With moments of outrageous hilarity, amazing friends, and a dressed mannequin that somehow finds her way all over town, I couldn’t put this book down!!!

Yardley Belanger is a wedding planner in the town of Cemetery, Indiana. She lives with her mother and her aunt in an amazing Victorian house that she rehabs in her spare time. Yardley is funny, quirky and a natural caregiver with an infinite capacity to love. Yardley loves everything about planning weddings and being able to bring business to all the local businesses while she is doing it. When she meets her new client and her older brother, everything stops. After the meeting Yardley calls her best friend Mimi (who is absolutely hilarious) and there my have been some Facebook stalking involved for the said hot older brother lol.

Travis Long is marrying off his little sister, he has been mother, father and older brother since she was 5 and their parents were killed in a car accident. He owns his own construction company and in his free time he flips old houses. Travis has a lot of misgivings when his sisters wants to have her wedding in a place named Cemetery but he wants her to have the wedding of her dreams so he goes along with it. Travis goes with his sister to the first meeting with the wedding planning and is impressed by not only how organized and easy Yardley makes the process go, but also by the rehab she has done on the house and, mostly importantly, Yardley herself.

There is a bit of a secondary story with Yardley’ best friend Mimi, who is married to her high school sweetheart, Kevin, and just had their first child. Mimi is feeling undesirable and insecure in her new post pregnancy body. Her husband Kevin is terrified that he will hurt/lose her after her difficult pregnancy and feels guilty that he can’t give her more time to rest even though he works and then comes home to help however is needed.

This book has a bit of everything!! There was a ton of hilarity but there was also, what I guess I’d call, realness. It wasn’t just a funny story, it was a realistic story that could and possibly has happened in a small town where everyone knows everyone else. I think that is what made it such a great story, someone like me is never going to meet a hot millionaire that thinks I’m better then sliced bread but maybe I could meet a hot construction guy who think I’m all that and a bag of chips lol. The secondary characters are just as good (some are even better) as the main characters. Mimi and Yardley are absolute friend goals! They cracked me up throughout the entire book. They are each other’s rock and the advice they give to each other is at turns solid and completely silly.

I would definitely love to have more stories come out of Cemetery, Indiana! *I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader copy of this book.*

What a beautiful story right here! Lori Foster takes you on a journey that you will love! All the characters in this book will worm their way into your heart! 5 stars for this one!
This story centers around Yardley, she is in the wedding planning business in her town named Cemetery. She's got her best friend Mimi, who will have you laughing out loud quite a bit! Mimi has been Yardley's cheerleader since they were young. Yardley never knew her father, it's always been her mother Aurora and her Aunt Lilith, and to say she never felt worthy of them, as they seem to always tell her. When a man, Travis, and his sister Sheena, come to town asking Yardley to plan her wedding, she's instantly attracted to him. Follow their story, and get ready to feel the love that will blossom, while enjoying the fun that this town of Cemetery brings. And wait till you meet Elizabeth, she steels the show! Enjoy!

From the beginning, I knew this book was a 5-star winner. At times I chuckled out loud, at other times I had tears in my eyes, and at all times I thoroughly enjoyed the story. The characters, friendships (both new and old), the small town, Dodger, Kathleen, and so much more made for a great story. The secondary characters are wonderful.

Yardley is a wedding planner with dreams of her own HEA one day, but pretty sure it is never going to happen for herself. Still, she enjoys helping others fulfill their wedding dreams. She’s always doing for others and doesn’t realize just how much she is loved, not just by her friends, but the entire town. Except for maybe her mother and her aunt, who always seem to be criticizing her. Her friend, Mimi, is constantly singing Yardley’s praises. Maybe one day she’ll actually start believing them. Then she meets Travis, the brother of a new client. As they get to know each other better, Yardley wonders if maybe he could be her “one”.

A story of strong friendships, new and unexpected friendships, heightened understanding, new love, new beginnings, a rescued dog, and a HEA. There is some bad language and sex, but the story is awesome.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Lori Foster is hands down one of my favorite authors & as usual has written another fabulous book!! Yardley Balenger is a wedding planner in Cemetery, Indiana. She meets Travis Long when he & his sister Sheena come to meet with her about Sheena’s wedding. There are such funny, quirky characters you will love including her best friend Mimi & Kathleen the mannequin who mysteriously shows up around town in different outfits. There’s also her ungrateful mother Aurora & Aunt Lilith that she finally stands up to at the end, everyone in Cemetery appreciates Yardley except them. Travis & Yardley are both so likable & a wonderful couple, you just wanted the story to keep going!! The best & cutest character of all was Dodger the dog Travis & Yardley found & rescued🐾. I love how the author always advocates & supports animal rescues & kindness to animals in all of her books. This book has all the feels, it’s funny, entertaining, heartwarming, heartbreaking, emotional, has loyalty, friendship. I received an arc from the author & Netgalley for an honest review.

Another winner! There wasn’t much not love about Yardley and Travis! All of the secondary characters are so interesting and important to the story. I really didn’t want it to end. At first, I wasn’t so sure where the story was going, especially with the town name being Cemetery. But, after reading about Betty’s story, it didn’t seem so weird. I loved Mavis and Kevin, Sheena and Todd, Betty, and even Aurora and Lilith. If you want a heartwarming, feel good story, this is the book for you!

The Honeymoon Cottege is the perfect book to kick off the summer of beach reads. The author weaves a tale of a small town girl who cares about and takes care of everyone in her life but just doesn’t realize how much she means to them! I received an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley and this is my honest review.