Flowers and Financiers

Weddings in the City, Book 4

De: Alina Jacobs

Narrado por: Connor Crais, Meg Sylvan

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 straitlaced 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 stand-alone, 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.

©2021 Adair Lakes, LLC (P)2022 Adair Lakes, LLC

Only one flaw

I’ve been listening to these in order and they keep me laughing. The only flaw is Sebastian knows Ivy from the first book. It’s my only negative on this story. I love all of Alina Jacob’s books

Sometimes opposites are perfect for each other.

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.

The audiobook of this story was also enjoyable. The narrators did a wonderful job of bringing the characters and the story to life. I recommend listening to this audiobook.

Alina Jacobs is now an insta-buy!

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.

billionaire / spicy rom com

Billionaire, grumpy/sunshine, quirky small town, spicy rom com.

I love this type of book. No angst, comedy, hot billionaires with hot spice thrown in. Nice and light. Is it for everyone? No. But it is my cup of hot chocolate. I don't want to be sad or anxious with the books I read.

I listened to the audiobook of this, and loved it! I think that hearing the voices gives you so much more as a reader. You really can feel the emotions. You connect much quicker to the characters as well. These narrators were top notch.

This is not the first book in the series, but it can be read as a complete stand-alone. However I think you will get more out of it if you have read the other books as you have met some of the characters before. But don’t let that deter you. This can be a stand-alone. But it will make you want to read all the other books!

You will get some fun little Easter eggs though if you have read some of the other series. But they are just minor, so if you haven't read the books you won't miss anything. But if you have the Easter eggs will give you quite a giggle.