Gracie Cooper is a glass half-full person, choosing to see the best in every situation. When her father passes away just months after being diagnosed with cancer, she steps up to take over her family’s midtown Manhattan champagne shop. Quickly she learns the business is teetering too close on the edge of financial doom. What makes matters worse is a big corporation run by the arrogant, yet handsome, Sebastian Andrews is offering to buy her out. Gracie struggles with the realization that her father’s business may not survive, similar to the demise of her dream of pursuing a career in art. Feeling hopelessly overwhelmed, she confides in a man on a dating app where matches get to know each other through messages before exchanging names or photos. Slowly, she falls in love with this man only known by the name “Sir”, a person she doesn’t realize she has already met.

This latest release by Lauren Layne is a modern take on the movie You’ve Got Mail. Layne has a talent for bringing fast-paced Manhattan romances to life through playful banter and swoon-worthy scenes. A slow-burn, clean romance, it’s smartly written with likeable characters and a fast-moving plot. If you’re a fan of feel-good romances with humor and fun, pick up a copy of To Sir, With Love.

You’ve Got Mail is arguably my favorite movie of all time, So when I found out that one of my favorite romcom writers had essentially taking my favorite movie and wrapped it up into a gorgeous book, I could not be more excited. As everyone is already saying, this book is the perfect blend of You’ve Got Mail and Love Is Blind. Lauren Layne’s writing and storytelling is divine and I find myself wanting more now that this book is over.

Thank you NetGalley and Gallery Books for the e-galley in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely adored this book, and gave me all the Shop Around the Corner feels!

Gracie runs her family champagne shop after the death of her father, and while she loves it, she's also trying to keep the business out of the red by adding in local art and designs. This also helps keep her creative since she gave up her dreams of attending art school to manage the business.

Sebastian is a local developer, and owns the building where the shop is located. He's trying to buy our her lease so he can turn over the space into something new.

Unbeknownst to both of them, they have also connected and are sending messages on a blind dating app! While Gracie loves her communication with her mystery pen-pal, she loathes everything that Sebastian stands for by putting local small businesses out of business.

This novel took me back to the old days of Lauren Layne and made me remember why I fell in love with her books. Lots of heart, family and friends, and little drama and angst. I miss Lauren's social media presence but felt her NYC heart, and love of the bubbles come through here.

Coming from someone who has seen "You've Got Mail" a countless amount of times, it should come as no surprise how much I liked this novel.

Not only is the story charismatic and romantic, there's also just something about the mystery of the two main characters not knowing who each other are while the reader does. In literature, I think this plot device is called "dramatic irony" but it can be frustrating for the reader if not done well. Luckily, this novel utilized this plot device amazingly to create a charming story.

I really liked both of the main characters and I sincerely sympathized for Gracie and her champagne shop because of how it connected to her family's history.

I loved the modernization and alterations of a timeless classic. It's not the exact concept of "You've Got Mail" and although there's numerous stories that are similar, this one felt uniquely its own. There's a reason that this kind of story is being written many different ways....people enjoy it.

I'm a newcomer to Lauren Layne's writing but I know after this one, I'll be keeping my eyes out for what she writes next!

***Thank you to Valentine PR as well as the author Lauren Layne for sending me this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review***

This book opens with an Empire Records reference in the first few pages. In other words, I knew I was in for a treat.

To Sir, With Love tells the tale of an old fashioned woman trying to find her place in a modern world. Gracie Cooper took over her father’s niche champagne business, Bubbles, after his passing. She loves curating the perfect gifts for her customers, even if they are few and far between.

Enter handsome businessman Sebastian Andrews who repeatedly offers to buy out Gracie’s store since sales, unlike the champagne, have fallen flat. Not surprisingly, Gracie is equal parts put off and drawn to Sebastian’s demanding demeanor. Sebastian, of course, feels the same.

In the meantime, Gracie has been pouring something else- namely her heart out- to an online match of sorts that she only calls “sir”. She knows it’s foolish to fall for someone she’s never actually met, but she can’t help but wonder if their online connection is meant to be something bigger. The only thing holding her back? Her feelings for Sebastian that keep bubbling to the surface.

