Mother of the Bride

Mother of the Bride
Kate Lawson

3 women. 1 wedding. Whose big day is it anyway…?Grab your big hat and pearls for the funniest read of the year, a must-read for fans of Carole Matthews and Jane Green.Molly Foster's daughter Jess is getting married…To Molly's delight - and surprise. And with Molly's show featuring a wedding countdown, the whole town of Wells-next-the Sea is ecstatic - even as Molly worries that groom-to-be Max's commitment may not be all it seems…Meanwhile, Jess's control freak step-mother Marnie is determined to turn the event into a chi-chi society bash - a world away from the day that Jess envisaged.But does Jess really know what she wants? Especially when she meets the gorgeous Oliver… Though there's no going back now - is there?Can Jess take back control of her wedding - or will the mothers of the bride run the show?

Mother of the Bride

Kate Lawson

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Mother of the Bride is dedicated to Speedy and the Hellhound, to my lovely boys, their gorgeous women, and my brilliant friends, to Maggie Phillips, my good friend and agent, and all the great people who I sing with in Singers Inspired. You know who you are.

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#ub57e925b-2d42-5b00-b373-31aa4300988a)

Title Page (#ubfaf7f87-4635-51b2-b9b7-da9052b6295d)

Copyright (#u95b4de1d-4380-5345-a054-bdfcb58043f6)

Dedication (#u6a34f2f8-b00b-5ea8-bc26-b3edd72a7d0a)

Chapter One (#u927f8462-bdfe-55ef-896e-1976d894c8ed)

Chapter Two (#uc6f78751-22a4-5da2-87e2-edbc98533fdd)

Chapter Three (#uc734a2a5-6c88-5000-aa3f-64fa958525cd)

Chapter Four (#u6e44ff7d-8b95-5361-9cf7-6916be7b3b49)

Chapter Five (#u6ae4fa00-626e-51d8-99fa-a2a64f4a34f5)

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Chapter Seven (#ue82329bc-5c22-56cf-8a56-20b5eab0ac3f)

Chapter Eight (#ub68ae9ff-54de-55f8-89b4-62bc515fde61)

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Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)