Thank you Net Galley for the chance to read this ARC. The Wedding Hitch is a rom-com about a sweet girl, Roisin, that has her heart set on having her dream wedding. When she realizes it is financially out of reach, she enters a contest to hopefully win it, and is actually chosen! When she tells her Fiancée, he admits he doesn't really want to marry her, so she has a year to find herself a new groom and still have her dream wedding. As she faces challenges in the dating world, certain parts of the story progressed so slowly, but at the end when she finally figures out who is the one, it feels so rushed. Overall, the banter was fun and the story did end perfectly. I will definitely read anything Claire McCauly writes in the future!

Roisin wants to get married. She's engaged, but no date has been set. She and her fiance, Nate, go to tour an estate that is going to be a new wedding venue when refurbishing is complete and enters a contest for a free all inclusive wedding.

When she finds out she won the wedding she excitedly tells her fiance. His reaction, I don't ever want to get married, I think we're just fine the way we are. Roisin packs her bags and moves out. Now she has no home, no work space, no fiance, and a wedding in 12 months. We get to go along as she looks for love and her groom.

Hilarious in parts, touching in parts, and totally a great read.

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She caught his eye from the first moment they met, and he’s held stars for her ever since, but another held her’s.

Róisín had her dream wedding planned her whole life and after a trip to Sylverley, she deigned this was the place. She signed her and her fiancee up for a dream wedding give away, on whim with no expectations. One call announcing her the winner changes everything for Róisín… newly single, one year to find the one for her fairy tale wedding, But…. Has she already found him? 😉😉😉

Esme 🥹🥹, wonderful friends, family, and coworkers who became friends, Bear 🐕

🌲 he falls first, supportive friends, forced proximity, disability representation

An entertaining read! This book kept me guessing which way it was going to go. At times resembled a very curvy road. With that said the author created very interesting characters. Several standouts in the ensemble cast, Esme, Perky. I only had one thing that detracted from my enjoyment of this book. Naming a set of twins Hyssop and Borage is down right cruel!

I received an advance reader copy from the publisher. Any review is voluntary, honest.

Roísín O’Reilly is a fashion historian and costume designer who has just won the wedding of her dreams at the beautiful, recently restored Sylverley House. She just doesn’t have anyone to marry. Roísín accepts the prize regardless, hopeful that she can still find “the one” before the one-year deadline to claim her free wedding is up.

This book was a joy to read! It is a fairly predictable story, but the characters are loveable, the descriptions of Bath and of Sylverley itself are incredible (especially as seen through the eyes of a historian/designer) and the pacing is excellent.

This book is perfect for someone who is a fan of both contemporary romance and historical romance.

Thank you to Joffe Books and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This is my first introduction to author Claire McCauley... and I am not disappointed. I enjoy books revolving around weddings... I find the narrative takes me away from the 'everyday,' and cajoles my mind and heart into a festive mode. After all, a happy, true-love-ending, is a beautiful thing!

This is a lovely romcom that delighted my senses. I became vested in Roisin's journey, and I was satisfied with the way the author wrapped it all up with a bow at the end, satisfying my expectations. (Oh! There is a surprise revelation that elevated the finality of the storyline. You've been happily warned!)

I really enjoyed the lovely descriptions of Bath, and the English countryside. The characters were well-rounded, and I'm excited to say you will meet a delightful little fairy-goddaughter that will make you smile.

I read this book late at night, (1:00am kinda late), and it helped me drift away to sleep with pleasant thoughts. I was eager to read more the next evening. In summation, I recommend this book for your own reading pleasure and thank Joffe Books, and Claire McCauley, for a copy of this eARC.

This is my honest review.

5/5

Thank you so much to Joffe Books and NetGalley for this ARC!


The Wedding Hitch is an hilarious romantic comedy, basically Róisín O’Reilly has recently gotten engaged to her long time boyfriend, Nate.

Róisín enters a competition to win the wedding of her dreams at her dream venue ( She is an history girl and is an historic costume designer!) all expenses paid except there’s one problem… Róisín is now single and she has no groom and has a year to find a man to marry.

Róisín goes back to Syverley borrowing her best friend’s clothes and accepts the prize on the arm of the general manager at Syverley - Tristan Nash - shortly after Róisín has to come clean and this leads Róisín to going onto a few tragic dates that are certainly embarrassing for her!

I really enjoyed this book and it was such a fun read! Esme, Róisín’s fairy goddaughter was adorable! And Bear? Bear stole the book in my opinion, a little cutie!!!

I loved the plot twist towards the end of the book with Tristan which was definitely my favourite part of the entire book either that or when Róisín is trying to find out when Tristan is coming back by explaining his costume which was hilarious, however I would have loved more chemistry between Róisín and Tristan I felt as if we didn’t really get to see much of a build up but nevertheless I enjoyed it and I am definitely recommending this to everyone I know ( I already have and told everyone the publish date!)

When Roisin wins the all-expenses-paid wedding of her dreams, she can’t believe her luck…until she finds out that her fiancé doesn’t actually want to get married. Since she has a year in which to claim the wedding, Roisin breaks up with him and goes in search of someone who would want to marry her. What follows is a series of dating misadventures, as she tries to find her future Mr. Right.

The premise of this book had a lot of potential, although Roisin is not all that easy to root for and much of what happens feels predictable or formulaic to fit the “madcap rom-com” stereotype. She does manage to devise a clever solution to her dilemma, and readers will be glad of the happy ending.

Wow, what a cute one! This book was so wholesome and made my heart so happy. Very thankful that I gave it a chance :)
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This was such a cute story. I enjoyed every second of it and couldn't put it down. I loved the twist at the end, I wasn't expecting it at all. And I loved the happy ending.

