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Weddings in the City #4
Flowers and Financiers
In my defense, I never claimed to be professional...
At least that’s my excuse for why I mistook a billionaire for a waiter, made off-color comments and accidentally dumped a plate of food all over him.
Embarrassing myself is a daily occurrence, just like my unpaid bill notices.
But being in a wedding instead of planning one is not.
I shall live vicariously through this high-end wedding and forget about the rent payments I’ve missed, the fact that my tiny apartment has no hot water, and that I’m about to be evicted anyway so it doesn’t even matter anyway! Yay!
But when I walk into the wedding planning kickoff, there’s everyone’s least favorite billionaire, scowling and mansplaining wedding planning to me. Me! An actual wedding planner!
Sebastian and I working on a wedding together is like a 1950s Jell-O mold: a complete and utter horror show filled with marshmallows and Vienna sausages. (Also I might have accidentally stared at Sebastian’s ahem Vienna sausage and it is NOT cocktail wiener sized!)
I’m the sunny maid of honor, he’s the grumpy storm cloud of a best man.
He’s a straight-laced corporate boss and I’m the flower power florist.
I’m a small-town girl and he’s a big city scion.
He plans everything, even things that he’s not supposed to plan because I was supposed to plan them, while I…really should have actually planned that seating chart instead of watching Netflix...
Sebastian is going down! I will not have a snarly billionaire ruining my wedding fantasies.
Unfortunately, he’s starting to feature in some ahem other fantasies of mine.
And when he appears shirtless in front of me hotter than an orchid greenhouse?
He’s ringing all my wedding bells!
This is a standalone, full-length romantic comedy that features a heroine with more positivity than a sunflower, hunky billionaires in tight pants, a zany small town, enough heat to make pancakes, and a HEA that has all the flowers!
Author Note: This book does feature some spoilers from After Her Flower Petals.
At least that’s my excuse for why I mistook a billionaire for a waiter, made off-color comments and accidentally dumped a plate of food all over him.
Embarrassing myself is a daily occurrence, just like my unpaid bill notices.
But being in a wedding instead of planning one is not.
I shall live vicariously through this high-end wedding and forget about the rent payments I’ve missed, the fact that my tiny apartment has no hot water, and that I’m about to be evicted anyway so it doesn’t even matter anyway! Yay!
But when I walk into the wedding planning kickoff, there’s everyone’s least favorite billionaire, scowling and mansplaining wedding planning to me. Me! An actual wedding planner!
Sebastian and I working on a wedding together is like a 1950s Jell-O mold: a complete and utter horror show filled with marshmallows and Vienna sausages. (Also I might have accidentally stared at Sebastian’s ahem Vienna sausage and it is NOT cocktail wiener sized!)
I’m the sunny maid of honor, he’s the grumpy storm cloud of a best man.
He’s a straight-laced corporate boss and I’m the flower power florist.
I’m a small-town girl and he’s a big city scion.
He plans everything, even things that he’s not supposed to plan because I was supposed to plan them, while I…really should have actually planned that seating chart instead of watching Netflix...
Sebastian is going down! I will not have a snarly billionaire ruining my wedding fantasies.
Unfortunately, he’s starting to feature in some ahem other fantasies of mine.
And when he appears shirtless in front of me hotter than an orchid greenhouse?
He’s ringing all my wedding bells!
This is a standalone, full-length romantic comedy that features a heroine with more positivity than a sunflower, hunky billionaires in tight pants, a zany small town, enough heat to make pancakes, and a HEA that has all the flowers!
Author Note: This book does feature some spoilers from After Her Flower Petals.
443 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2021
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February 19, 2022
Hmm, I would’ve liked it more if the guy wasn’t a real a**hole when the problems with his father came up. It felt like he really didn’t give a duck about her and all that time together, just discarded her in a second.
3.5 stars rounded because it was fun up until it wasn’t anymore. At least for me
KU read
3.5 stars rounded because it was fun up until it wasn’t anymore. At least for me
KU read
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 27, 2021
Sadly this was my least favorite book in this series. It only got two stars because of the kinky sex.
My issue was not so much with Sebastian and Amy but their entire circumstance. I've noticed a pattern where these couples just do NOT communicate with one another. HOW can you fall in love yet keep so many secrets or fail to confide in one another? I just don't get it.
The "adversity" presented in this story could have been avoided and address by just casual conversation. It was frustrating I wanted to scream.
I love Sebastian's back story. LOVE Alfie dearly. But due to my extensive knowledge on law presented to me by the courts of Judge Judy and Law & Order I could not get on board with the ridiculousness that was presented in this story. Like we are suppose to believe a freaking billionaire with exceptional lawyers would be derailed/blindsided so easily?!
