock! Romeo was a human being with wants and needs. And desires.”


Teddy reads as very young. He starts out very prejudiced against Romeo, and it’s only the trip to Seattle that makes him start to consider him in a different light and realize how wrong – and how much of an asshole – he was. He also has some very amusing daydreaming digressions, like what he’d do if he was as rich as eccentric lady. While Teddy’s working in marketing at the startup, his true love is fashion. While he doesn’t have a lot of money, he knows how to make the best of his budget by mixing and matching vintage secondhand pieces. There’s several thrift store visits, including ones where he basically builds a new wardrobe for Romeo, and I absolutely adored the energy and obvious care Teddy took with it.

There’s so much about Teddy’s and Romeo’s relationship that really worked for me. I liked that the conflict was completely external to their relationship. Rather than let the stresses of the challenges drive them apart, it only brought them closer together. Once they become a couple, they communicate well, and they’re just so adorable together. They’re constantly giving each other compliments and being all sweet and vulnerable, and I practically melted into a puddle of goo reading some of their scenes together.

“You think that about me?”
“I know that about you, Teddy Spenser.”
“Well, that’s funny. Because when I’m with you—Well, you’re sort of almost too perfect. It should scare me away. But when I’m with you, I feel like I can be my best self.”


Because of that, I didn’t mind the insta-love at first. At the start of the book, after his misadventures with his last ex, Teddy is adamant on focusing on his career over a romantic relationship. It’s obvious from the first on-page interactions between Teddy and Romeo that they’re both attracted to each other, so I didn’t mind how quickly they went from “enemies” – which is a misnomer, as the animosity is completely on Teddy’s side – to lovers. But then, in the course of a week, they’re suddenly at the “meet the family” and “let’s be together forever!!!” stages of their relationship? I wanted to root for them, but that bit felt too unrealistic to me. I loved the epilogue, though.

“Well, his name is Romeo Blue—”
“Is he a celebrity? That sounds like a celebrity’s name.”
Teddy snorted. “Right? Or a spy. But he’s a software developer.”
“That’s much more practical.”


We only get Teddy’s POV through the book, and it makes his treatment of Romeo, including some glaring microaggressions, even worse. While I liked Romeo as a character, as a middle-class white woman, I was uncomfortable with some of it. He’s Black, and he grew up very poor. His dad died when he was twelve, and he and his four older sisters were raised by his mother. He only knows how to cook southern food and his general response to Teddy asking about whether he knows how to do something is that his family was too poor (too poor to own a TV, too poor to have gone on vacation, etc). He frequently quotes various things his mother has said, which while very adorable and sweet, also struck me as a bit weird. Even his name – his parents had a thing for Shakespeare and named all their kids after characters – feels a bit caricaturish. I tried to find something from a Black reviewer, but I couldn’t, so I’m just going to leave it that all of this together made me really uncomfortable.

“No problem, babe, ’cause we’re not a tragedy. I think we might be a romantic comedy instead.”
“Can we be a musical rom-com?”
“Of course.”
Good. Because that meant they’d get a happy ending, right?”


Overall, while I enjoyed the book and its absolutely zaniness, I struggled to rate it given the above issues. I’m settling on a three, and will be keeping an eye out for an ownvoices perspective on Romeo.

I received an advance review copy of this book from NetGalley. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

TEDDY SPENSER ISN'T LOOKING FOR LOVE is an adorkable and swoony LGBT romance. Teddy works for a start-up tech company in design and marketing. He is helping to design a digital vase with all the bells and whistles, but he must work with the company's programmer/engineer to do so. They seem to be completely opposite and at odds, but they manage to finally come up with a design that will do everything they need it to do - and look good while it does.

When their boss then sends them to pitch the idea to a potential investor - and Teddy's personal fashion idol, they are both worried about how they'll do it. What they learn is that they make a great team - even when they are not so successful along the way - and that their original impressions of the other were way off base.

This book was super-swoony and fun, and I loved both Teddy and Romeo. They are thrust into date-like competitions (like an escape room) plus they have that uh-oh only one bed (!) problem when they arrive at the hotel. I was totally there for all the giggles and delights in this charming rom-com. This one is very cute, very funny, and full of charm. Would definitely recommend for rom-com fans, as this one competes with the best of them!

