This book is the third installment in this series. I saw it on the new books shelf and I had to grab it, despite having a ton of other books that I "need" to read. I had to know what happens next. That's just how I am. The previous book was left off at such a big cliffhanger...
I know that Lizzie is referred to as the Queen of Babble but I just do not see as so. I understand she does say things sometimes when she's not supposed to. I mean, who doesn't? I just feel that she is not as bad as her title makes her sound. Her heart is in the right place even though her mouth isn't.
We left off in Queen of Babble in the Big City with Luke just having proposed to Lizzie. And Lizzie accepting even though she has a sleeping Chaz upstairs in her apartment?!??! Okay, her New Year's Eve wedding date with Chaz was purely platonic. Mostly, anyway. But Lizzie has discovered that there is potential in their relationship. But not if she is going to marry Luke, Chaz's best friend.
Chaos ensues. Lizzie is the talk of the town, since her restored gown has been publicly deemed a hit. Everyone wants her to do their gown. Her shop, or rather her boss' shop is busier than ever. However, Henri suffers from a heart attack, leaving his beloved shop in Lizzie's....er...um....capable hands while he recovers.
Tiffany, the receptionist, from Chad's dad's firm comes to the aid as Lizzie gets bombarded with calls. And a high profile celebrity, Ava, becomes a client. Lizzie takes her on, not only to create a gown but to also turn her into a class act.
With all that's going on, Lizzie has little time to prepare for her own wedding. Everything time she thinks about her own wedding preparations, Lizzie breaks into hives. Not a good sign. And to make matters worse, Luke has taken on a "temporary" position with his uncle's firm in France. Luke wants Lizzie to go with him but she can't. She has her own business to contend with. And his job is supposed to be temporary, isn't it?
So Lizzie is supposed to plan her wedding on her own with Luke across the Atlantic Ocean, run Chez Henri and play Professor Higgins to Ava. Not to mention avoiding her feelings for Chad.
Luke's temporary position with his uncle's firm turns into a more permanent one. He never really did want to fulfill the fantasy of medical school. Lizzie realized that she was in love of what Luke was supposed to represent as opposed to the actual man and ended the engagement.
Ava and her fiance mutually decided not to go ahead with the wedding on the day of.
Lizzie happily continues with bridal gown business and begins a relationship with Chad, with the blessings of Shari. She no longer feels that marriage is where all roads lead to.
All's well that ends well. Ava gets dates, gets pregnant and marries the DJ she was enamored with. While at the marriage license bureau, Lizzie and Chad decide "why not?" No pomp and circumstance, no big to-do. Just the two of them, as it well should be.
