Prada And Prejudice
He’s a man in possession of a large fortune….but is he in want of a wife?!It is a truth universally acknowledged that Natalie Dashwood loves to shop. After all, as the heiress to the renowned London department store Dashwood & James she’s been wearing designer shoes since she could walk! But a socialite’s life isn’t as perfect as you might imagine… Natalie’s spending is spiraling slightly out of control, her rock star boyfriend is engaged to someone else, and it seems the family business is in financial crisis. New high-flying business exec Rhys Gordon has been brought in to save the company from ruin, but what are his motives? And infuriatingly even a shoe-shopping spree can’t take her mind off his distracting and oh-so-charming smile… Couture and confetti mix with scandal and intrigue in this wonderful tale of retail, romance and redemption.Praise for Katie Oliver'In a tone similar to Sophie Kinsella but altogether her own, Katie Oliver will write her way into your heart with her characters and her stories.' - A Woman Reading'This light-hearted read is a very promising debut…' - Chicklit Club'Full of affairs, Louboutin shoes, blackmail and scandal' - The Book Geek Wears Pajamas
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Heâs a man in possession of a large fortuneâ¦.but is he in want of a wife?!
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Natalie Dashwood loves to shop. After all, as the heiress to the renowned London department store Dashwood & James sheâs been wearing designer shoes since she could walk! But a socialiteâs life isnât as perfect as you might imagine⦠Natalieâs spending is spiraling slightly out of control, her rock star boyfriend is engaged to someone else, and it seems the family business is in financial crisis.
New high-flying business exec Rhys Gordon has been brought in to save the company from ruin, but what are his motives? And infuriatingly even a shoe-shopping spree canât take her mind off his distracting and oh-so-charming smileâ¦
Couture and confetti mix with scandal and intrigue in this wonderful tale of retail, romance and redemption.
Prada and Prejudice
Katie Oliver
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2013
Copyright © Katie Oliver 2013
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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the authorâs imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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E-book Edition © June 2013 ISBN: 9781472074232
Version date: 2018-07-23
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Epilogue
Katie Oliver
loves romantic comedies, characters who âmeet cuteâ, Richard Curtis films, and Prosecco (not necessarily in that order). She currently resides in northern Virginia with her husband and three parakeets, in a rambling old house with uneven floors and a dining room that leaks when it rains.
Katie has been writing since she was eight, and has a box crammed with (mostly unfinished) novels to prove it. With her sons grown and gone, she decided to get serious and write more (and hopefully, better) stories. She even finishes most of them.
So if you like a bit of comedy with your romance, please visit Katieâs website, www.katieoliver.com, and have a look.
Hereâs to love and all its complicationsâ¦
Look out for more books by Katie Oliver from Carina UK
Love & Liability (3rd February 2014)
Mansfield Lark (3>rd March 2014)
To my husband, Mark, who always knew Iâd do it; to my family (you know who you are); to my good friends (and beta readers), Jane, Michael, Karen, Danielle, Margaret, Ian, and Leigh; to Helen Williams and Lucy Gilmour at Carina UK/Harlequin for their editing expertise; and to my agent, Nikki Terpilowskiâ¦without your unswerving support, this book would never have happened.
Honestly, Natalie Dashwood thought irritably as she folded a stack of knickers on the display table for the third time, if I hear âThe Holly and the Ivyâ one more time, Iâll put my head in the loo. And hold it there. Until I drownâ¦
Five too many glasses of champagne at her sister Carolineâs birthday party last night had left her head throbbing and her outlook decidedly un-festive. And the relentless blare of Christmas carols over the department storeâs tinny sound system did nothing to improve matters.
If grandfather hadnât been desperate â an outbreak of flu had left Dashwood and Jamesâ flagship department store seriously short-staffed â she wouldnât be here, working in the lingerie department a week before Christmas. Natalie hadnât worked in the family store since she was seventeen, nearly six years ago. But she couldnât possibly say no to Sir Richard.