Teddy and Romeo are characters I would love to know in real life, and they were so easy to cheer for, even for the mishaps along the way. I love the forced date-like circumstances and the way they get to know each other throughout the book. There are so many swoony moments, and they make the perfect couple. Rom-com fans are definitely in for a treat with this! Highly recommend for people who like rom-coms, workplace romance, and books with a lot of charm.

Please note that I received an ARC from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Teddy and Romeo are colleagues and Teddy knows for sure he dislikes Romeo.
They have to do an important job together and sharing time day and night it seems Teddy has a lot of misunderstandings and misinterpretation about Romeo.
Instead of being a haughty guy like Teddy always assumed, it seems Teddy was the haughty one.
Something sweet blooms and Teddy who doesn’t believe much in love wonders what is happening.
The story around their job and the challenges they had was absolutely brilliant.

I loved Teddy so much, his beautiful creative mind, his insecurities, so sweet vulnerable and Romeo gosh he’s soft, kind, a family man, the perfect boyfriend!
Hiking, playing games, cooking, telling each other their dreams, it was everything!
Teddy wants to win all contests but in the end, he wanted Romeo to win. Watch that balloon!!

There are some delightful finest humorous moments to find! The author has a wonderfully engaging way of storytelling, the characters were lovable and the story was well developed.

All the love for this narrative!

3.5 stars. This was a really cute and sweet story with an enemies to lovers trope that I really enjoyed. At times it did feel a bit cheesy and over the top, but overall I enjoyed Teddy and Romeo’s story and progression. Thank you to Netgalley and Carina Press for the ARC.

This was a tropetastic fun read. If you enjoy enemies to lovers, opposites attracting, and a room with only one bed, you will love this.

I found myself taken with both main characters. Romeo seems uptight, but is really a sweetheart family man who wishes he had Teddy’s flair.

I really enjoyed their attempts to take on challenges together and watching them learn to trust each other. It was so fun and funny. This is a light book, so keep that in mind.

I received an advanced readers copy of this book from the publisher and Net Galley in return for a fair review.

I really enjoyed Teddy and Romeo’s story. It was a bit of enemies to lovers, with a workplace romance thrown in. I loved how Teddy and Romeo’s friendship and relationship speaker and evolved. It was great how they each learned of the misconceptions they had of each other while on a business trip. I loved their crazy tasks they had to do to prove to their eccentric investor they were worthy of their investment. I found their quick fall to be sweet, but would have loved to have on-page sexy times. I thought the diversity of their backgrounds was re great, and it added to the story for me. I have to say I absolutely loved Teddy’s style! It made me so envious he had such a creative eye for putting things together. Romeo really endeared himself to me with his love of his Mom and his sisters. His sense of family was so sweet. This was a sweet, light-hearted, no angst romantic read. Their HEA was great and very them!

2.5 stars. Prior to this, I read and really enjoyed two novellas by Fielding, and was really excited to finally read a full length romance from her. I requested this without even reading the synopsis. Sadly, other than a few parts here and there, this was pretty much underwhelming. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't love it either. This didn't elicit any strong emotions from me either way!

This is a sort of opposites attract office-romance, with some enemies to lovers elements. Teddy and Romeo are working on a project together, and have to travel to another city to secure financial backing from an eccentric donor on behalf of their company. So far so great. It had all the elements of something that I'd love reading. And the thing is, I don't think I can really pinpoint where exactly this fell flat for me. The characters were fine. The plot was fine (if sometimes a little farfetched). There was nothing objectionable about the writing. But I suppose I wanted more than 'not objectionable'? I remember being really taken with the writing in The Golem of Mala Lubovnya, being struck by the whimsy of Treasure. There was nothing like that here. Maybe because this is contemporary? Idk.

The romance was okay. Teddy and Romeo were a cute couple, but I didn't fall in love with them. This was pretty insta-lovey, and that in itself was a bit of a plot point, as Teddy isn't looking for love and doesn't believe in falling in love quickly. The circumstances of the book change his mind, but the thing is, even if insta-love wasn't involved, I think I would still have the same opinion on their romance. It was just okay. Also, the romance wrapped up pretty early, around 75% or so, and the rest of the book was spent on another minor conflict and relationship stuff. This can absolutely work for me in books where the conflict is interesting and I'm obsessed with the couple. Unfortunately that wasn't the case here.

This was fun in a rom-com kind of way, I liked the conversations about family, and some of the romance-based writing near the end was touching. Otherwise, I'm having trouble thinking of things that really stood out to me. I'm also having trouble thinking of the other issues/critiques I had, because even though I finished this book about an hour ago, it's already seeping from my brain. Shame!

