The Keeper of Happy Endings

An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon Girls.

Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. For generations her family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and thread. It's said that the bride who wears a Roussel gown is guaranteed a lifetime of joy. But devastating losses during World War II leave Soline's world and heart in ruins and her faith in love shaken. She boxes up her memories, stowing them away, along with her broken dreams, determined to forget.

Decades later, while coping with her own tragic loss, aspiring gallery owner Rory Grant leases Soline's old property and discovers a box containing letters and a vintage wedding dress, never worn. When Rory returns the mementos, an unlikely friendship develops, and eerie parallels in Rory's and Soline's lives begin to surface. It's clear that they were destined to meet--and that Rory may hold the key to righting a forty-year wrong and opening the door to shared healing and, perhaps, a little magic.

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Jeanne C

Feb 28, 2025

10/10 stars

Excellent book, did not expect it coming, writing style couldn't put it down and really told personal stories that made you feel like you were there.

Momma Lion

Jan 17, 2025

10/10 stars

There are times for holding on in this life and times for letting go. You must learn to know the difference.” ~Esmée Roussel, The Dress Witch Two women. Two Countries. Similar lives. Eventually, friends. This was such a wonderful story…but a double edged sword for me. Soline Roussel is a dressmaker from Paris like her mother and her mother’s mother. They make wedding dresses that are known to be woven with spells of joy. When Hitlers armies invade Paris, Soline volunteers at the hospital where she falls in love with an American Ambulance driver. When things become more dangerous, he sends her to America, where they will be married when he can get there. Rory Grant is an aspiring artist from an affluent family. She is engaged to be married to her fiancé, “Hux”, when he returns from traveling to Sudan with Doctors without Borders. Her world is upended when she finds out he has gone missing. With a beautiful piece of property and an idea, Soline and Rory meet…and a friendship blossoms. With wonderful characters and storylines…this book has it all! Family, Love, Loss, Mother-Daughter relationships, hope and even a little bit of magic. The double edged sword was that it was a tear jerker. I love a good cry from a book! But this one hit home. I don’t speak with my mother and this one definitely pulled at the heart strings for that. However, like the quote says, “there are times for holding on in this life and times for letting go…you must learn to know the difference.” No truer words have been said or written. My first 5 star read of 2025…I highly recommend!

Jayne M Frank

Oct 28, 2024

6/10 stars

Easy read with some good historical fiction. Light on the topic of magic and an overreached ending.

Danielle Rudder

Oct 20, 2024

9/10 stars

Beautiful story woven between 2 women with a whole lot more in common than meets the eye.

estudits

Apr 05, 2024

This is only the second book l've read by Barbara Davis and I my heart is shook even more than the previous read. This book had so much depth and impeccably interwoven pieces, just like Soline's dresses. Another incredible plot that deserves to be turned into a film that would enthrall audiences.