Pumps (ePub)

Living the glamorous life that she always wanted, frequenting fashion shows, and jet setting across Europe, Alexis Cruz is on top of the world. Lavish dinners, rich boyfriends, rubbing elbows with the fancies, and carefree partying into the night are the ultimate perks for this forward thinking, L.A. fashionista. Without a worry in the world, there is no stopping this high society socialite and her relentless desire to be the best in the shoe biz. Until, that is, her boss decides to move production to China.

Dismayed and frustrated by the decision, Alexis contends with the fact that the easy life may be coming to an end. Struggling to cope with having to travel to China, she finds the will to be successful. She makes new friends and reconnects with old ones as she suddenly finds herself seeking to find her own spiritual meaning and purpose in the world.

As she hits her thirtieth birthday, a series of unforeseen life changes force her to slow down and think about what she really wants, and where her life is headed. The choices she is forced to make with regard to career, relationships, and self, leave her confused and unsure, and she finds herself, for the first time in her life, unsure of anything. Can Alexis trust her fate and destiny? Can she let go of her need to control everything? Will she ever realize, during her mission to restore stability and harmony in her life, that there was only one key, missing ingredient all along?