A Puff of Silk by Kathleen Shoop


NEW RELEASE….
A Novella—Book 1—Bridal Shop Series

New 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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"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

"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."--Trudi LoPreto--Readers' Favorite


Coming soon to the Bridal Shop Series....






What a wonderful way to begin what I hope is a flourishing series of heartfelt womens fiction. 
Amelia Pettipiece has reached what she believes is a dream position, setting aside other projects to cater to every whim of an heiress bride. Following and designing outfits for young FiFi Hererra a full year before the Pièce De Résistance wedding gown designed of the finest vintage fabrics and lace, only to watch in horror as Amelia`s dream (reputation and career) goes up in a puff of silk and gold sparkles as the bride smiles her way down the aisle.
Wanting only to run home. hide her head and bury her tears in the arms of her own love, she walks in on an ultimate betrayal and the rest of her life explodes. Now homeless, jobless, friendless, Amelia returns to the only safe place she can find, again to discover things are not as she envisions.

Wow - talk about a horrible, terrible, very bad day!
Of course we are feeling bad for Amelia and her grandmother, for whom we immediately have warm feelings. Returning home for the first time in a while, with her eyes newly opened, Amelia sees that things are not as bright and uncomplicated there as she had remembered or imagined. 
Can she put aside her own troubles and help others, meaning she has to learn to trust again, and rebuild her life?

The story draws us in quickly. Characters are defined well enough for the reader to form opinions, but still leave questions. Overall it is a wonderful escape read and I really want to return and see what happens next.





About Kathleen Shoop
Bestselling author, Kathleen Shoop, holds a PhD in reading education and has more than 20 years of experience in the classroom. She writes historical fiction, women’s fiction and romance. Shoop’s novels have garnered various awards in the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY), Eric Hoffer Book Awards, Indie Excellence Awards, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Readers’ Favorite and the San Francisco Book Festival. Kathleen has been featured in USA Today and the Writer’s Guide to 2013. Her work has appeared in The Tribune-Review, four Chicken Soup for the Soul books and Pittsburgh Parent magazine. Kathleen coordinates Mindful Writing Retreats and is a regular presenter at conferences for writers.

I adore writing historical fiction (The Letter series, After the Fog and Donora Stories that are coming soon!) but am having a blast writing romance like Home Again, Return to Love and Tending Her Heart (Endless Love series). Thank you so much for the time you take to read.

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