The Wedding Veil

The New York Times bestselling author of the Peachtree Bluff series, in this "masterfully woven...literary home run," follows four women across decades, united by a stunning bridal veil and a bond with the illustrious Vanderbilt family.

Four females. A single family heirloom. a covert relationship that will alter both their lives and the course of history.

Right now The bridal veil that Julia Baxter's great-grandmother received from an enigmatic lady on a train in the 1930s has been a family heirloom for many generations and is seen as a symbol of a good marriage. However, something warns her on the morning of her wedding that her marriage won't continue forever, not even the good luck of the veil. She takes a mental vacation to the Virgin Islands after being overwhelmed.

Babs, her grandma, is also feeling uneasy at the moment. She makes the decision to relocate into a retirement home when she is still in mourning for her late spouse. She anticipates a fresh start, but she is not prepared to encounter an old romantic partner and relive the same complex feelings from a long time ago.

1914: Following the death of her beloved husband, socialite Edith Vanderbilt finds it difficult to oversee the opulent Biltmore Estate. Even though her family's finances are failing, Edith is determined to preserve the Vanderbilt heritage and set her free-spirited daughter Cornelia up to inherit it. She has 250 rooms to manage and a hamlet that depends on her family for survival. However, Cornelia has aspirations of her own, and as she delves more into the quickly changing world around her, she finds herself divided between preserving history and seeking the thrilling future that awaits her outside the opulent gates of Biltmore.

In the vein of Therese Anne Fowler’s A Well-Behaved Woman and Jennifer Robson’s The Gown , The Wedding Veil is “a sparkling, fast-paced joy of a book that celebrates love, family, and the right to shape one’s own destiny” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author).