The Wedding Shop

A Sweet Romance

By: Rachel Hauck

Narrated by: Windy Lanzl

From the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of The Wedding Dress comes another enchanting tale of two women separated by decades who both set out to help others find their dreams when their own have crumbled. Perfect for fans of Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen or The Secret Ingredient of Wishes by Susan Bishop Crispell.

It's the early 1930s, but Cora Scott is walking in stride as a career woman after having inherited her great aunt's wedding shop in Heart's Bend, Tennessee, where brides come from as far away as Birmingham to experience her famed bridal treatment. Meanwhile, Cora is counting down the days until her own true love returns from the river to make her his bride. But days turn into months and months into years. All the while, Birch Good continues to woo Cora and tries to show her that while he is solid and dependable, he can also sweep her off her feet.

More than eighty years later, former Air Force Captain Haley Morgan has returned home to Heart's Bend after finishing her commitment to military service. After the devastating death of her best friend, Tammy, and discovering the truth about the man she loved, Haley is searching for her place in life.

When Haley decides to reopen the romantic but abandoned wedding shop where she and Tammy played and dreamed as children, she begins a journey of courage, mystery, and love.

As Cora's and Haley's stories intertwine through time in the shadow of the beloved wedding shop, they both discover the power of their own dreams and the magic of everyday love.

A perfect blend of closed-door romance and magic awaits you in The Wedding Shop, with its themes of faith and forgiveness, community, strong female characters, and unexpected plot twists.

"Rachel Hauck has created a tender, nostalgic story, weaving together two pairs of star-crossed lovers from the present and the past with the magical space that connects them. So full of heart and heartache and redemption, this book is one you'll read long into the night . . ." --Beatriz Williams

"The Wedding Shop is the kind of book I love, complete with flawed yet realistic characters, dual timelines that intersect unexpectedly, a touch of magic, and a large dose of faith. Two breathtaking romances are the perfect bookends for this novel about love, forgiveness, and following your dreams." --Karen White

The Wedding Shop

Loved it! Could hardly wait to pick up again and continue the story:). Loved the moral and lesson behind this story of God's path for Haley...

Beautiful, timeless, redemptive.

This quickly became one of my favorite books of all time. I didn’t want to put it down and I didn’t want it to end. The narrator was phenomenal! I’m so sad it’s over and I look forward to re-reading it in the future.

Heartwarming story!

I hated for the story to end. It was a great and heartwarming historical piece that was quite surprising.

I could have recorded this!

Fun and sweet story. However the narrator was an absolute fail! She read everything with the same inflection inclufing passages like “she yelled”.

However, I really strive to ignore the narration if I like the direction the story is going. Glad I didn’t give up. Overall, a pleasant, happy story.

The Wedding Dress!

Loved how the storyline pulls the characters together. It fills your heart with hope and a reminder of God's love.