Welcome to Pettett & Mayfield, a once-grand central London department store now fallen on harder times, despite the eccentric owner’s schemes to attract customers. But from the basement kitchenware department through to the top floor management offices, love and faith can still find a home.
You never forget your first love…
With her eye for design and her cut-glass accent, no-one would guess Beth Forrest’s impoverished background. It’s all throw pillows, china patterns, and upper class brides as she manages the Wedding Registry at Pettett & Mayfield, the stately maiden aunt of London department stores. So it’s not quite her dream job? Each bride she helps to select beautiful and oh-so-expensive items for their gift list brings her one step closer to buying a little home of her own, and financing the education she longs for.
When physics professor James Tetherton-Hart, brilliant in his research lab but awkward and disorganised in everyday life, comes to the store in desperate need of both a gift and a partner for a wedding that evening and recognises her, all her careful plans and meticulous checklists are turned upside down.
Now her first love is back, determined to make her his partner for life, not just the evening. But unless Beth can let go of the mistaken beliefs that separated them in the past, and appreciate the depth and breadth of God’s love for us all, her only gift from the wedding will be another heartbreak.
Book 1 in the Love in Store series, set in a London department store. Series may be read in any order, as every story is a complete romance featuring a different couple. Clean, sweet, and wholesome Christian inspirational romance from a USA Today bestselling author!
Previously included in the Falling for Love boxed set. Uses British spelling and grammar with British English Glossary.
my point of view:
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Okay, so let’s talk about The Wedding List and our first adventure at Pettett & Mayfield! I have never been to London, but I get a total sense of this amazing department store from Autumn’s descriptions, and I would totally shop there. I enjoyed this book on so many levels, the second chance at love has always been a favorite theme of mine, and this one is so special! The two characters fell in love as teens, but through unforeseen circumstances had to separate now suddenly find themselves face to face on Halloween. I mean, what woman doesn’t wish she could be reunited with her one true love while she is in costume and make-up looking like dawn of the dead, right? Hahaha!
Seriously though, these two adorable characters stole my heart and made me so happy! The personalities of Beth and James, plus all the minor characters truly pull you into their story world. You also get the chance to tour a bit of London – something I have always wished to do, so travel to England without ever leaving your recliner! I cannot encourage you enough to grab this book while you can and enter the world of Love in Store!
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Books 2, 2.5, 3, and 4 in the Love in Store series of sweet and clean Christian romances celebrating love and faith, together for the first time in this collection! Each story follows a different couple connected to a grand old London department store through the trials and joys of falling in love, to their commitment to a happy-ever-after. Book 1 in the series, The Wedding List is available as a solo ebook, but there’s no need to read it first, as each story is a complete romance.
Love in Store Book 2: Believe in Me
When Nick Gallagher, the Hollywood actor playing the store’s celebrity Santa challenges Ms Scrooge accountant Cara to a Christmas dare, can she overcome her painful past and rediscover love, joy and faith? A heartwarming reminder of the importance of believing in God’s promises, along with a lot of London Christmas sightseeing!
Love in Store Book 2.5: Least Expected
Maggie Golding, unconventional and artistic 50-something designer for the Christmas store windows at Pettett & Mayfields, never expected to fall in love with Edgar Pettett, staid and sensible heir to the business.
Between her shaky faith, their huge differences, and his mother’s disapproval, how will they possibly work things out?
Love in Store Book 3: A Model Bride
Christmas in London, New Year’s Eve in Edinburgh, where next? Nothing in her Europe trip goes as Tiffany Gallagher planned, but when she meets wounded Scottish photo-journalist Mac while volunteering at a homeless shelter, she discovers God’s purpose for her life is far more than she imagined!
Love in Store Book 4: Forget Paris
When anti-romance researcher Zoe Gallagher meets Gabe Ross in Paris on Valentine’s Day, even she finds it hard to resist the most romantic city in the world on the most romantic day of the year. Zoe tells herself their one wonderful day together proves nothing. But on her return to London, she discovers she needs Gabe’s help to learn the biggest lesson of all, that love does last. Especially God’s love…
I believe this was the first of Autumn’s stories that I read. Loved it and the way she brought things together. If you haven’t read it, you’ve missed out on a really good read. BTW, I have the other four also. Same caliber writing, fascinating plots.
Thank you, Judith, you expressed my sentiments exactly!
Thanks so much, Judith. It’s a fun little story, I hope readers will enjoy, and close to my heart as my first published book.
Thanks so much for your post and your lovely review, Paula! I enjoyed getting to know Pettett & Mayfields, too. 🙂
I hope I can squeeze in another book set there soon. It’s been a while, but there are plenty more stories to tell.
Actually, I wrote Book 2, Believe in Me, first, almost a year before I wrote The Wedding List. But I didn’t want to have to wait till Christmas to dive into indie publishing (loooooong story for why I made that decision!), so I wrote a prequel story first, and had a lot of fun with it!
This was the first book of Autumn’s that I read, and I’m now hooked!!! Love this series!!
Same here, hook, line and sinker, lol!!