Fancy Meeting You Here

A Novel

By: Julie Tieu

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus

“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.

Ticked all the boxes for me!

I’m a sucker for a grumpyxsunshine story and lovely, sweet bond Elise has with her friends made me tear up too. As an asian american, I loved the little bits of the culture sprinkled in and this was such a lovely listen. I’ll definitely tune into more of Julie Tieu’s works.

Love a good love story!

This was a great read. The narrator was spot on. Fans of Jasmine Guillory will enjoy this book.