Thank you so much to the author for a chance to read this book early! It was so cute. This book is about a girl named Roisin (said "Rosheen") who is engaged and wins an all inclusive wedding to her dream venue, Sylverley House. She has to use it within one year, which shouldn't be a problem since she's already engaged, but then her fiance says he actually doesn't want to get married. She realizes their dreams and values are different so they break up and she's left with 11.5 months to find a groom! She gets a job designing period costumes for the staff. She also gets to live in a cottage on site since she lived with her ex-fiance. Tristan is the manager of Sylverley and they have a connection, but hes also really cagey in someways and theres a lot of lack of communication between the 2. This isnt a love triangle but both men do come and go from her life (the ex and Tristan). The book has just enough regency influence to scratch the itch for us non regency lovers, but not so much as to detract from the contemporary nature. The author said she wanted the regency vibes without the boring bits and I think she did great with that! I also loved the fact that this book doesn't take a completely predictable route. It is an HEA and "typical" romance, but it had an added element that I really liked. I also loved the emphasis on the MARRIAGE, not the WEDDING. I think thats something more young people need to think about. Overall, cute romance!

I really enjoyed this book and it kept me wanting to know more. I was on pins and needles when I thought Roisin was going to get back together with Nate but when she let him down I was rooting for Tristan to tell Roisin how he really felt. Thank you for allowing me to read and review this ARC.

Such a fun story. I really liked the plot, it was believable and felt natural. The characters were endearing and loveable, but hu,an at the same time. The writing is good and flows smoothly. It got a bit on the too steamy/racy side, but I persevered and I'm glad I did. I wasn't expecting to like this nearly as much as I did. I would definitely recommend this to rom com fans!

Thank you so much to Joffe Books and NetGalley for an eARC in return for an honest review of "The Wedding Hitch". All of my opinions are honest and mine.

The Wedding Hitch follows our heroine Róisín O’Reilly, who has been with her boyfriend for 10 years. When she cannot have the dream wedding she has wanted, to her surprise, wins a expensed-paid wedding at Sylverley House. The only issue comes after winning this prize, that her boyfriend does not want to go through with a wedding. Heartbroken, Róisín is now on the search for a groom to her dream wedding, all while trying to sort out what life is like after losing the person she's been with for a decade.

I really liked all the characters in the book (maybe not fiancé Nate). Róisín comes off as being earnest, kind, and tenacious. She has a good group of friends that are like family; they are always rallying around one another. I enjoyed the the quirkiness of Róisín's line of work.

I did enjoy the plot, however some areas of the plot were very hyper-focused in, when I was ready to move on. Without giving a lot away, it seemed we got to the happily ever after very rushed for my enjoyment.

Overall, this was a good read, and this would make for a great vacation read.

I really enjoyed this book and liked all the characters in it, but feel the story was underdeveloped. Sadly the romance wasn’t in this book as the characters had jumped straight into it before the reader knew what was happening. Who knows how or why the main characters fell in love, as they seemed to have barely seen or spoken to each other before their embrace. If you can set that aside though, the rest of the story is really good, though the ending is a bit abrupt, as it felt the author was trying to do something with Suzanne, but gave up, so the ending didn’t really explain anything about why she was brought up again, or what would happen to her

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for an ARC in return for an honest review.

Engaged- ✅
Perfect wedding venue-✅

All that’s missing is a way to pay for the wedding of your dreams. At least that’s what Róisin thinks after touring the Slyverley House. After entering a competition for an all expenses paid wedding at Slyverley House, things go from bad to worse. Unfortunately, she finds out that her supposed fiancé never wanted to marry her. With only twelve months to claim her prize, she has to find a new man to marry!

This was filled to the brim with tension. Following in the journey of finding a new groom in one year was fun and kind of intense. I found myself hoping that the two Chester’s I wanted to end up together did. On the other hand, there were one or two characters I didn’t care about at all. Overall, this book was filled to the brim with fun, tension, and love. Will she find Mr. Right before the deadline?

Thank you to Joffe Books and NetGalley for the eARC copy!
‘The Wedding Hitch’ is a charming, light read. The author set a myriad cast of interesting characters, some which kept me giggling or groaning every time they appeared. Lively historic ties and descriptions of Bath and the English countryside.
I wish the romance between the two leads could have played out more - they seem to have fallen in deep love based on looks alone. Not a lot of buildup. But, our lead female is quite lovely and likable.

Sadly, I loved the idea and premise of this book more than I ended up loving the story, although there were other parts that made me really, really like it. I just didn't feel connected to the relationship that Roisin eventually found with Tristan (which is a huge part of the entire story!), it felt like it went from strangers to meeting up at the alter without filling in the gaps on how that relationship developed. That being said, I loved the descriptions of the costumes, the countryside (set it Bath, what could be better!) and the other characters who come into Roisin's life as she sets off on her search to find her groom! The idea of winning a wedding, but then losing the groom, and having only one year to collect the prize is a hilarious premise for a book and I would recommend this one when you are looking for a quick, entertaining read!

I received a free copy of, The Wedding Hitch, by Claire McCauley, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. When planning a wedding, we know the must haves, location, flowers, dresses, tux, and groom of course. Roisin has everything but the groom. Roison won a dream wedding, but her boyfriend does not want to marry her, so she has a year to find a groom, easy right. This is a great beach read. I was rooting for Roisin all the way.

What Roison thinks is a lucky break ends up being the catalyst to changing her life as she knows it. After Nate, her fiancé tells her he had no intentions to marry her, her friend came up with a back up plan. Find a new groom in time to receive her dream wedding. Through many dating mishaps she was at the point of returning to Nate. With her new life she knew there was no going back. This was a fun read with crazy friends, an odd staff of co workers , a cranky boss and his dog , sassy fairy goddaughter and a happy ending. Thank you to NetGalley for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review .