This was a sweet, low-angst romance featuring two intelligent, mature women navigating a romance that seemingly springs up when they least expect it. Teddi is a 40+ wedding planner who was previously married, but whose relationship crashed and burned 2 yrs before, leaving her barely able to salvage her business after the financial settlement with her ex. She’s still hurt and bitter about the whole experience and pretty determined to never get married again, although she still loves her wedding planning business. Leah is the divorce attorney who represented Teddi’s ex, still believes in love in spite of her profession, and at age 39 has not yet given up her own dream of finding that special person.

These two meet when Leah’s younger sister hires Teddi to manage her wedding. Sparks fly immediately and neither can resist the attraction, but somehow they will need to resolve their conflicting views on marriage as well as Teddi’s lingering resentment for Leah’s role in her divorce. I really enjoyed how competent, mature, and low-drama both characters were. They were both caretakers who enjoyed nothing more than taking care of the people they loved and were a perfect match for each other. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Hopeless Romantic is one of those books we all need right now. A book where irony is not lost on no one, including the characters, but the charm wins everyone over in the end. Charm is what this book has in spades, and so does Leah until Teddi finds out she’s her ex-wife’s divorce attorney. Oh boy, it doesn’t get more ironic than that. This is a modern day fairy tale woven so well together, with characters you can’t help rooting for to find their happily ever after. This is a delightful book to let your imagination get lost in. I received a copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Who doesn’t love enemies to lovers. Such a brilliant Rom-Com style book all about Teddi a wedding planner and divorcee, who meets Leah the sister of a new bride. But there’s one snag, Leah happens to be the attorney who dealt with her divorce for the other side.

The chemistry and way the relationship is treated is 10/10 and one of the best/most realistic F/F novels I have read in a long time. I adored the pair together and was rooting for them the whole way!

This read had me at the Hallmark channel and I appreciated it very much. Leah Scott, divorce attorney, with a passion for romance movies, and looking for love. Teddi Baker, divorced, wedding planner extraordinary, and not looking for love. The meet cute is unique and well presented. The attraction pull is immediate. Leah's sister Kelly is getting married and Leah is paying and plans to be involved in every aspect of her only sister's wedding. Teddi is blown away when she realizes that Leah is her ex-wife's divorce attorney. I enjoyed the build up as Teddi and Leah got to know each other.i also enjoyed the reference to popular romance movies. Although the conflict was not a surprise, the romance was pretty awesome. The ending fell a little short for me.

This is such a great book with characters that are extremely well developed, a cast of secondary characters which add to understanding the two main characters better, and a good amount of heat.
Teddi is the wedding planner who is still trying to get over the loss of two of her businesses in a brutal divorce, in which her ex-wife left her in financial peril. However she is a successful wedding planner who is much in demand. The interesting part of her is that she does not believe in marriage and has no intention of ever getting married again. Into her shop walks Leah and her sister Kelly who is there to support her baby sister Leah in her wedding plans. When Teddi and Kelly meet there eye contact is intense. As the wedding planning meetings continue there is a growing attraction between Leah and Teddi which the author develops so beautifully and erotically. At a New Year’s Eve party at midnight there was a magical kiss between the two women, a kiss that spoke of words neither women were able to express. As the two women are beginning to get closer to one another Teddi finds out that Leah was her ex wife’s lawyer and she blames the lawyer for her financial problems and hardships.Are used to have a huge obstacle to navigate if you’re ever able to possibly develop a relationship.
through all of the ups and downs in this novel, that were masterfully developed by Georgia Beers, you keep hoping that the main characters are going to be able to find a way to be together. There should be a warning with this book that tells the reader that once you start reading it you will not be able to put it down, yes it is just that good.

OMG, this book almost gave me heart attack. I mean who let's such a perfect relationship go?
I was glad neither of them did. I love both characters so much that their happy ending made me cry.
Their love, their frienda and family that was something amazing.
This really awesome book.

This is a standard romance, one of those that are so common in this author, so it is a safe bet if you are looking for sweet, romantic, passionate and everything in between. Some will think that it is too predictable, perhaps, too cliché, but isn't that what many of us are waiting for when we decide on one or the other story, after all? I definitely am.