I'll definitely try Fielding again, but maybe I'll stick to her backlist/fantasy romances.

Teddy Spenser is an unhappy man--especially with this personal life. That he decides to take it out on Romeo Blue for no discernable reason (uh, he's attracted to him, but has sworn off men, so the only way to deal is to find fault? d'uh), makes for an interesting set up. The conflict over the smart vase is just an excuse for Teddy to explain the importance of good design, and for Romeo to be able to show his cleverness with programming and complying with Teddy.

Even though the narrative is completely through Teddy's disenchanted eyes, there are times when Romeo's actions and half-sentences make it clear that Teddy is interesting to him. Teddy's a hot mess, but he is also resourceful and determined. But the tasks set them are out-of-left field and force them to learn more about each other.

The plot twists and turns and provides humour and heart. I had fun with this light, flirty novel.

Thanks to Netgalley and Carina Press for advancing me a copy. Book will be released on December 29.

3.5 Stars

This was an absolute surprise and I enjoyed so much about this book! I laughed out loud multiple times and had a blast following along with Teddy and Romeo as their status quo business trip goes awry!

Theses office enemies are pushed together, when their boss has a family emergency and can’t go and pitch their product to their potential investor. Their trip does not go as planned and fining out that they were only booked one room in a sold out hotel and finding only one bed is the least of their problems!

I won’t go into details, but the rod their trip ends up going down was a complete surprise to me and I loved reading every minute of it!

The characters of Teddy and Romeo were both so likeable! Sometimes an enemies to lovers put takes longer to warm up to both characters, but these two quickly show their true selves and are immediately likeable! These two are a delight and I loved seeing them work together!

I really wanted to give this book a 4 star review, but some unanswered questions and logistics made me lower my rating.

As always, Carina Press delivers the happily ever after I crave! An intriguing read that I totally recommend!

Teddy Spencer Isn’t Looking for Love by Kim Fielding is scheduled to release December 29th, 2020.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Harlequin and the Harlequin Publicity Team. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

A sweet tropey story, full of all of my favorite things: two idiots in love, Seattle (where I’m from!), healthy debate, learning from mistakes, thrift store shopping, ONLY ONE BED, and a HEA.

Teddy Spenser has sworn off of love. He’s dedicated to his work in design and doesn’t have any time for romance. He’s determined to make his company’s newest idea work - and when he’s forced to make nice with Romeo Blue, the software engineer on the project, it begins badly. Romeo is quiet, where Teddy is talkative; Romeo dresses in plain black suits, where Teddy enjoys vintage finds and bold colors - and both men don’t understand each other in the slightest. When their boss sends them on a business trip to Seattle to woo a potential backer of their project, they’re both convinced they’ll kill each other before they can get back home.

But of course, life is full of surprises.

This book was adorable, sweet, full of fun situations and interesting scenes, and two mains that I couldn’t help falling for. Bonus: as a born and bred Seattleite, the way Fielding talked about the city made it seem like she actually did her research (there’s nothing worse than having a book set somewhere you know and the author getting important details wrong).

I’m looking forward to reading more books by Fielding - and maybe seeing more of Teddy and Romeo one day? (Although the story tied up nicely, I always miss characters when they’re gone.)

I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Out December 29, 2020.

Very cute! Minimal angst and Teddy can be a little annoying at times, but I enjoyed the humor and offbeat story. The "trials" they were put through were interesting though a little unrealistic but as a sweet bit of entertainment, it was very well written.

Kim Fielding est une autrice que j’apprécie beaucoup et ce nouveau roman m’a forcément fait les yeux doux, notamment pour son titre prometteur.

Alors petite déception car pour moi car il ne s’agit pas d’un vrai enemies to lovers, genre dont je suis friande. Certes au départ Teddy et Romeo, qui bossent dans la même boîte, sont un peu à couteaux tirés en plus d’avoir un style et une personnalité très différents. Mais cet antagonisme ne dure guère et c’est avant tout car ces deux hommes n’ont pas pris le temps de se connaître et se laissent guider par leurs idées préconçues. Certains passages sont mignons et drôles mais malgré tout je n’ai pas été totalement sous le charme… je ne me suis attachée aux personnages comme je l’aurais souhaité, je ne sais pas trop comment expliquer cette sensation, peut-être que j’aurais aimé les connaître plus en profondeur, leur personnalité manquait un peu d’âme…
Je ne vais pas en dévoiler trop sur l’intrigue mais certains rebondissements sont un peu farfelus même si cela donne du rythme au récit, je pense à cette idée de faire relever des défis au héros, c’est est un peu too much…

Un roman sympa, plus léger que ce à quoi Kim Fielding m'a habituée mais qui ne restera pas dans les annales…

DNF at 5% because the author's header on twitter says she is an authentic voice...for a m/m romance.

