A lighthearted novel that sees the funny side of working in fashion. Humour, Women's fiction, Chicklit, Young aspiring professionals in the city.
Vicky Greentree is obsessed with her idol, Coco Chanel. She dreams of leading a life like Coco's, creating beautiful garments for the catwalk and the spotlight, and immersing herself in the intoxicating world of fashion design. However, the only thing she is immersed in in real life is boredom - stuck making her living as a local dressmaker in the little village of Middleton, in picturesque Hampshire.
The only thing keeping her going, apart from her love of sewing, is her lovely boyfriend, Tim, who does his best to lift her spirits with kisses and the occasional curry. But Tim, a well-meaning IT Support Technician, may not quite understand Vicky's fashion hopes...
She is determined to make her dreams come true, and things change when she moves to London to pursue them amidst the bright lights and excitement of the high fashion world. But the transformation from small town seamstress to big city fashionista turns out to be a harder one than she ever anticipated.
When things get tough, relationships get tested, and it seems like everything will fall apart, but Vicky is still determined to make it through. All she needs is a little faith...
What Would Coco Do? is my first novel and still a work in progress! (but very nearly finished). If you like what you've seen so far and would like to find out more, please explore by checking out my blog (address in in my profile). And don't forget to follow me on Twitter and Facebook to make sure you don't miss an update (or the release date! Eeek! One day...;)) Thanks for reading x
A painful breakup pushes Kyla Evans to get into a fake relationship with the person her ex-boyfriend hates the most: Seth Everett. But what will she do when the game starts to feel too real?
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Seventeen-year-old Kyla has sworn off love. After getting dumped all too suddenly by her longtime boyfriend Cedric, she becomes convinced that people are never really who you think they are. So when notorious playboy Seth Everett suggests that Kyla fake date him to get back at Cedric, it seems like the perfect plan... as long as she doesn't end up falling for him.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions cancer, which may be triggering for some readers.
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