Without a Hitch by Avery Maxwell

Without a Hitch by Avery Maxwell 

Published: July 27, 2022

My rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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Blurb:

 “A wedding Is the beginning of the end.” —Lochlan Blaine

Look, I’ve seen firsthand what marriage does to a man. I’m not interested. You want to take the leap? Fine. But have the decency to elope. Leave me out of it.

And then I see her. The happily-ever-after-loving bridesmaid at the wedding I couldn’t get out of.

This flower-wielding bombshell is all wrong for me. But one night together is enough to convince me that she could be the answer to my problem. All I need is three weeks with her…

“Weddings are magic.” —Tilly Camden 

I love love. And weddings. That’s how I land the best job in the world: professional bridesmaid. Brides hire me to make sure their big day goes off without a hitch…usually while dressed in taffeta.

I can’t wait until I find the one. The cranky, three-piece-suit-wearing Adonis who smirks at the idea of happily ever after is definitely not him. Lochlan Blaine has “heartbreaker” written all over him.

I should know better. But when a panty-melting one-night stand turns into an offer I can’t refuse, what’s a bridesmaid to do? It’s only three weeks. It’s just business.

I can’t possibly get my heart broken. Can I?

My review:

Lochlan Blaine had been burned by his ex-wife and swore to never marry again.  He hated weddings and never thought he would be attending them just to get a chance to run into Tilly.  She intrigued him but he knew he could never give her what she wanted… Marriage.

Tilly Camden believed in love and thought weddings were magical.  After her rough childhood, she was ready for someone to choose her to love, get married to, and have a family.  She knew Lochlan could never give her the future she wanted but she couldn’t resist wanting him.  Can Tilly convince Lochlan that weddings are magical and to risk his heart again?

We met Tilly and Lochlan in the Westbrook series, but this book is not a part of the series.  It is just as charming though and some of the Westbrooks do make an appearance.  I was so excited to see Tilly and Lochlan get their own book.  Tilly seemed to always be in the background, and it was wonderful watching her come out of her shell and her confidence grow.  It was heartbreaking watching Tilly and Lochlan’s journey to happiness.  Due to her past, Tilly believed that weddings were the way to her happy ever after.  I loved watching Tilly and Lochlan grow as their relationship grew.  This was another amazing book by Mrs. Maxwell, and I cannot wait to see what she has in the future for us.