Tori is ecstatic to become Mrs. Milo Wentworth in a few days, but she has a lot to do before she sashays down the aisle. Favors need to be sewn, vows need to be written—and a mystifying murder needs to be solved.
When Beatrice, a fellow member of the Sweet Briar Ladies Society Sewing Circle, learns that her former nanny took a fatal fall in her new employers’ home, she suspects the death was not an accident. Now Tori’s spending her last days as a single woman untangling rumors and stitching together motives to find a killer. But can she nab a murderer and make it to the church on time?
WEDDING DURESS—by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
As anyone who has ever been to a wedding
knows, all eyes are on the bride and groom.
I suspect the same will hold true for
those attending the marriage of Tori Sinclair and Milo Wentworth WEDDING DURESS (the latest installment
of the Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries).
Today, though, I’d like to shine a light
on Tori’s bridesmaids. After all, they’re the folks who pay for dresses they’ll
never wear again, yes?
Rose
Winters. The matriarch of the sewing circle,
Rose has spent months making Tori’s wedding gown and it is beautiful. She’s a
little unsure of her role as a bridesmaid thanks to the constant needling of
yet another bridal party member, Leona Elkin.
Leona
Elkin.
As is usually the case with Leona (in her head if not always reality),
no one in the bridal party looks as good as she does. She flaunts and struts
her stuff at the final dress fitting—even bringing the cameraman from her new
Cable TV show along to document that fact.
What Leona doesn’t realize at the beginning of the book is the accessory
she’ll be forced to sport when she walks down the aisle at the end (and I’m not
talking about her beloved bunny, Paris, who will serve as ring bearer)...
Margaret
Louise Davis.
Always smiling, Margaret Louise is tickled to be in Tori’s wedding.
She’s happy to wear whatever dress Tori picks out, stand wherever Tori tells
her to stand, and pose for pictures however Tori wants…she just wants Tori and
Milo to get married.
Debbie
Calhoun. The bakery owner has been walking a fine
line between what-the-customer wants and doing her part in making sure Tori can
fit in her wedding dress.
Melissa
Davis. This mom of eight is eagerly looking forward
to putting on a dress and feeling like a princess for the day. The fact that
one of her daughters—Lulu—will also
be walking down the aisle (as a junior bridesmaid) makes the affair all the
more special for her.
Dixie
Dunn. Tori’s once-nemesis has the dual task
of serving as bridesmaid and doing a reading at the service.
Georgina
Hayes. Georgina is excited about the wedding
ceremony, but she’s also excited about the reception as it will be held in her
backyard. Fortunately her neighbors will be out of town during the event , so
parking won’t be an issue.
Nina
Morgan.
Tori’s right-hand man at Sweet Briar Public Library, Nina is looking
forward to her stint as her boss’s bridesmaid.
Beatrice
Tharrington.
The youngest in the sewing circle, the British nanny is trying to be
excited about Tori’s wedding…and she is. But it’s hard to be focused on much of
anything besides the death of her friend, Miss Gracie. Especially when she’s
convinced the woman’s death is anything but an accident…
The sewing circle gals are still in full force. I just love them to pieces! Especially when they get themselves involved in the craziness surrounding the drama of bridesmaids and the wedding. It just shows the true nature of women in a perfect light!
I just love this series. I can't wait for the next book! :)
Rating: 4.5 stars
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All conclusions reached are my own.
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