This reminds me of my very first review in book one where I noticed that the toxic/rude/extremely unacceptable behavior of the antagonist just goes unchecked. I refuse to believe that so many bystanders would just say/do/accept it.
I'm not bashing this love story. There were a ton of funny moments, I am incredibly intrigued and plan to read all about the Svensson brothers, and anything else Alina writes. I am sad that this book just didn't do it for me. Hopefully when the next two ( Elsie and Sophie) books come out their story line won't be so unbelievable that it sinks the rest of the book.
My issue was not so much with Sebastian and Amy but their entire circumstance. I've noticed a pattern where these couples just do NOT communicate with one another. HOW can you fall in love yet keep so many secrets or fail to confide in one another? I just don't get it.
The "adversity" presented in this story could have been avoided and address by just casual conversation. It was frustrating I wanted to scream.
I love Sebastian's back story. LOVE Alfie dearly. But due to my extensive knowledge on law presented to me by the courts of Judge Judy and Law & Order I could not get on board with the ridiculousness that was presented in this story. Like we are suppose to believe a freaking billionaire with exceptional lawyers would be derailed/blindsided so easily?!
This reminds me of my very first review in book one where I noticed that the toxic/rude/extremely unacceptable behavior of the antagonist just goes unchecked. I refuse to believe that so many bystanders would just say/do/accept it.
I'm not bashing this love story. There were a ton of funny moments, I am incredibly intrigued and plan to read all about the Svensson brothers, and anything else Alina writes. I am sad that this book just didn't do it for me. Hopefully when the next two ( Elsie and Sophie) books come out their story line won't be so unbelievable that it sinks the rest of the book.
September 21, 2022
Needless drama, but great characters (and animals!)
It starts with a flower-festooned pony and ends with goats in Town Hall. In between is an absorbing, inhalable story of a messy, food- and horse-obsessed florist (Amy) and the schedule- and neat-freak billionaire(Sebastian, Seb for short). She's broke; he's rich. She regularly spills food on herself; he has the floor of his barn power-washed every two days. She thinks he's hot. He thinks she's hot. They're perfect for each other!
The flower-festooned pony is Baxter, who was abandoned at Amy's grandfather's farm and adopted by her. She keeps him in her tiny apartment and feeds him a pretzel, buying one for herself, after their stressful train ride home. (Keeping a pony against the lease policy and over-buying food are two more poor decisions by Amy. So are drinking, subscribing to three plant box services, and ignoring unpleasant things like rent, cell, and streaming service bills. Bad choices all around.)
Amy does incredible flower arrangements for Weddings in the City, a collaborative one-stop planning company with a coordinator (Ivy), a caterer (Elsie), a cake baker and decorator (Sophie), a seamstress (Brea), and a photographer (Grace), all of whom are talented but struggling. They've earned a reputation as the best planning service in New York City, so they are inundated weekly by wealthy, entitled "bridezillas", who want to outshine every other bride. The one they face here wants a bouquet "bigger than Princess Diana's" and gold leaf on everything. She puts WITC in charge of "bridesmaid auditions" to weed out the ones who are too fat, too thin, too pregnant, or too anything that might take the attention off herself. She even berates her own mother for not dieting, even though the wedding is more than a year away!
Amy gets a notice that her apartment building is going to be sold and she has two weeks to vacate the premises. The prior notices of violations were among the mail she'd stuck behind her fridge, practicing "out of sight, out of mind self care". That's not a form of self care; it's simply one of Amy's poor life choices.
Seb, meanwhile, has moved to the small Connecticut town of Harrogate to give his much younger brother, a cancer survivor, fresh air and a simple life. Little does he know, his neighbors are Hunter Svensson and his rowdy crew of little brothers, ages 18 to 3, rescued from their father's polygamist compound. His brother, Archie, bonds with the other 10-year-olds in Hunter's house and spends most of his time there. Seb is the son of his father's first wife; Archie is the son of the second wife. His third fiancee? Tatiana, who wants to out-Diana the princess and gold-leaf everything to make her wedding the most royal event in the city.
The women of WITC have another bride on their calendar: Meg,the Harrogate mayor, is engaged to Hunter Svensson! Meg, however, is open to whatever Hunter wants. Unlike a bridezilla wedding, in which the bride-to-be spells out her demands in excruciating detail, Meg likes whatever they present to her, and Hunter says he's happy with what Meg likes. It's enough to make them long for a bridezilla... until their next meeting with Tatiana, who is now demanding an elephant.
Harrogate gets wind of the upcoming wedding and decides to turn it into a town festival. The Facebook event page lists a llama parade and train rides on Main Street in a restored old-fashioned train... and over 500,000 residents and outsiders plan to attend. Sophie can't bake that much cake, and security needs to be increased. The planners also have to fend off opportunists selling tacky souvenirs.
