Fancy Meeting You Here
A Novel
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- £1.99
Publisher Description
“For the rom-com fans, you can never go wrong with a Julie Tieu book.”
— Buzzfeed
Opposites attract when an always-the-bridesmaid florist and a grumpy caterer mix business with pleasure in this swoony romantic comedy in the vein of 27 Dresses from Julie Tieu, author of The Donut Trap and Circling Back to You.
Every single one of Elise Ngo’s close girlfriends—Rebecca, Jesse, and Beth—is getting married within the same few months, and every single one of them has asked her to be both bridesmaid and florist. Though it’s a lot for her to juggle, the work and exposure is a boon to her struggling flower shop.
The stakes are high at Rebecca’s high-profile wedding, where the guests are mostly political connections of Rebecca’s parents. Desperate for the event to go off without a hitch, Elise enlists the help of an outside caterer who turns out to be Ben Yu, Rebecca’s elusive younger brother.
Though Ben is prickly and aloof, he offers Elise much needed business designing flowers for his mom’s campaign fundraisers and Elise begins to see there’s more to Ben than his gruff and handsome exterior. But their romance takes off as the political campaign ramps up, complicating their relationship with unforeseen consequences. Now always-the-bridesmaid Elise must fight for what she wants to finally get her own happily ever after.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Tieu (The Donut Trap) shines in this angsty tale of love that endures. Florist Elise Ngo's best friends are all pairing up and marrying—leaving her wondering if she'll ever have her own happy ending. It's at her friend Rebecca's high-profile wedding that she finally meets Rebecca's prickly and quiet brother, Ben Yu, who's working for the Yu matriarch's reelection campaign for the California state legislature. When Ben hires Elise's struggling business to provide floral arrangements for a campaign event, their chemistry sparks a passionate affair. They set out to keep their relationship on the down-low—but with Mrs. Yu's political rivals scouring for a dirt, her campaign becomes embroiled in scandal and Ben and Elise's romance lands uncomfortably in the spotlight. Tieu's tumultuous but believable plot combines heat and heart, bolstered by a diverse cast readers will want to spend more time with. The close friendship between Elise and Rebecca is an especially nice touch. Tieu should win some new fans with this one.
