A Change of Heart at the Vintage Dress Shop

A Change of Heart at the Vintage Dress Shop
Author: Annie Darling
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2024-06-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1399715356

Cressida Collins is the queen of makeovers. With a well-placed stitch, button or seam, she can transform any frock in The Vintage Dress Shop and give customers their Cinderella moment. Like her beautifully organised workroom under the eaves, Cress's life away from the shop is just as orderly and mapped out. But when her boyfriend of fifteen years drops a bombshell, it explodes all the carefully laid plans Cress had for her future. It's going to take more than needle and thread to put Cress's own life back together. Will she ever be brave enough to say goodbye to her old dreams and start over? But after designing a dress for a customer and transforming her into the woman she always wanted to be, Cress realises that it can be fun not to follow a pattern. Then there's her blossoming friendship with Miles, a very handsome and very sexy film director... Cress is about to discover that leaving a few loose threads might be the best way to mend her broken heart... A wonderfully uplifting, funny and heartfelt summer romance that will whisk you away to the haven of The Vintage Dress Shop. Perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan, Heidi Swain and Phillipa Ashley. Praise for Annie Darling: 'Funny and heartwarming' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Absolutely gorgeous, swoon worthy romance' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Heartwarming and compelling' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An absolute delight!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Vintage Dress Shop in Primrose Hill

The Vintage Dress Shop in Primrose Hill
Author: Annie Darling
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2023-06-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1399715402

*PART ONE of the heartwarming and romantic new four-part series from Annie Darling - perfect for fans of Cressida McLaughlin and Holly Hepburn!* 'The sweetest, most delicious book . . . Such a gorgeous love story' MARIAN KEYES 'The most uplifting, sumptuously indulgent, romantic joy of a book . . . . It tugged all my heartstrings and held me captive until the last, perfect page' CRESSIDA McLAUGHLIN 'This is the feel good book you must read this summer. With an array of fabulous characters and the perfect ending that made me squeal with delight this warm and charming story will have you enchanted' NINA POTTELL *** Second chances never go out of style . . . Sophy Stevens has just turned thirty and found herself unexpectedly out of a job and out of a relationship. Now she's desperate for Something Different, and Australia where she can connect with the grandparents she's never met and maybe fall in love with a sexy surfer is the perfect answer . . . if she can save up the money for the plane ticket. So when her feckless, absent dad Johnno offers her a job at his vintage clothes shop in Primrose Hill, she can't turn it down, even though she doesn't want to be surrounded by clothes that people have probably died in. At least it will only be for a few months, which is just as well because Sophy and Phoebe, the shop's snooty manager, aren't destined to be best friends. But while Sophy might not see the attraction of a 1930's evening gown, gorgeous jewellery dealer, Charles Radley has certainly caught her eye... The Vintage Dress Shop in Primrose Hill is a four-part eBook serial. This is the first part. *** Real readers adore The Vintage Dress Shop: 'This is a beautifully written, upbeat novel, the characterisation, setting and dialogue are excellent and it flowed so well' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I adore fashion and used to own my own shops so was super excited to get started on this book, and it did not disappoint, I flew though it and devoured it in one sitting!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sparkling and enjoyable' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Heartwarming and compelling. A wonderful read which was difficult to put down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a really lovely, romantic book that will make your heart soar' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Boyfriend from Hell

The Boyfriend from Hell
Author: Avery Corman
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2006-05-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0312349793

Avery Corman blends the spirit of "Sex and the City" with the terror of "Rosemary's Baby" in this romantic psychological thriller. A highly praised observer of contemporary life and author of Kramer vs. Kramer and A Perfect Divorce, Corman zeroes in on single life, modern stress, and religious faith in The Boyfriend From Hell. Veronica Delaney, single, in her twenties, a freelance writer, while working on an article becomes involved with a dazzling, charismatic man, and she is turned inside out. With his unique storytelling gifts, Avery Corman creates a wonderful, identifiable female character whose circumstance parallels that of so many women... and then it begins to turn. Is this boyfriend a typically uncommitted male or is he hiding something? Is he wonderfully supportive or is he excessively manipulative? Is he dramatically high-maintenance or is he inherently evil? From this insightful novelist, here is a spellbinding tale that is true-to-life, deeply involving, and ultimately, terrifying.