When Amy and Seb decide to act on their attraction during Hunter's bachelor party (which has turned into another festival; don't ask!), Alfie goes missing, along with two younger Svensson brothers. Seb blames Amy for "distracting" him when he should have been watching his brother. The boys are safe (they'd climbed down a manhole ladder to look for alligators), but Seb is furious and Alfie is scared of him. At that propitious moment, Seb's father's lawyer serves Seb with papers to appear in court for a custody hearing. Seb loses custody of Alfie--based on a character reference Amy was tricked by Tatiana into signing. (Not reading the fine print--yet another poor choice!)
Having lost her cell service due to nonpayment, Amy grieves her loss of Seb, and he grieves the loss of Amy. This is the excessive drama that cost the book its star. But when her service is restored, calls and texts and apologies and "I love you"s are exchanged--and Seb gets custody of Alfie after Amy stands up to Tatiana--it's a happy ending!
The wedding is excellent and so is the festival--besides the goats in Town Hall. WITC is rehired to do Meg and Hunter's wedding, so the women are not in danger of becoming homeless. Another HEA!
Recommended but explicit: Best for adult readers.
It starts with a flower-festooned pony and ends with goats in Town Hall. In between is an absorbing, inhalable story of a messy, food- and horse-obsessed florist (Amy) and the schedule- and neat-freak billionaire(Sebastian, Seb for short). She's broke; he's rich. She regularly spills food on herself; he has the floor of his barn power-washed every two days. She thinks he's hot. He thinks she's hot. They're perfect for each other!
The flower-festooned pony is Baxter, who was abandoned at Amy's grandfather's farm and adopted by her. She keeps him in her tiny apartment and feeds him a pretzel, buying one for herself, after their stressful train ride home. (Keeping a pony against the lease policy and over-buying food are two more poor decisions by Amy. So are drinking, subscribing to three plant box services, and ignoring unpleasant things like rent, cell, and streaming service bills. Bad choices all around.)
Amy does incredible flower arrangements for Weddings in the City, a collaborative one-stop planning company with a coordinator (Ivy), a caterer (Elsie), a cake baker and decorator (Sophie), a seamstress (Brea), and a photographer (Grace), all of whom are talented but struggling. They've earned a reputation as the best planning service in New York City, so they are inundated weekly by wealthy, entitled "bridezillas", who want to outshine every other bride. The one they face here wants a bouquet "bigger than Princess Diana's" and gold leaf on everything. She puts WITC in charge of "bridesmaid auditions" to weed out the ones who are too fat, too thin, too pregnant, or too anything that might take the attention off herself. She even berates her own mother for not dieting, even though the wedding is more than a year away!
Amy gets a notice that her apartment building is going to be sold and she has two weeks to vacate the premises. The prior notices of violations were among the mail she'd stuck behind her fridge, practicing "out of sight, out of mind self care". That's not a form of self care; it's simply one of Amy's poor life choices.
Seb, meanwhile, has moved to the small Connecticut town of Harrogate to give his much younger brother, a cancer survivor, fresh air and a simple life. Little does he know, his neighbors are Hunter Svensson and his rowdy crew of little brothers, ages 18 to 3, rescued from their father's polygamist compound. His brother, Archie, bonds with the other 10-year-olds in Hunter's house and spends most of his time there. Seb is the son of his father's first wife; Archie is the son of the second wife. His third fiancee? Tatiana, who wants to out-Diana the princess and gold-leaf everything to make her wedding the most royal event in the city.
The women of WITC have another bride on their calendar: Meg,the Harrogate mayor, is engaged to Hunter Svensson! Meg, however, is open to whatever Hunter wants. Unlike a bridezilla wedding, in which the bride-to-be spells out her demands in excruciating detail, Meg likes whatever they present to her, and Hunter says he's happy with what Meg likes. It's enough to make them long for a bridezilla... until their next meeting with Tatiana, who is now demanding an elephant.
Harrogate gets wind of the upcoming wedding and decides to turn it into a town festival. The Facebook event page lists a llama parade and train rides on Main Street in a restored old-fashioned train... and over 500,000 residents and outsiders plan to attend. Sophie can't bake that much cake, and security needs to be increased. The planners also have to fend off opportunists selling tacky souvenirs.
When Amy and Seb decide to act on their attraction during Hunter's bachelor party (which has turned into another festival; don't ask!), Alfie goes missing, along with two younger Svensson brothers. Seb blames Amy for "distracting" him when he should have been watching his brother. The boys are safe (they'd climbed down a manhole ladder to look for alligators), but Seb is furious and Alfie is scared of him. At that propitious moment, Seb's father's lawyer serves Seb with papers to appear in court for a custody hearing. Seb loses custody of Alfie--based on a character reference Amy was tricked by Tatiana into signing. (Not reading the fine print--yet another poor choice!)
