To sir, with love

Lauren Layne

Book - 2021

"Perpetually cheerful and eager to please, Gracie Cooper strives to make the best out of every situation. So when her father dies just five months after a lung cancer diagnosis, she sets aside her dreams of pursuing her passion for art to take over his Midtown Manhattan champagne shop. She soon finds out that the store's profit margins are being squeezed perilously tight, and complicating matters further, a giant corporation headed by the impossibly handsome, but irritatingly arrogant Sebastian Andrews is proposing a buyout to turn the store into a parking garage. But Gracie can't bear the thought of throwing away her father's dream like she did her own. Overwhelmed and not wanting to admit to her friends or family that ...she's having second thoughts about the shop, Gracie seeks advice and solace from someone she's never met-the faceless "Sir", with whom she connected on a blind dating app where matches get to know each other through messages and common interests before exchanging real names or photos. But although Gracie finds herself slowly falling for Sir online, she has no idea she's already met him in real life...and they can't stand each other"--

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Romance fiction
Published
New York : Gallery Books 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Lauren Layne (author)
Edition
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition
Physical Description
282 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781982152819
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Review by Booklist Review

Gracie Cooper gave up dreams of becoming an artist to run her family's champagne shop, Bubbles & More, but she could never shake her dream of fairy-tale romance. She's met The One, sort of, on the dating app MysteryMate. She only knows Sir through the messages they share, but she's falling in love. It's a necessary bright spot when the unfortunately sexy Sebastian Andrews, whose family company owns Bubbles & More's building, tells her he wants to tear down the building. Gracie is not interested in moving. She does her best to deny the spark between them while her relationship with Sir starts getting more complicated. Layne (Marriage on Madison Avenue, 2020) updates the Nora Ephron 1998 rom-com, You've Got Mail, for digital-age Manhattan in a tale full of quirky staff at the champagne store, a family who takes Gracie for granted, and a caterer best friend with killer red lipstick. Sweet and full of humor, this romance is low on steam but high on charm, and readers will be rooting for Gracie to find her Prince Charming.

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Layne (Marriage on Madison Avenue) crafts a gleefully shameless homage to Little Shop Around the Corner and You've Got Mail that sparkles like champagne fizz. Onetime aspiring artist Gracie Cooper reluctantly took over her family's Manhattan champagne shop, Bubbles & More, after her father's death. The "more" includes an art corner where she pedals her whimsical prints of colorful cocktails and New York City scenes--which bring in the only revenue keeping the struggling business afloat. Gracie's flirtatious, text-based relationship with "Sir," an anonymous and unavailable guy she met on a dating app under her own moniker, "Lady," keeps her spirits up--so she's conflicted by the instant zing of attraction she feels upon meeting Sebastian Andrews, and even more so once she learns that he's a developer looking to buy out her lease. Rom-com fans will see the resolution of this love triangle coming from a mile away, but it's so fun that they won't mind. Layne grounds her Manhattan fairy tale by surrounding Gracie with supportive friends and family who advise her to step out of her comfort zone and take a chance on love. This is a delight. Agent: Nicole Resciniti, the Seymour Agency. (June)

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Review by Library Journal Review

Gracie Cooper is torn between the mysterious "Sir" she met on a text-only dating app, and the posh Sebastian Andrews, who is trying to buy out the lease on her family business. As much as she wants to hate Sebastian, she can't help but enjoy his company. He even shows up to the special events she's planned to try and drum up more business for her little shop. On the days Sebastian frustrates Gracie most, she can turn to Sir, who will talk her back down. Gracie realizes that at some point she will need to stop living in a fantasy world, and come to terms with the facts--that the shop isn't doing as well as she hoped; that her life isn't what she wanted it to be; that she needs more than just the two half-relationships she has with Sir and Sebastian. Layne's (Passion on Park Avenue) newest contemporary romance features a classic enemies-to-lovers plot and plenty of banter. The side characters, including Gracie's siblings and employees, add an extra spark to this already charming tale. VERDICT A first-tier purchase, especially for libraries where romantic comedies are popular.--Amanda Toth, Lane Lib., Hamilton, OH

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Chapter One My dear Lady, Pistachio gelato, you say. That's my mother's favorite, on the very rare occasions she lets herself eat food with actual flavor or calories. Alas, I confess the often-added green food coloring creeps me out. Yours in renewed devotion to sorbet, Sir To Sir, with alarm, Did you just compare me to your mother? Not sure how I feel about that... Lady My dear Lady, I hear it now. I take it back and reassure you that in no way do I think of you as my mother. Yours in apology, Sir Excerpted from To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.