The lights were on in Kansas City's Union Station Friday, and the fashion-forward came ready for one of Kansas City Fashion Week's most anticipated nights. Sequins, flower prints and even some ram's horns made their appearance in the third of four shows this week. Friday night, eight local and regional designers debuted their spring and summer 2020 collections. Neville Miller and I had the pleasure of speaking with a few of those designers. Check out our interviews and photos from the show below!

I'm so excited to be a part of KC Fashion Week's fall show again this year. I'll be there Friday with KMBC Meteorologist Neville Miller, prior to the show, talking to designers about their collections and inspirations. Follow me on Instagram for live updates, photos and behind-the-scenes sneak peeks.  I'll see you Friday!
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 Find photos from KC Fashion Week Fall 2018 here. 
Learn more about KC Fashion Week 2019 at KCFashionWeek.com.

I wrote Butterfly Weeds 11 years ago! It was my debut novel. For months, I feverishly scratched Will and Julia's story  onto sticky notes and  envelopes. When I wasn't writing it, I was dreaming about writing it. It was definitely a labor of love. And it holds a special place in my heart still today! It's a story about living in a small town, about first loves and young love and second chances, and I hope you get a chance to pick up a copy, if you haven't already! You can find it on Amazon in e-book and paperback and on Lulu in hardcover.  Happy Reading! ♥ Laura

Back cover summary
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Julia Lang expected a nice night away from the office—free of thoughts about the case, her failed engagement, her past. But she should have known better. Her past haunted her every chance it got these days, and tonight it came in the form of lyrics she never expected to hear again—not after a decade, not in the arms of another man and definitely not in the form of a confession.
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Now, Julia must discover for herself if the song—and more importantly, the man behind it—is enough to leave her new life for her small-town, Missouri roots and a second chance at love.