Having lost her cell service due to nonpayment, Amy grieves her loss of Seb, and he grieves the loss of Amy. This is the excessive drama that cost the book its star. But when her service is restored, calls and texts and apologies and "I love you"s are exchanged--and Seb gets custody of Alfie after Amy stands up to Tatiana--it's a happy ending!
The wedding is excellent and so is the festival--besides the goats in Town Hall. WITC is rehired to do Meg and Hunter's wedding, so the women are not in danger of becoming homeless. Another HEA!
Recommended but explicit: Best for adult readers.
June 17, 2021
Seemed rushed.
I have always enjoyed your books, but this one seemed rushed. You made the conflict very confrontational (which I did like) and then the next minute it was “all is forgiven, let’s have sex”. I know this is romance novel info, but I enjoyed the previous books because they at least had character development. I liked a lot of your previous work, but this…. Meh
I have always enjoyed your books, but this one seemed rushed. You made the conflict very confrontational (which I did like) and then the next minute it was “all is forgiven, let’s have sex”. I know this is romance novel info, but I enjoyed the previous books because they at least had character development. I liked a lot of your previous work, but this…. Meh
July 12, 2021
Flowers & Financiers by Alina Jacobs is the fourth book in a series of romantic love stories involving a one very special group of friends who own a one stop shop wedding planning company named Wedding in the City. This hilariously funny romantic story focuses on a genius germ phobic bachelor financier named Sebastian, who is struggling to raise his younger brother Alfie in the amazingly unusual small town of Harrogate, New York and Amy a horse crazy, flower grower, who is the designated florist for the Wedding in the City wedding planning group. This romance kept me giggling from the first chapter to the last with a great many sexy scenes throughout that were both steamy and scintillating. This is a wonderful feel good romance that anyone who enjoys a good romance will love. This book is a stand alone romance with a HEA ending that is part of a wonderful series' of many books featuring characters that are involved with each other in many ways. These series' of romantic comedies features family groups, friends, and one small town all intertwined in several book series' that include: Wedding in the City, Svensson Brothers, Frost Brothers, and the Holbrook Cousins are very addictive. After reading just one book, you will want to read them all! Flowers & Financiers is a romantic, sexy, funny, and irreverent tale about love and weddings.
October 9, 2021
It’s time to plan Meg and Hunter’s wedding and Sebastian and Amy get thrown together to help! They get off on the wrong foot and their interactions only escalate from there – will Hunter and Meg’s wedding go off without a hitch?
Sebastian and Amy were so cute! I love the enemies to lover trope and Alina Jacobs’s characters always fit them so well, including Sebastian and Amy. I loved the intro and chemistry between the characters but felt like the book dragged a little in the middle. The characters get themselves into a tricky situation which was cringey to read because it seems like it could’ve been handled with some simple communication, BUT, I do like how the characters resolved it in the end. Amy and Sebastian are joined by the lovable and crazy Sevenssons and the even more crazy residents of Harrogate, with another festival to boot! Reading about Harrogate and its many festivals just makes me wish it was a real town I could visit. This book wraps up Hunter and Meg’s story with their wedding; they’re still adorable and it’s nice to know their banter will just continue as a married couple. Book overall is a cute light hearted read, I give 3.5 stars!
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Sebastian and Amy were so cute! I love the enemies to lover trope and Alina Jacobs’s characters always fit them so well, including Sebastian and Amy. I loved the intro and chemistry between the characters but felt like the book dragged a little in the middle. The characters get themselves into a tricky situation which was cringey to read because it seems like it could’ve been handled with some simple communication, BUT, I do like how the characters resolved it in the end. Amy and Sebastian are joined by the lovable and crazy Sevenssons and the even more crazy residents of Harrogate, with another festival to boot! Reading about Harrogate and its many festivals just makes me wish it was a real town I could visit. This book wraps up Hunter and Meg’s story with their wedding; they’re still adorable and it’s nice to know their banter will just continue as a married couple. Book overall is a cute light hearted read, I give 3.5 stars!
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June 3, 2021
Amy and a group of her friends work together to plan weddings and she does the flowers. At a posh polo match in a small town, drinking with friends and her miniature pony, Amy mistakenly thinks Sebastian is a waiter and embarrasses herself. Sebastian, a financier, is raising his 10 year old half brother and will be the best man at the elaborate small town wedding of his best friend and the mayor. Sebastian and Amy are forced to work together to help plan the wedding that has turned into a festival and even though they are opposites in most ways they are attracted to each other. When disaster strikes will Amy and Sebastian be able to pull off the wedding of their friends and find happiness together.