This was a delightful throwback to good old fashioned romance. It’s been compared a lot to You’ve Got Mail and if you’re old enough to remember (and love) that film as much as I did, that alone should sell you on reading it. It’s a bonus treat for fans of enemies to lovers romances.

A short breeze of a book, this is also the perfect summer palate cleanse of a read. This marks the second book I’ve read by Lauren Layne, but it won’t be the last.

Thanks to NetGalley and Gallery Books for providing me a copy of this delightful book for review.

Oh, and in case anyone was wondering, with regards to Empire Records, I was then, and forever will be, a Mark girl.

This was my favorite Lauren Layne book to date. It was very much like the blurb said, the you’ve got mail vibes were 10/10. This story was sweet, swoon worthy and very fast paced. If you are looking for a light read to add to your summer reading look no further than this book!

As a fan of Lauren Layne, love her Man of the Year series, I was super excited to see she had a new book releasing. The blurb totes this as Love is Blind meets You’ve Got Mail love story. Sold!! This is my favorite book of hers to date. Not only does she have a way with words she has a way to draw me in and hook me quickly. I’d categorize Gracie and Sebastian’s story as a enemies to lovers with a fun and modern twist. Big thanks to Gallery Books and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Having read To, Sir with Love by E. R. Braithwaite in high school, it was a little strange to me to see a romance novel with the exact same title. But once you know the premise, you'll understand the meaning behind the name.

When Gracie Cooper's father passes away from cancer, she steps up to take over his Manhattan champagne shop, not realizing the dire finances it was in. But she tries to keep it afloat and even sells her art there (her real passion) to bring in more revenue. It's still not enough though and soon a giant corporation, led by the very attractive Sebastian Andrews, starts knocking rather persistently on her door to buy the store, even as she refuses to give up on it. The one bright spot in her life is "Sir," a person she met through a picture-less dating app. They don't know what the other looks like nor have they met in person but their constant messages reveal the connection they've made.

What ensues is honestly very, very predictable and the official synopsis basically gives everything away but I felt it was meant to be obvious. It was really more about Gracie struggling under the pressure of keeping the store, her relationship with her siblings, and being torn between "Sir" and Sebastian. I actually really liked the premise of the story and thought it was cute but I did think the execution overall was a bit lacking. Even though I empathized with Gracie and certainly rooted for her, I thought the book being less than 300 pages was a bit of disadvantage. Everything was happening fast and not enough development was given to the characters and their relationships, which I would've loved to see more of.

Do I recommend? I still do although I would recommend borrowing it over buying. It is cute and quick read if that's what you're in the mood for!

So I have always loved You've Got Mail but I also just love the power couple that was Hanks and Ryan. 

But the idea of meeting someone and falling in love with the person before you see them always made me starry eyed. I had horrible self esteem as an adolescent but thought if only someone would get to know me... Dating is rough

This book was sooo what I needed! I just loved Sebastian. He's the attractive altruistic business man that happens to be trying to buy up the rest of the leases his families company owns to develop. But our sweet Gracie is one of the hold outs and a thorn in his side.

Gracie runs a champagne shop called Bubbles passed down from her father. She's a sweet artsy type that just wants the happily ever after. She is currently chatting up an attached man on a dating app which is complicated but this Sir and her have so much in common. 

This book was so much fun!

I was breezing along loving the banter and wit, feeling the lovey moments and the awesome grand gesture.

Then out of the blue almost last page before the Epilogue you mention something sweet about the Dad being there in spirit and made me absolutely lose it! Lol my cousin had just been telling me yesterday about all these dreams he's had of my Dad visiting him and chatting with him. So crazy, he passed on 7/6/17 why does it feel like yesterday?

Thank you gallery books and net galley for the e-ARC for my honest and voluntary review.

Thank you to the publisher and author for an advanced ecopy of To Sir, with Love, by Lauren Layne.

