Without a Hitch

By: Mary Hollis Huddleston, Asher Fogle Paul

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley

Sweet Home Alabama?meets?Emily in Paris?in this hilarious romp through the world of extravagant southern weddings.

Ringless, jobless, and hopeless, Lottie Jones commits to doing the only thing she truly studied in school: wedding planning.

When floundering and unlucky-in-love twenty-something Lottie Jones lands a new career as a wedding planner at a top-tier boutique event firm, she begins navigating a cutthroat workplace specializing in over-the-top details, unlimited budgets, and a broad spectrum of taste. Whether planning for parachute landings or wrangling intoxicated groomsmen, she has her hands full at every million-dollar wedding she helps organize.

After her boss announces he's opening a new office, Lottie sees her chance to finally carve out her place, and earn an income that justifies her dating app subscription fees. The weddings get bigger, the clients get wilder, the mishaps get funnier, and the stakes get higher. And Lottie's forced to discover what she'll risk for love and how far she'll go to find herself.

Set against the glamorous, ruthless world of high-end Southern weddings and inspired by real events in the authors' lives,?Without a Hitch is a hilarious romp about taking ownership, facing fears, planning your ex-boyfriend's wedding, and choosing a happy ending that wasn't what you once expected.

"A sweet, Southern confection of a book about what it takes to orchestrate everyone else's happily ever after when your own heart has been broken. This sneak peek into the world of high-end wedding planning will keep you laughing as Lottie deconstructs the fairy tale and finds her authentic self." -Jodi Picoult,?New York Times?bestselling author of?Wish You Were Here

Critic reviews

'Huddleston and Paul's debut is a charming balance of dishy detail about high-end weddings and coming-of-age workplace comedy, featuring a plucky and appealing heroine whose misadventures will delight readers. While there are some romantic elements, it's not a romantic comedy--the focus is on Lottie's personal and professional growth rather than a happily-ever-after. Fans of Sophie Kinsella and Meg Cabot will enjoy this sassy Southern take on chick lit.'

'Wonderfully over-the-top characters add verve . . . This raucous and well-plotted romp will charm any reader with their eye on a pair of Louboutins fit for walking down the aisle.'

As a new author, Without a Hitch is one of those wonderfully woven reads that continues to be a source of inspiration for me . . . This novel has a refreshing angle on southern charm, facing your fears and perhaps falling in love along the way.

Imagine if Sweet Home Alabama and Emily in Paris had a sassy baby. That's what you're getting in this delightful rom-com about a floundering and unlucky-in-love wedding planner who finds herself planning her ex-boyfriend's nuptials.

Easy Listen

The story could’ve been better and more exciting but overall it’s a good read. The main character is somewhat relatable. Narrator is great as usual!

One anecdote after another

Ah, the funny stories of planning weddings, and how things can go wrong in hilarious ways. A lot of Lottie's anecdotes had me in stitches. Brittany does it once again performance wise, excellent as always.

Not as good as I thought it would be

I was disappointed. I follow the author on instagram and the book was hyped. It was boring and unimaginative.

4.5 Stars!

This book has some elements of romance, but it focuses more on Lottie finding herself. She had a devastating breakup back in college and never really got over it. This story is her journey to get closure and really figure out what she truly wants out of life, despite others’ expectations. I truly enjoyed this story, particularly all the wedding mishaps and shenanigans. It doesn’t necessarily end in HEA, more of a happy for now with a good outlook on what’s to come.

I normally prefer dual narrators, but Brittany Presley did an amazing job!

Not bad. just longer than it needed to be

Not bad, just longer than it needed to be. The narration was very good, and the story had minimal trumped-up drama.
I strongly recommend speeding up the narration to at least 2.5x to get rid of the dragging on pauses..