I enjoyed this story where opposites attract. Sebastian is a germaphobe who likes everything neat, clean, and organized and Amy is not well organized and often makes bad decisions. I loved the bantering and humor in the book and the small town antics but things got a little too zany for me.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I enjoyed this story where opposites attract. Sebastian is a germaphobe who likes everything neat, clean, and organized and Amy is not well organized and often makes bad decisions. I loved the bantering and humor in the book and the small town antics but things got a little too zany for me.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 29, 2022
Same stories. Different fonts. I hate to give this anything but 5 stars but it's kinda getting stale. It's the same exact formula over and over. The quirky, sex starved, beautiful white woman with a huge sweet tooth who meets the brooding, stiff, workaholic, who seems to dislike her as soon as he meets her. They have awkward and funny interactions. The banter is always hilarious. They start spending more time with each other and start to fall for one another, while trying to convince themselves that they haven't. The woman always has this stupid "secret" that ruins the relationship and other aspects of the man's life so he hates her. She cries and professes her love and vows to fix it, when all she had to do was tell him the truth beforehand. He's angry but finally finds out her reasons for keeping said secret and immediately forgives her. He runs and professes his love only to be rejected and now they're both sad. Something then occurs to bring them together and then boom. Happily ever after. I like Alina's books but the women need to change. They're a little vapid and kind of shallow.
June 3, 2021
The Planner and the Executive . . .
Amy is an absolute mess – but her attitude is positive, upbeat, and she doesn’t let bad decisions get her down. She’s one of those people who rolls with the punches and comes up ready to move on to the next challenge with a smile. Sebastian, however, is her complete opposite. A successful but uptight billionaire CEO, everything must be orderly, neat, and done his way because making decisions is his forte.
So taking these two people, with Amy being drafted as a bridesmaid and Sebastian the best man, and putting them together to organize the biggest wedding their hometown has ever seen, could end up in a disaster. This is Amy’s profession, wedding planning. But Sebastian makes decisions and knows how he wants it done, exactly and to his specifications. Who will survive?
For the reader, you will be laughing through this entire fiasco. But somehow through it all, everyone survives. The chemistry sizzles between Amy and Sebastian despite their differences. Can a HEA be on the horizon?
Amy is an absolute mess – but her attitude is positive, upbeat, and she doesn’t let bad decisions get her down. She’s one of those people who rolls with the punches and comes up ready to move on to the next challenge with a smile. Sebastian, however, is her complete opposite. A successful but uptight billionaire CEO, everything must be orderly, neat, and done his way because making decisions is his forte.
So taking these two people, with Amy being drafted as a bridesmaid and Sebastian the best man, and putting them together to organize the biggest wedding their hometown has ever seen, could end up in a disaster. This is Amy’s profession, wedding planning. But Sebastian makes decisions and knows how he wants it done, exactly and to his specifications. Who will survive?
For the reader, you will be laughing through this entire fiasco. But somehow through it all, everyone survives. The chemistry sizzles between Amy and Sebastian despite their differences. Can a HEA be on the horizon?
June 11, 2021
I always love these books and this one is no exception but I gave it four stars and I know a lot of people won’t agree but it was just too many sex scenes in this book and they weren’t even the best sex scenes, I just felt like they were a filler and I would’ve rather had Sebastian and Amy doing more things together, getting to know each other more because they fell in love in my opinion after doing very little of anything together besides sex. I did laugh about all of the crazy ideas that came up while planning Hunter and Meg’s wedding and all the things that ended up happening in the end. I liked the side story with Sebastian’s brother and of course there was some angst connected to that but luckily it didn’t last extremely long. I didn’t love how Amy was portrayed, like she did nothing but eat and was sloppy and dirty, that’s what it felt like. I did love the end, all of the cute Sevensson brothers in the wedding, the town being involved, and finally Hunter and Meg together!!! I am excited to read the novella Wedding Flowers to see where Amy and Sebastian are now.