So many great boxes checked with this one, including one of my favorites…forced proximity. I’m not always a fan of enemies to lovers, but it’s done right here.

Although Teddy is the main character in this story, I was instantly in love with Romeo. Even when he’s first introduced from Teddy’s skewed point of view, there was just something about him that spoke to me. It was obvious to me, as the reader, that Teddy had Romeo all wrong.

One of the greatest things about the connection Teddy and Romeo forge is their decision to be honest. They don’t ever say it out loud to one another, but there are numerous times that one could have glossed over vital information in order to keep from having an uncomfortable conversation, yet they always suck it up and say what needs saying. It was refreshing that the conflict in this story wasn’t Romeo and Teddy butting heads and keeping secrets. Instead, they band together to face their conflict and try to help each other out.

Once Teddy and Romeo decide they actually respect each other and want to be at least friends, their bond is quick to form. After all, they’ve actually known each other for a while. It was great watching that bond get stronger and stronger as the story progressed. They were really quite sweet and I couldn’t help but root for them.

This is a new-to-me author and I’m thankful for the opportunity to participate in this blog tour. Otherwise, I may not have discovered this story on my own.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review !

This book was interesting to say the least, I am a huge fan of enemies t lovers romances and so this was right up my alley. Also the trope of sharing a hotel room, coworkers it was just set up to be a book I really would love.
This was a lovely story, the only thing that really stopped me from giving it 4 or 5 stars was how fast their relationship progressed as they were supposed to be arch nemesis, I would've loved to have more development before they got along with one another. 20 or so pages felt too fast for what the blurb told us about their rivalry and "hate" to one-another.
I read this as a mindless romance from that point on and I do think it is important to not go into this expecting an amazing storyline and rather more just a cute romance with diversity because the story doesn't make much sense.
The investor loves everything but decides she does not like the vibe between our main characters which okay makes up for funny situations as they are put in ridiculous settings together by the investor to "fix their connection" but all in all, is not realistic whatsoever.

Unfortunately THIS WAS NOT AN ENNEMIES TO LOVERS ROMANCE BUT AN INSTA-LOVE ROMANCE.
And so I suggest you do approach it as more of a funny, insta-love, sometimes cringe cheesy romance. It did feel like this book suffered from false advertisement for what it is actually about.
Putting that aside once I just decided to enjoy this as a mindless romance, it was a fast read.

DO I RECOMEND IT ?
Yes if you are craving a fun mindless cheesy romance.
No if you have expectations of a great storyline or enemies to lovers romance.
3.5/5 stars
Bookarina

I was really excited for Teddy Spenser Isn't looking for Love by Kim Fielding. Queer enemies to lovers romance with the single bed trope ! Sign me up and while it did include those things it sadly didn't live up to my expectations.

What I loved:
-First and foremost, Romeo is precious. He's definitely judged wrongly by Teddy and I could tell right away that he wasn't cold just not going with socializing. Then as the story evolves, and he really opens up you can't help but love him. I also adored his big loving warm family who can adopt me anytime they want.

-I enjoyed the main plot line of two work rivals forced to spend time together. And the bonding tasks they are assigned were entertaining and helped you get to know the characters better.

-This is my first Kim Fielding novel and I enjoyed her writing style. I can definitely see myself reading more books by her in the future.

What I did not love:
- Our main character and narrator himself, Teddy. Wow he was so judgmental when it came to Romeo it was off-putting. Thankfully he owns up to his wrong assumptions pretty quickly and even apologizes to Romeo, but I feel like the were enemies for no real reason at all. Teddy point of view was exhausting because he was SO hung up on his ex (his name is mention 41 times in the book, and he never appears in person on page) he even thinks of him to compare Romeo's kissing to his. Anyways Teddy did have some charming traits especially his passion to help people find comfort in expressing themselves through their clothes.

-I feel like the story would have greatly benefited from a dual point of view instead of solo Teddy's.