I am not even going to try to pretend that my love for this book isn't directly tied to my love for Nora Ephron's movie, You've Got Mail. I am so pleased that the author acknowledges how much she was inspired by it as well as its predecessor, the 1940 movie, The Shop Around the Corner. I could, and have, watched each of those movies more than is probably sane or healthy. Though in reality I am a cynic, in my heart, I am a hopeless romantic.

To Sir, with Love, really doesn't deviate from the formula of the movies that inspired it. Instead of letters or email, it is messaging through a dating app. The main character, Gracie, is a very Meg Ryan-esque quirky, cute character. The love interests both online and in person are charming and easy to imagine as a young Tom Hanks. The side characters from Gracie's sister, brother, friends, and employees are all loveable. This was a feel-good book and I did feel good while reading it. I couldn't put it down and didn't want it to end. While it wouldn't be considered high-literature, it is the kind of book that will stay with the reader a while making them smile when they think about it....even if we are embarrassed a bit at how much we enjoyed it! Bless my cynical heart.

This is a cute modern day story of "You've Got Mail". Gracie is trying to keep her families champagne store alive, however, it is not doing very well. To make matters worse, good looking Sebastian keeps coming round to make offers on the store to buy her out.
The only thing that has her going are the letters from "sir" the unknown gentleman caller she has been corresponding with for the past several weeks. Will she find love with "sir" or Sebastian? Will the store survive? Read to fine out! Thank you to Gallery Books and Netgalley for the Arc in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely adored this sweet, funny, sassy, delightful romantic story. I had a smile on my face the entire read. It was face paced, full of quick banter, 30 year old characters, no major drama, and most of all a lovely storyline of Prince Charming and Happily Ever Afters……..no better way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

You can’t help but fall in love with Gracie Cooper. She’s sweet and wants her fairly tale life she’s always dreamed about. But real life has a way of complicating things. When she, Lady, meets the anonymous Sir on an online dating app, complication goes up ten folds. While her business isn’t in the best shape, Sebastian Andrews swoops in to get her to sell her business. Their banter is sassy but there is a connection. Sebastian grows on Gracie but she has Sir. But she really has neither of them. Maybe it’s time for the Princess to go after her Prince Charming!

I will tell you beside Gracie and Sebastian, I loved all the secondary characters. They added the family and friend connection that just dazzled the storyline. If you want to smile and swoon and just feel absolutely giddy, To Sir, With Love is a book you should read. A perfectly happily ever after for contemporary romance lovers.

I just want to say that this was the book that got me out of my reading slump, at least for temporarily. The book lured me in with great story line and good writing. I missed sleep, because I couldn't put the book down, but it was worth it.

To Sir, With Love is sweet, happy and charming romance novel with great characters and story line. This is a perfect book to read in a beach. It leaves you with a warm feeling about true love and how you can find it when you least expect it. To Sir, With Love is almost like a fairy tale for adults. The story line is great and the story moves forward smoothly without much drama.

Gracie is in her mid-thirties and has set her dreams aside to keep her fathers dream alive. She flirts with the Sir, but they've never met, since all the flirting happens through the dating app. At the same time Gracie meets obstacles at the business side and every day it keeps getting harder to keep the business alive.

I really liked this book, it left me happy feelings. There was almost not drama at all. I liked Gracie, how she seemed to believe that she knows when she meets "the one".

Over all, this was a good read with great story line and likable characters!

I love Lauren Layne's light writing and To Sir with Love was no different, she created a cute and sighing plot with fun characters and a mega romantic and dreamy protagonist.

Gracie left her dream of going to art school and took over her family's Champagne shop after her father's death. She struggles a lot to keep everything in the best shape but has noticed that things have not been going as she expected. Her brother is still distant and her sister is going through some little problems with her husband and none of them imagine that she needs help, since she hides everything that is happening with the store.

Her love life is not the best either and entering a dating app, she meets a man who seems to be her dream come true at least virtually and begins to open her heart to him in exchange for messages that leave her more and more sure he's the perfect guy for her. But life is not so simple and she ends up having to face new conflicting feelings about the store, her family and her love life.