July 28, 2021
I really liked this story. It was frustrating at times, but entertaining and enjoyable for the most part. The characters were interesting and likable with a few exceptions. Amy irked me quite a bit. She had wonderful friends that bailed her out a lot. Sebastian also irked me sometimes. He was quick to jump and his reactions weren't always informed. Many people say things in anger but those things are hard to take back, apologize for, or to be forgiven for. Amy was impulsive, made bad decisions repeatedly, but was loyal and caring. Sebastian was judgemental but organized and a caretaker. These two are complete opposites but slowly start to recognize the good in each other. Some of the banter between Sebastian and Amy was fun. They also had some steamy scenes. I liked how the story ended but I do wish there was an epilogue further out. I recommend reading this book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 2, 2021
Flowers and Financiers is the first novel I have read by Alina Jacobs, but she has made me a fan for life! This is such a well-written, thoroughly-developed, laugh-out-loud read - and though it is Book 4 in her Weddings in the City series, I didn't feel left out or confused by not having read the previously three books (though I am intrigued and have them all on my tbr list). Amy and Sebastien are complete opposites, but when a wedding brings them together: cue the comedy of errors, romance, flowers, small-town wedding hijinks... did I mention romance? Between the hot beautiful mess that is Amy and gorgeous billionaire germaphobe that is Sebastien, you'll relate, you'll laugh, maybe get a little hot and bothered - and you won't be able to put it down.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 4, 2021
Flowers and Financiers (Weddings in the City Book Four) by Alina Jacobs. Anytime I see a new offering by Alina Jacobs- it’s a no brainer one click for me- I don’t even read the blurb anymore. I just know with her past works, the new one is going to be just as good if not better than the last. Amy was a hoot and someone I could really relate to as a person who means well but has a hard time focusing on the really important items sometimes. Sebastian – yeah, he checked all my boxes. This one jumped right into the funnies and brought LOL moments and left a big smile on my face just imagining the antics with all the crazies in this cast of characters. Action packed drama, intense chemistry, fun and quirky characters, and sweet HEA. I enjoyed this story and look forward to more from this talented author. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 13, 2021
Love this book!!
From the beginning you will discover this book will be such a fun, hilarious and entertaining read. Non stop laughing at the banters and quirky happenings and Amy's amusing antics and thoughts of Sebastian. The main characters are so opposite and completely into each other. One lively and easy going and the other is snobby and grumpy. I love the main character Amy... she is definitely a charming, cheeky, fun and lively one. This story is full of entertaining and quirky characters. There is not one dull moment. There are tons of hot, sizzling and hilarious moments between the main characters. You will fall in love with the handsome charming Svensson brothers. This story made living in a small town so dreamy and fun! Made me feel like moving to a small town. This is an amazing read from beginning til the end! A must read.
From the beginning you will discover this book will be such a fun, hilarious and entertaining read. Non stop laughing at the banters and quirky happenings and Amy's amusing antics and thoughts of Sebastian. The main characters are so opposite and completely into each other. One lively and easy going and the other is snobby and grumpy. I love the main character Amy... she is definitely a charming, cheeky, fun and lively one. This story is full of entertaining and quirky characters. There is not one dull moment. There are tons of hot, sizzling and hilarious moments between the main characters. You will fall in love with the handsome charming Svensson brothers. This story made living in a small town so dreamy and fun! Made me feel like moving to a small town. This is an amazing read from beginning til the end! A must read.
July 16, 2021
Book 4 in the Weddings in the City series by Jacob's. In this read, billionaire, clean freak Sebastian meets bad decisions and messy florist Amy. These opposites who initially clash are thrown together for the ever anticipated wedding of Hunter and Meg and these opposites find they have smokin hot chemistry. Bridezillas and crazy fathers may intervene in what could be a hea for these two opposites. Will live prevail or famy manipulation?
I can't say enough good things about this author and book. Amazingly fun characters with sass and vulnerability. A smooth flowing story line that will keep you captivated from start to finish with gasps and laughs throughout. A beautiful balance of sweet and steamy as well. What more could you want?
I received a free copy of this book at my request and I provided this voluntary review
I can't say enough good things about this author and book. Amazingly fun characters with sass and vulnerability. A smooth flowing story line that will keep you captivated from start to finish with gasps and laughs throughout. A beautiful balance of sweet and steamy as well. What more could you want?
I received a free copy of this book at my request and I provided this voluntary review
December 19, 2022
Once upon a time, there was a polo match and a girl who mistook a player for a theme dressed waiter. She had a excess of champagne and thought he forgot to bring her more. Then her miniature horse bit him. Hardly a good way to meet the new billionaire in your hometown.
Sebastian had moved to Harrodsgate to raise his younger brother. Alfie had been abandoned by his father and mother and been very ill with cancer. Living in a small town with fresh air and good friends would be good for him.
Amy grew up in Harrodsgate where her mother dropped her at her grandfathers farm and disappeared. She had been loved by the old man. She moved to Manhattan to work as the florist for the girls who owned Weddings in the City.
The mayor Meg and Hunter Svvenson were getting married and Weddings in the City were doing the planning.
Sebastian had moved to Harrodsgate to raise his younger brother. Alfie had been abandoned by his father and mother and been very ill with cancer. Living in a small town with fresh air and good friends would be good for him.
Amy grew up in Harrodsgate where her mother dropped her at her grandfathers farm and disappeared. She had been loved by the old man. She moved to Manhattan to work as the florist for the girls who owned Weddings in the City.
The mayor Meg and Hunter Svvenson were getting married and Weddings in the City were doing the planning.
