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Made for Me
Made for Me
Made for Me
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Made for Me

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INDIEREADER AWARD WINNER FOR BEST CHICK LIT! "MADE FOR ME by Kathryn Biel is like your favorite binge-worthy television series--a fun reality show romp bursting with drama, romance, and high fashion."

READER'S FAVORITE AWARD WINNER! "This is what I think of when I think 'Chick Lit.' Light, easy, fun, funny, and something I smile about every time I think of it. It will leave you wanting just a little bit more. I highly recommend MADE FOR ME."

I've committed a cardinal sin in my traditional Italian family. I'm 29 and unmarried. Not only that, but I'm now jobless and homeless and moving back into my parents' basement.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, so applying for a reality TV fashion show seems like a good idea. And it is, until I find myself on the show, Made for Me, tasked with designing a wedding gown for a princess.

It's pretty apparent I'm the underdog here—vanilla in a sea of thirty-one flavors—but I need to prove to everyone, most of all myself, that I can do this. And I know I can, if only I could focus on designing instead of falling in love.

Maybe, just maybe, I can do both?

LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 4, 2016
ISBN9780997193923
Made for Me
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Kathryn R. Biel

Telling stories of resilient women, Kathryn R. Biel hails from Upstate New York where her most important role is being mom and wife to an incredibly understanding family who don't mind fetching coffee and living in a dusty house. In addition to being Chief Home Officer and Director of Child Development of the Biel household, she works as a school-based physical therapist. She attended Boston University and received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from The Sage Colleges. After years of writing countless letters of medical necessity for wheelchairs, finding increasingly creative ways to encourage insurance companies to fund her client's needs, and writing entertaining annual Christmas letters, she decided to take a shot at writing the kind of novel that she likes to read. Kathryn is the author of ten women's fiction, romantic comedy, contemporary romance, and chick lit works, including Live for This and Made for Me. Please follow Kathryn on her website, www.kathrynrbiel.com and sign up for her newsletter at bit.ly/KRBNews.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Made for Me by Kathryn R. Biel Book #1: A New Beginnings SeriesSource: PurchaseMy Rating: 4½/5 starsMy Review: Michele is on the verge of turning 30 and so far, her life just hasn’t turned out the way she had hoped. Her “boyfriend” is douchebag, her job just got cancelled thanks to dumbassery, and she’s going to have to move back into her parents’ house thanks to her mounting debt. To be fair, it Michelle could find an ounce of motivation and/or focus, she might not be in the colossal mess she’s currently in. What is a girl to do??Apply for a reality show competition, of course . . . . The one thing Michele can do better than most is sew. She creates wonderful, wearable outfits that are both retro and relative to her contemporaries. Michele has a knack for discerning proper proportions, body types, and knowing what will and will not work on a woman’s body. The reality competition will pit Michele’s considerable skills against nine other talented designers for a chance to become the personal designer to the future princess of the United Republic of Montabago. Should Michele win, she would be out of debt, her name would become a household one, and her design career would be virtually assured. All she must do is drum up the two things she’s never been able to drum up before, motivation and focus! From the moment she steps into the competition house, Michele feels at odds with all but a few of the contestants including her roommate, Kira and the resident hotty, Asher. Asher is her fiercest competition who is also smoldering hot and a shameless flirt. Trouble is, Asher’s sexuality is a bit fluid and Michele can’t always tell if he’s actually interested in her or someone else. Kira never turns on Michele, as many of the others do and as the competition (and plot) unfold, she becomes not just an ally, but a friend as well. As the competition unfolds, Michele finds her groove and produces beautiful garments that both flatter and please the future princess. With the very real possibility of winning the whole shebang, Michele has to keep all her ducks in a row and for the first time in her life make smart decisions if she has any hope of finally making something significant of herself and her life. The Bottom Line: I really, really liked this book! Though I know basically nothing about fashion and even less about sewing, I found those things to supporting details to the story more than the focus. Michele and her to-date ridiculous life are the primary focus of the read and despite all her failings and bad decisions, she is a thoroughly likeable character. Though she lives in the modern world, Michele is somewhat old fashioned and a bit naïve (the bathroom threesome, for example!) which makes her an endearing character. Additionally, over the course of the story you see Michele truly begin to mature, to make smart decisions, and take steps toward fixing all the crap she’s gotten herself into. I appreciated immensely that Michele is character who takes responsibility for herself and her situation rather than blaming others and/or wallowing in self-pity. The romantic elements is certainly present in Made for Me, but it is very tame and almost completely clean. In all Made for Me will certainly appeal to readers who enjoy sweet romances that end in a lovely HEA.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    a well written light story with a good pace. Predictable but that is ok. Lots of good details and descriptions. A great read if you like fashion
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Don’t miss this book

    This is a fun, funny and heartwarming book. I fell in love with the characters as soon as I started reading. I look forward to reading the rest of the books in this series!

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