The two protagonists have a common past, painful for one of them, but that will not prevent them from pursuing the attraction they feel for each other from the first moment they meet. Here we find a little twist to the script, which is also a bit funny, as the seemingly fierce divorce attorney Leah is more romantic at heart than the highly skilled and successful wedding planner Teddi. What a change of roles between professional and personal life, between them.

And in the end, of course, a bit of drama is to be expected, as it could not be otherwise. Well, okay, I accept it, if it is so that the end has been what it has been, I do not complain.

In short, this has been a classic but not negligible romance. Rather, it has what one likes to find in a good romance.

This was amazing! I mean who doesn't love enemies to lovers romance?

Teddi is Kelly's wedding planner, Leah is Kelly's older sister and the one who represented Teddi's ex in their messy divorce, basically taking everything she had.

The chemistry between Teddi and Leah is so strong it is felt through the pages and isn't long before Teddi's attitude towards Leah drops and boy does things get interesting from there.
This was a super sweet and realistic romance that doesn't shy away from some tough obstacles that these two need to overcome.

Ultimately, this is one that will leave not only a smile on your face but one on our heart.

I loved the concept of ‘what if’ following the author’s fascination with her niece’s wedding planner. Loved the first pages and the number of ‘goddam it’ appropriately expressed. Swooned at shared cheesecake. Horrified at the monstrosity of a drink (Earl Grey with frothed milk! And vanilla syrup! No! Really Americans - this is a travesty). Meanwhile this is a beautiful love story. Rooted in the reality of second relationships and the worries of getting older and maybe not finding a one true love. This story says you’ve got to jump in with an open heart even though last time you nearly drowned, because love will find a way if you fight for it. Sounds a bit schmaltzy? It isn’t. The writing is pitched perfectly and both the friendships and the romance are sharp with crisp and sassy dialogue. Favourite character to look out for? It has to be Angelica.

This was well written as always from this author. She has a formula and knows what works. Sadly for me I didn’t fall in love with any of the characters. I also wondered if this was a standalone or the start of maybe a small series that takes place with a group of several characters introduced briefly but with a strangely high level of detail. I wouldve judged it differently if it is the opener in a series, since those have a different objective than a standalone.

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.

Georgia Beers is a lesfic mastermind, but if I'm being perfectly honest, this one fell a bit flat for me. It started off with a nice pace and wonderful romance, but the longer I got into the story, the more hokey it became for me.

I do need to mention up front that I put this book down for about a week while moving my home, right in the middle of the story, so that could have played a part in it. I'm also right on the heels of a divorce after 11 years with my ex, so this story could have just been wrong place, wrong timing for me. I don't mean to ruin this for anyone, so I'll hide my biggest gripe behind a spoiler...

What bothered me most about this story is the 80% conflict felt extremely stupid. <spoiler>One small argument over a person not wanting to get married, after going through a brutal divorce where she lost over half of her businesses means the end of an entire "perfect" relationship?</spoiler> That just seems silly to me. I would have liked to see a bit more communication and big girl conversations between these two adults. The entire ending just felt a bit unbelievable to me.

Even with all of that said, it's still a Beers novel, and Beers is a phenomenal writer. For me, 3.75 stars.

**Many thanks to Bold Strokes for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.**

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.

Once again Georgia Beers pulls you into her mind with a lovesick rom-com Hopeless Romantic and I really needed a sweet cuddly story right now 
First off we meet Teddi who is the most sought after wedding planner around. However due to a bad divorce she just doesn't see her life getting a happy ending,  But when Kelly Scott walks into her shop to plan her wedding it just so happens that her sister Leah was the divorce attorney for Teddi's divorce which ended up with her having to give up half of her assets and close 2 of her 3 shops. 
The chemistry between Teddi and Leah is felt right from the first meeting and continues to grow as we turn the pages of this book.  You can't help but root for these two totally opposites. And as the story goes opposites do attract. I'm glad that Beer's took her time with the mains and let them get to know each other. It's nice to watch the characters' relationship develop as you turn the pages slow and steady. the chapters flowed endlessly leaving me reading this well into the night and  I loved every minute of it. I loved the nostalgia of all the old time rom coms that Leah loves to watch and reference any chance she gets. It helped me take a walk down memory lane and Who doesn't love a good rom com. Well this girl does and if you're like me you will want to get your hands on this book ASAP. This book made me hopeful that all good things 
I was provided and ARC from the publisher through Netgalley for an honest review

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.