The Dressmaker's Cottage (Cottages, Cakes & Crafts series)

The Dressmaker's Cottage (Cottages, Cakes & Crafts series)

The Dressmaker’s Cottage is a 50,000 word romance set in Scotland. It’s the sixth book in the Cottages, Cakes & Crafts series. It can be read as a standalone, but as some of the storylines and characters intertwine, you may enjoy reading the whole series. 1. The Flower Hunter’s Cottage 2. The Sewing Bee by the Sea 3. The Beemaster’s Cottage 4. The Chocolatier’s Cottage 5. The Bookshop by the Seaside 6. The Dressmaker’s Cottage Story: Emmie lives in Edinburgh. She designs embroidery patterns and loves to sew and upscale vintage dresses. By chance, she acquires beautiful vintage dresses, original designs made by the dressmaker many years ago. The dressmaker invites Emmie to bring them to her cottage in the lovely little village on the Scottish coast. And to enjoy a short break in a pretty cottage by the sea. Emmie arrives on a hot summer’s day, and soon becomes involved in the dressmaker’s world of creating dresses for a television series. She extends her stay to work with the dressmaker, and joins the local sewing bee. She becomes involved in the local community, sewing dresses, knitting and quilting. She meets two handsome men — Hunter and Calum. But will she find romance with either of them? As secrets from the dressmaker’s past come to light, and the local community’s lives intertwine, will Emmie find the romance and happiness she’s always longed for? Note: The book includes an embroidery pattern, designed by the author, De-ann Black, to download. The Dressmaker's Cottage embroidery is based on the book cover. Romance books by De-ann Black: Sewing, Crafts & Quilting series: 1. The Sewing Bee 2. The Sewing Shop Quilting Bee & Tea Shop series: 1. The Quilting Bee 2. The Tea Shop by the Sea 3. Embroidery Cottage Snow Bells Haven series: 1. Snow Bells Christmas 2. Snow Bells Wedding Heather Park: Regency Romance Summer Sewing Bee Christmas Cake Chateau The Sewing, Knitting & Baking series: 1. The Tea Shop 2. The Sewing Bee & Afternoon Tea 3. The Christmas Knitting Bee 4. Champagne Chic Lemonade Money 5. The Vintage Sewing & Knitting Bee The Tea Shop & Tearoom series: 1. The Christmas Tea Shop & Bakery 2. The Christmas Chocolatier 3. The Chocolate Cake Shop in New York at Christmas 4. The Bakery by the Seaside 5. Shed in the City Christmas Romance series: 1. Christmas Romance in Paris. 2. Christmas Romance in Scotland. The Bitch-Proof Suit series: 1. The Bitch-Proof Suit 2. The Bitch-Proof Romance 3. The Bitch-Proof Bride About the Author: De-ann Black is a bestselling author, scriptwriter and former newspaper journalist. She has over 80 books published. Romance, crime thrillers, espionage novels, action adventure. And children’s books (non-fiction rocket science books and children's fiction). She previously worked as a full-time newspaper journalist for several years. She had her own weekly columns in the press. This included being a motoring correspondent where she got to test drive cars every week for the press for three years. Before being asked to work for the press, De-ann worked in magazine editorial writing everything from fashion features to social news. She was the marketing editor of a glossy magazine. She is also a professional artist and illustrator. Fabric design, dressmaking, sewing, knitting and fashion are part of her work. Additionally, De-ann has always been interested in fitness, and was a fitness and bodybuilding champion, 100 metre runner and mountaineer. As a former N.A.B.B.A. Miss Scotland, she had a weekly fitness show on the radio that ran for over three years. De-ann trained in Shukokai karate, boxing, kickboxing, Dayan Qigong & Jiu Jitsu. She is currently based in Scotland. Her embroidery design books & colouring books are available in paperback on Amazon.