Nine Women, One Dress is a charming novel made up of little stories that interconnect through a little black dress in New York City. I really loved how each storyline was complete in its own way, but also crossed over with several others in a small but significant way. This was the perfect read for a day when I needed a read that was entertaining enough to keep my mind occupied, but light enough that it felt like an escape.

How terrible of me, I read this back in MAY 2016 and didn’t realize I never wrote a review. I won this book on Goodreads in the Keep Turning Pages Group hosted by Doubleday Publishers. Just how important is that Little Black Dress that should be every woman’s closet? The hottest little dress of the season is hanging on the rack at Bloomingdale’s in limited quantity and everyone wanting that one last size small. The cast chasing after it ranges from models to down and out sales girls.

A fun chick lit read with a handful of light romances just starting to bloom. There is also Andrea the jilted divorcee private detective, looking to help other woman find that cheating husband out. I found the story of the dressmaker charming as he tries to capture the magic of creating his final design. Follow these woman as they have their moment in the ultimate LBD.

Would make a great beach read.

FTC disclosure: I received a copy of this book from a contest hosted by Doubleday Publishers on Goodreads. I was not financially compensated in any way. (via NetGalley)

Nine Women, One Dress came recommended to me by a local librarian as a fantastic summer read and I couldn’t agree more. This type of book is like a big bowl of chick lit comfort food and reminds me of my obsession with the ol’ rom com films that I loved so much growing up. If you loved Meg Ryan films, I bet you will find this to be a light and easy book escape for your summer stack.

The title pretty much explains what this cute read is about. A famous designer, who is soon retiring, makes a beautiful black dress that ends up being THE dress of the season. The dress then finds its way into many hands (some deserving, some not) of this dress and the book explores these touching and humorous stories of how this dress came into their possession and what happened after they wore out.

If it sounds a little cheesy, it is. I loved every minute of it and grinned from ear to ear right up until the final pages.

Nine Women, One Dress was such a unique story...... all the stories are interesting on their own & I loved how the author then tied all the stories together.

I will be watching for more to read by Jane L. Rosen

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

Really liked this book. Liked the characters and story flow. Entertaining read. The banter and the interaction between characters was good reading. Interesting concept using one central item to build different stories around. Would recommend. Voluntarily review from ARC from NetGalley.

Nine Women, One Dress is a stand alone story by Jane L. Rosen.

Morris Siegel is an elderly man, a pattern maker who is on the verge of retirement. He is thrilled to know that the last pattern he has designed is a dress that he is sure will be a hit. He feels it in his bones, and is pleased that he will go out with a bang. The little black dress is born!

The first woman we see wear the dress is a newbie runway model. She's a small town girl from the South and is finding life in New York a trial. Will the fact that she is modelling the dress have a huge impact on her life?

That is the premise of this whole book, many people have an interaction with the dress and each one of them has a story to tell. There is a movie star, a sales assistant, a secretary, a widowed man, a private detective, a gay man, muslim girls, a spoilt actress, a doctor, and an undertaker just to mention some of the characters. Their stories all intertwine thanks to the dress, and the continuity is perfect. The stories are of love, betrayal, and with tears of happiness and sadness aplenty to be had. And it all comes back at the end to Morris Siegel and his retirement party. The perfect way to bring the book full circle after having shared the lives of the wonderful characters.

It's a wonderful feel good book that despite me thinking might be confusing with all the stories, wasn't! It all worked so well, each story was so believable, and most of the characters so loveable. The story I loved the most was the one involving the widower. I won't say any thing else, suffice to say, if you are an old romantic like I am, you will love his story too.

All in all I can't recommend this book enough, it left me smiling and wanting to add the author to my list of favourites. That's saying something considering I normally prefer historical romances to contemporary ones.

I voluntarily reviewed a gifted copy of this book.

Reviewed by AnnMarie

With interwoven storylines, this book follows a number of characters who are all linked via this season’s must-have little black dress. From the pattern-maker who is retiring after a long career and the sales assistants at Bloomingdale’s, to the movie star who needs a date after being wrongly outed as gay, and the personal assistant who has been in love with her boss for years, this is a charming, cleverly devised tale that I loved so much I read it in one sitting.