A Puff of Silk (Bridal Shop) - Softcover

Shoop, Kathleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1720073635 ISBN 13: 9781720073635

Publisher: Independently published, 2018

Synopsis

A Novella—Book 1—Bridal Shop SeriesNew York City dress designer to the stars, Amelia Pettipiece, cleared a unique path to fashion-glory. With her career soaring, grand penthouse apartment on Central Park, and handsome boyfriend who supports her ambitions, Amelia could not have dreamed of a better life when she left Pittsburgh after college. But when Amelia’s signature design, the famous FiFi Hererra’s wedding dress, disintegrates off the bride’s body as she walks down the aisle, every thread of Amelia’s charmed life unravels. Amelia’s Instaglam life turns into an Instaslam. She runs back home to her gram’s place in Eagle Bend, Pennsylvania to hide until she can figure out what happened to the dress and how to weave her tattered life back together. Though Amelia finds comfort in staying with Gram, she begins to see that she’s neglected the woman who raised her. Pettipiece Boutique is falling apart and a slew of hunky hangers-on are showing interest in the riverfront property and in Amelia. Just when Amelia is at her lowest, a customer with a unique problem arrives at the boutique, distracting Amelia from her crumbled life. Can she and Gram create the dress of a lifetime for a desperate bride? Can Amelia trust herself to send another bride down the aisle after the FiFi debacle? Does any of it really matter if Amelia’s already lost it all?

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Review

I couldn't help but get involved with Amelia's plight as she watches that dress fall apart as FiFi approaches the altar. The scene has such marvelous comedic impact; one is both horror-stricken and full of sympathy but it's still such a very funny scene. Amelia's worst day, however, is doomed to get even worse -- one just knows it. That's how quickly I was entranced with her story and eager to find out what happened next. Shoop's plot is brilliant, and her characters feel like fully-dimensional people. I had a grand time reading this well-written and compelling tale that even had me considering relocating to Pittsburgh, Amelia's home town. --Jack Magnus-- Readers' Favorite    A Puff of Silk (Bridal Shop Series Book 1) is a fast-paced story that flows seamlessly from one point to the next, carrying your whole attention along with it, eager to learn how Amelia is going to get out of the unimaginable chaos that her life has become overnight. Kathleen Shoop wrote an amazing story that will draw you in. I could not help but fall in love with Amelia through her troubles and daily tears. --Faridah Nassozi--Readers' Favorite  A Puff of Silk (Bridal Shop Series Book 1) is a quirky, entertaining, hard to put down, light story, perfect for a cold afternoon in front of the fireplace. I found myself immediately liking Amelia and cheering her on through her disasters. I really enjoyed reading A Puff of Silk and am anxiously awaiting the arrival of Book 2. Kathleen Shoop has written a fun, wonderful story with a purpose and a depth that kept me reading and liking Amelia and most of the other characters more and more. Shoop also included enough questions and twists to make the reader never be sure who was really on Amelia's side and who she should be wary of. I highly recommend A Puff of Silk as it is an entertaining, enjoyable story.--Trudi LoPreto--Readers' Favorite

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1720073635
• ISBN 13: 9781720073635
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208