December 31, 2023
Bad Decisions
XXX! Adult content, reader discretion advised. Ever known someone super smart and super talented who made the dumbest decisions? That’s Amy. She can’t get out of her own way and never met a bad decision she didn’t make. Ever met someone so controlled they weren’t really living. Highly intelligent and extremely successful and just existing. There was not real joy in their lives. That’s Sabastian. Nary the two should meet, except for Meg and Hunter’s wedding. Don’t know Meg and Hunter? Go read After His Peonies and After Her Flower Petals. Totally worth the read. However to sum them up, they are Harrogates power couple. Sabastian and Amy? The poor suckers thrown together to plan their wedding. When manic Amy and subdued Sabastian meet, the sauce flys everywhere.
XXX! Adult content, reader discretion advised. Ever known someone super smart and super talented who made the dumbest decisions? That’s Amy. She can’t get out of her own way and never met a bad decision she didn’t make. Ever met someone so controlled they weren’t really living. Highly intelligent and extremely successful and just existing. There was not real joy in their lives. That’s Sabastian. Nary the two should meet, except for Meg and Hunter’s wedding. Don’t know Meg and Hunter? Go read After His Peonies and After Her Flower Petals. Totally worth the read. However to sum them up, they are Harrogates power couple. Sabastian and Amy? The poor suckers thrown together to plan their wedding. When manic Amy and subdued Sabastian meet, the sauce flys everywhere.
June 3, 2021
Alina writing is brilliant and captivating! Just love this series!!
This book sucks you in and makes you want to keep reading into the early hours of the morning. Definitely lost some sleep with this one! It really captured my attention instantly, leaving me no other choice but to devour in one sitting... I simply loved this story... I was just hooked and totally felt a part of the characters lives and story! Alina writing is brilliant and captivating. Even though at times I wanted to strangle them, I loved that Sebastian and Amy were flawed and real. It made their story easy to connect to! Just love this series and can’t wait to read more Alina Jacobs books. Happy reading everyone!!
This book sucks you in and makes you want to keep reading into the early hours of the morning. Definitely lost some sleep with this one! It really captured my attention instantly, leaving me no other choice but to devour in one sitting... I simply loved this story... I was just hooked and totally felt a part of the characters lives and story! Alina writing is brilliant and captivating. Even though at times I wanted to strangle them, I loved that Sebastian and Amy were flawed and real. It made their story easy to connect to! Just love this series and can’t wait to read more Alina Jacobs books. Happy reading everyone!!
May 29, 2021
Amy is a positive, upbeat, and sometimes makes poor decisions. Sebastian is an uptight billionaire CEO, germaphobe, neat freak and sometimes grumpy, but he is raising a younger brother so he tries to plan for everything.
I love these characters. They are pretty much total opposites and when Amy is a bridesmaid, and Sebastian is the best man at the biggest wedding their hometown has ever seen, working together will test their patience. Sexy, laugh out loud funny interactions, comical twists in the plot, and a happily ever after make this a must read, feel good book. I loved it.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
I love these characters. They are pretty much total opposites and when Amy is a bridesmaid, and Sebastian is the best man at the biggest wedding their hometown has ever seen, working together will test their patience. Sexy, laugh out loud funny interactions, comical twists in the plot, and a happily ever after make this a must read, feel good book. I loved it.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
June 2, 2021
Meg and Hunter are finally getting married. The wedding gals are are super busy with this wedding and their usual bridezillas, so poor Sebastian is drafted in the planning process much to Amy’s dismay. She has personal issues of eviction from her closet sized Manhattan apartment and her aging grandfather. Dealing with Sebastian is just beyond her comprehension. He is up to his eyeballs when the town biddies get involved driving the guest list to over a hundred thousand. Just CRAZINESS!! And throw in the Svensons brood for good measure and a reluctant romance. Well written and super fun and enjoyable read!!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book book
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book book
June 3, 2021
I received an ARC from the author thru Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review. The fourth book in the Weddings In The City series is about Amy and Sebastian. Their love story is full of humor, misunderstandings, frustration and sparks. These two are on opposite ends of the spectrum in almost everything. She is the light to his dark and the soft to his rough. I really like both of the characters because they played really well off of each other. The attraction between them grows even when they butt heads.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 7, 2021
You will laugh until you cry. Sebastian is an OCD billionaire and Amy is the flowers part of a group of wedding planners. When these two are thrown together to organize a wedding, it is chaos and hilarity. What can go wrong, will, and anything with animals or kids usually does. The banter and sass hits well. The surprises and twists round out the storyline. The characters are terrific and varied in duties. Loved the ending and especially Sebastian and Amy. Can not wait to read another book by this author.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 15, 2021
This is the first Alina Jacobs book I've listened to and I need ALL the stories now. I laughed so hard I was in tears. I cried when hearts were broken and mended. I fanned myself during those epically HOT scenes. Last, but not least, I fell in love with Amy, Sebastian, Alfie, the boisterous Svensson family, the crazy citizens of Harrogate, the ladies of Weddings in the City, and of course Baxter! The world building and rich secondary and tertiary characters were absolute perfection. Meg Sylvan and Connor Crais were brilliant in bringing these characters to life. Especially the bridezilla and her family. I loved to hate them.