The secondary characters are the icing on the cake in the plot and the exchange of emails between the protagonists that opens each chapter gives us the right amount of tension to prepare us for what lies ahead. Between tours of New York, cooking class and family lunches, Gracie will need all the strength she has to find out what she really wants in life and fight for her dreams and for her dream man.

I loved the story's inspiration so much and Lauren Layne made me glued to the book for hours, devouring each page to find out how it would all end up and also created such a cute ending that I went back to read it again and again four times. I would love for this cute love story to turn into a movie.

Just what I needed. I loved Gracie. She was a mart and sassy heroine. And Sabastian, was exactly what I want in a hero. He was so loveable. I loved all the chemistry between these two, Hot even when they were on opposite sides of the table. It was fun and sweet. It even made me cry a few times. It ended on the perfect note and is the perfect summer read

To Sir, With Love had shades of the rom com You've Got Mail, but it was a charming and sweet story all its own.

Gracie has been working to keep her family's NYC champagne shop running since her father passed away. Sebastian is trying to buy out her lease and, despite her initial attraction, she sees him as the enemy. Little does she know he is the guy she's been chatting with on a dating app.

I loved the way Gracie and Sebastian began to open up to each other as they grew closer. They had a spark between them from their first meeting as well as while chatting via the app. Even though I knew they'd have an HEA, I still could not put the book down as I wanted to see what happened next.

As with all her books I've read, Lauren Layne has written some fantastic secondary characters too. I would love to see some of their stories in the future!

My only wish is that we had some chapters or scenes from Sebastian's POV. He was a great character and I would have loved to get inside his head.

This book is super cute! I loved the premise and how it all played out. The family and friend connections were all unique and developed. The main character is a middle child who is keeping the family NYC champagne shop running after their dad’s death. She’s got an active dream life, text only love interest, and offer to close her shop. What should she do - choose life, love, dreams or duty?

Thank you to @netgalley and Gallery Books for providing me an advanced reader’s copy!

Gracie is the one in the family to take over the Champagne shop after her Dad passes away. It is easier for her to give up her dream of being an artist than her siblings to give up their lives. Gracie connects with an unknown "Sir" on a blind dating app where the couples get to know each other by messages before they see each other. As Gracie is trying to bring new things to the shop to bring in more income, she is being approached by Sebastian Andrews to buy her out.

This is a cute story with great characters. The author keeps you guessing on what Gracie will decide to do with her future. Another great story by Lauren Layne.

Middle child Gracie took over the family business when her father died, even though it wasn't her dream. She's able to sell her art at the wine and gift shop in NYC, but it's difficult for the business to compete with internet sales. Yet when developer Sebastian offers to buy out her lease, she's determined to keep her parents' dream alive. No matter how much she's attracted to Sebastian.

The more she gets to know him, the more he feels like the perfect man for her. Except that he's already got a girlfriend. As does the internet friend she's been texting for several weeks. Two men, either of whom could be her Mr. Right if he were available. Should she hold out hope, or look for love elsewhere?

The characters and the breezy writing style make this book. The plot is fairly predictable, and the obstacles a bit contrived. Sebastian seems inexplicably secretive. But it's wonderful to see Gracie grow into her potential, to reclaim her own dreams. This chick lit is definitely worth the read.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

This was a hard book to review since to be honest there were not really many if any surprises. If you have seen "You Got Mail" you have the basic framework of this story. That fact really does little to reduce the entertainment value of this since Gracie and Sebastian made a couple who had to work hard to achieve a friendship much less anything more. There were some serious laugh-out-loud moments that add to the enjoyment but nothing so outstanding I would give it 5 Stars but there is one more thang. I have not mentioned anything about price in a review more than 2-3 times in 23 years of writing them but this has to be mentioned since you have a rom-com book less than 300 pages and charging $12 for the e-book? Sorry, that is way out of the ballpark. I really did enjoy it, it put a smile on my face but if I had to pay $12 to get it I would most likely find it at the library and buy 2 really good books for that $12 . 4 Stars for entertainment value