Girl in a Vintage Dress

Girl in a Vintage Dress
Author: Nicola Marsh
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2011-07-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0373177429

"Fashions change ... Chase Etheridge is organizing the most challenging event of his career--his sister's bachelorette party. Normally cool under pressure, the situation has Chase hot under the collar, and he knows exactly who to blame: Lola Lombard, party organizer, queen of all things vintage, and absolute bombshell! But true love is timeless ... Behind Lola's pin curls and red lipstick hides a girl who's never believed she amounts to much. It's up to Chase to convince her that he loves her just the way she is, whether dressed in old-style glamour or as his brand-new bride!"--P. [4] of cover.

The Wedding Dress Repair Shop

The Wedding Dress Repair Shop
Author: Trisha Ashley
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2023-06-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473591368

Readers have fallen in love with The Wedding Dress Repair Shop: ***** 'A brilliant escape read to indulge in over the summer holidays' ***** 'Amazing and warm, I couldn't put the book down' ***** 'A wonderful tale of reconnection and the triumph of the human spirit. More please!' Can her heart be mended too? After losing her fiancé and her dream job in the same week, Garland Fairford's life is turned upside down. Having recently met a long-lost relative - Honey Fairford - through her work as a historical costumier, Garland is intrigued when Honey reveals she is opening a Wedding Dress museum in Lancashire. With nothing to lose, Garland accepts the offer of a job there. What she doesn't expect is to come face-to-face with a ghost from her past - her old friend, Thom, who mysteriously disappeared years ago. As Garland begins reading the stories behind each of the beautiful wedding dresses, and sets about repairing both them and her relationship with Thom, could this finally be the chance for her own happy-ever-after? 'Trademark Trisha, at her absolute finest!' Heidi Swain 'The perfect summer escape' Candis 'The perfect escape from real life' Debbie Johnson 'Feel-good fiction filled with friendship, community spirit and a dash of romance' CultureFly 'Vintage Trisha Ashley. An absorbing treat' Sue Moorcroft

Vintage Magic

Vintage Magic
Author: Sally Anne Morris
Publisher: Headline
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2018-10-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1472254457

Dressing to impress has a whole new meaning . . . Spirited silk, crafty crepe, lively lace, tricky taffetas and enchanting empire lines . . . How powerful is the perfect dress? Find out in Sally Anne Morris's spellbinding romance. Her love life in tatters, Rose Taylor decides its time to run away from London and open a vintage dress shop near her sister in Bath. If anyone is able to fully appreciate the life-enhancing power of finding and wearing that one very special dress, it's Rose. But it seems the tea dresses, ball-gowns and lace in Vintage Magic really do have a life of their own... As she uncovers the secret of the shop's magical powers, Rose realises that she can be transformed into a bewitching goddess, one with not only the power to get back the man she lost but to reach out and grab the life she's always wanted. Dressing to impress is about to take on a whole new meaning... What readers are saying about VINTAGE MAGIC: 'Another excellently woven tale with real touches of 'magic'. It takes you from the real world to some fantastical places, but ends up bringing you home with a very satisfying and unforeseen ending' 'Entertaining and quirky. The believable characters draw you in to this very British story of magic, clothes and relationships' 'Such a kooky, cute little book! There were so many funny moments throughout'

Going Vintage

Going Vintage
Author: Lindsey Leavitt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2014-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1619631954

Live like it's 1962 in this fun, contemporary YA read from the never-out-of-date Lindsey Leavitt.

A Winter Kiss on Rochester Mews

A Winter Kiss on Rochester Mews
Author: Annie Darling
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2018-11-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0008275688

‘Funny and romantic – a perfect winter warmer!’ The Sun

The Secret Lives of Dresses

The Secret Lives of Dresses
Author: Erin McKean
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2010-11-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0446575151

When her grandmother has a stroke, Dora returns to the small town where she grew up to take over her family's vintage clothing store -- and meets a handsome contractor. Is he interested in Dora? Or is he working from a different blueprint? Dora has always taken the path of least resistance. She went to the college that offered her a scholarship, majoring in "vagueness studies," and wears whatever shows the least dirt. She falls into a job at the college coffee shop and has a crush on her flirty boss, Gary. But just when she's about to test Gary's feelings, Mimi, the grandmother who raised her, suffers a stroke. Dora rushes back to Forsyth, NC, and finds herself running her grandmother's vintage clothing store while her grandmother recovers -- andmeets Mimi's adorable contractor, Conrad. The store has always been a fixture in Dora's life; though she grew up more of a jeans-and-sweatshirt kind of girl, before she even knew how to write, Mimi taught her that a vintage 1920s dress could lift a woman's spirit. But why has Mimi started writing down -- and giving away -- stories of the dresses in her shop? Amidst personal and professional turmoil, can Dora can trade her boring clothes for vintage glamour and her boring life for one she actually wants?