- The pacing of the romance was a bit rough. The first 50 percent of the book it is very slow, and then it turns insta-love in the blink of an eye. Teddy goes from not being able to stand Romeo to internally worshipping the ground he walks on. I did like Romeo and Teddy together as a couple I just wish it had progressed more steadily.

Overall, Teddy Spenser Isn't Looking for Love was a good book. It just wasn't as fantastic as I wanted it to be and as I think it could have been.

Thank you, Harlequin- Carina Press and NetGalley, for the chance to read and review this book!

Teddy Spenser works for Reddyflora, he spends his days selling design ideas and his nemesis is Romeo Blue (real name, even though Teddy couldn't believe it XD) who is a software engineer. They are very different from one other, but when they are forced to work together everything changes, turning their worlds upside down. Sitting together on the plane, staying in the same hotel room, spending more and more time together means getting to know each other and while Teddy changes his mind about Romeo, he can't ignore the spark between them. And sometimes first impressions can be SO wrong. While trying to secure a deal for their company, between weird tests and eccentric and rich old ladies, Teddy and Romeo have to learn how to work together and discover something about one other.

Teddy Spenser isn't looking for love is an absolutely sweet and cute book and it made me swoon and squeal since the beginning! The story captured my attention right away and Teddy is a wonderful main character and I couldn't not love him. He's funny and insecure and I love the way he and Romeo gets to know one other, getting past their first impressions and really getting to know their true selves. Joyce made me laugh so much and I loved the tests and the part they played in Teddy's and Romeo's relationship.
I'm so sure Joyce started shipping them together right away!
This book is full of cute and funny moments, sweet parts and I really loved reading it! It's about love and hope, happiness and trust and I loved everything.

(BLOG TOUR SPOTLIGHT)

Prose (Story): Teddy Spenser wants to make good - more than good - at his new job as a designer and marketing guru for the up-and-coming Reddyflora, whose leap to the big time may well depend on an innovative new interactive vase the company hopes will be the latest "must-have" designer gadget in homes around the world. The obstacle? The tech necessary to give the vase it's uniquely appealing features is impossible to work into the design of the item itself - or so says the company software developer Romeo Blue, the only person in the company who managed to capture his own office instead of a cubicle, and seems to have the personality of an uptight nerd that dampens whatever attraction Teddy otherwise would have for his handsome African-American co-worker. When the two men are forced to work together to make the design and tech feasible as one, their results gain the attention of a fashion/lifestyle giant who just might back the vase and put Reddyflora into the big leagues - sending the guys on a mission to Seattle that will result in their eccentric client putting them to three challenges that test their ability to work together ... even as the two men learn more about each other and finding out that maybe they're not so unalike, after all.

Don's (Review): My history with contemporary romance novels - m/f or m/m - has not been a great one. Usually I have found the writing and characterizations uniformaly bad or stereotypical, and often questioned the appeal of the genre in general, as every book I picked up basically read the same - and, God knows, you knew where they were heading. Then along came Teddy Spenser and Romeo Blue, and yes the suspension of disbelief may have to be stretched a bit throughout, but for the first time it was a genuine pleasure to find a romance where the characters come off as believable as the development of the love story, all set around a bit of a crazy plot that author Fielding manages to make work for anyone who gets the kind of eccentric character Joyce Alexander - the fashion maven and potential financial backer the boys have to deal with - can be . Before writing this review I checked out some others online, and was startled by the amount of negative reviews, universally by women, who cite the unbelievability of some plot points or "insta-love" relationship between the two main characters - and couldn't disagree with them more. I was especially wary of reading an m/m romance by a female writer, but both Teddy and Romeo come off 100% real on the page as young members of the LGBTQ+ community; their relationship and how it develops, to me, a hundred times more convincing than any other single romance novel I have tried reading to this day. Further, I don't understand the "insta-love" complaints, as it's made very clear from the beginning that Teddy was attracted to Romeo from the start but thought him an uptight jerk, and from the moment a move is made to make their relationship more than frenemies, it's hardly an 'insta-love" situation when the emphasis is more on where things might go should they fail their tests or not, than coming off as any kind of HEA from the beginning. No, sorry naysayers who perhaps don't understand the community, but Teddy Spenser Isn't Looking for Love is a charming, funny, romantic, and spot-on depiction (for a change) of real LGBTQ+ characters trying to hold onto their jobs, while discovering that "working together" has more than one meaning. It's also one of my favorite reads of 2020. (Available December 29) 4.5/5 stars

NOTE: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.