January 25, 2024
this book has a hard emotional climax that just makes your heart stop
Meghan and Hunter are some of my favorite characters and this story is about their chaotic incredibly funny families and town planning and having their wedding. Amy is spontaneous, free thinking, and uninhibited. She’s an excellent florist but not a money manager. Sebastian is a self made billionaire with daddy issues and he parents his younger brother. The evil in this story is cunning and truly evil. It heart wrenching as you read and realize what’s going to happen. You can’t put down the book at that point. You just have to read through it. Yeah HEA.
Meghan and Hunter are some of my favorite characters and this story is about their chaotic incredibly funny families and town planning and having their wedding. Amy is spontaneous, free thinking, and uninhibited. She’s an excellent florist but not a money manager. Sebastian is a self made billionaire with daddy issues and he parents his younger brother. The evil in this story is cunning and truly evil. It heart wrenching as you read and realize what’s going to happen. You can’t put down the book at that point. You just have to read through it. Yeah HEA.
October 23, 2024
While this series is fun, you would never read it for quality romance material. However, I do want to read a book that isn't so far over the top that I roll my eyes and skim the end. Amy is fine. Sebastian is ridiculous. The way everything falls apart so extremely and so instantly is ridiculous. “I hate you!” To “live with me” in about 4 pages. The way everyone just kisses and makes up for an immediate HEA is ridiculous. Girl could’ve at least stood up for herself a little bit. Just no. The whole thing. I feel like this series is deteriorating with each book. I don't know if the deadlines were too close together or what but this one is not good.
June 2, 2021
A wonderful RomCom done just right
Flowers and Financiers is the fourth book in the Weddings in the City series. This is a humorous, charming, engaging and lighhearted RomCom. Instead of zoning out on the couch watching a movie this makes for a much more entertaining experience, as you get to also picture the characters the way you want to. Just get ready to laugh out loud at all the quirky characters and the zaniness that ensues.
I received a copy of this book and am leaving my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
Flowers and Financiers is the fourth book in the Weddings in the City series. This is a humorous, charming, engaging and lighhearted RomCom. Instead of zoning out on the couch watching a movie this makes for a much more entertaining experience, as you get to also picture the characters the way you want to. Just get ready to laugh out loud at all the quirky characters and the zaniness that ensues.
I received a copy of this book and am leaving my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
June 9, 2021
Amy works with her friends planning weddings. Amy does the flowers but she has been having a bad time lately. Amy's life is becoming a hot mess. Now Amy is looking at an eviction notice for her apartment. Amy mistakenly thinks Sebastian is a waiter. Sebastian is a CEO. Sebastian is also raising his ten year old half brother. Sebastian has also been crowned best man for Hunter's wedding. I enjoyed reading this book. I loved the storyline and plot. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 13, 2022
i didn't *love* this one, and it might just be my least favorite. i heavily DISLIKED sebastian in the beginning. he just grated on my nerves, how he'd look down on amy? it irked me how he would describe and talk about her in his own mind, or even when they were talking themselves. i felt like it was also sudden how one day they were just okay with each other and starting to feel things. i definitely feel (and know) that a lot of things could have been avoided if they just communicated with one another. i also usually love the small-town dynamic, but it felt like all too much in this one.
June 3, 2021
Amy and Sebastian: another-one bites the dust!
by Happy-Girl
A new great story from Alina Jacobs!
Another billionaire, that's Sebastian, finds the one woman for him.
Amy is smart, witty, and beautiful! And the first time they meet, she thinks he's a waiter! Then they have to work together at Meg and Hunter's wedding and first there is an attraction, then love happens!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
by Happy-Girl
A new great story from Alina Jacobs!
Another billionaire, that's Sebastian, finds the one woman for him.
Amy is smart, witty, and beautiful! And the first time they meet, she thinks he's a waiter! Then they have to work together at Meg and Hunter's wedding and first there is an attraction, then love happens!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 3, 2021
This is book four in Weddings In The City series that takes place Harrogate. Amy and Sebastian were both likable and relatable characters, the plot moved along at a good pace and offers laugh out loud moments, drama, action, verbal banter, lovable side characters, surprises, steamy scenes and a satisfying conclusion for this couple with a HEA ending. I recommend this hilarious read!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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