Discover the heartwarming, uplifting and nostalgic Shop Girls series from Rachel brimble.'Heartwarming! … It was hard to put down!' Patricia McBride
### 'Skilled and vivid storytelling… I can't wait to read more.' May Ellis
This boxset contains the complete Shop Girls series from Rachel Brimble
• A New Start for the Shop Girls
• The Shop Girls Get The Vote
• Christmas for the Shop Girls
• The Shop Girls' Farewell
A New Start for the Shop Girls
Bath, 1910
Hardworking and whip smart, Elizabeth Pennington is the rightful heir of Bath's premier department store, Pennington's. But her father, Edward Pennington, believes his daughter lacks the business acumen to run his empire. He is resolute that a man will succeed him. Determined to break from her father's hold and prove she is worthy of inheriting Pennington's, Elizabeth makes two lifelong friends in Esther and Cornelia – who both work in the store. She also forms an unlikely alliance with ambitious and charismatic master glove-maker Joseph Carter. They have the same goal: bring Pennington's into a new decade while embracing women's equality and progression. But, despite their best intentions, it is almost impossible not to mix business and pleasure…
The Shop Girls Get The Vote
Bath, 1911
Passionate suffrage campaigner Esther Stanbury has been banished from her home for her views. So ever since, she's worked as a window dresser in Pennington's Department Store, where she's proud to have a job and to earn her own money. She has hopes and dreams of helping secure women the vote, and not just by seeking to convince her friends at Pennington's, Elizabeth, Cornelia and Amelia to join her cause. Then she meets Lawrence Culford, the owner of the nearby prestigious Phoenix Hotel, and they are both drawn by the possibility of a love neither had thought could exist. But with the Coronation of King-Emperor George V looming, the atmosphere in Bath is building to fever pitch; as is the suffragists''determination to secure the vote. Will Esther's rebellious nature lead her to ruin her chance of love forever?
Christmas for the Shop Girls
Christmas sees Pennington's at its most glorious, thronged with shoppers, its grand staircase and balcony adorned with holly, mistletoe, tinsel and lights. It should be the happiest time, but dramas are simmering beneath the surface. For shop girl Cornelia Culford, a divorce hearing looms, where she could lose custody of her young sons to her overbearing and unfaithful husband. For Stephen Gower, being head of security at Pennington's is the perfect refuge from a tragic past at Scotland Yard. But soon his detecting skills will be required once more, as Pennington's owners Joseph Carter and Elizabeth Pennington beg him to help solve the murder of Joseph's first wife, now that it seems the killer has struck again, and for Joseph and Elizabeth, their marriage depends on exorcising the past. As Christmas approaches, will this be the year that the Pennington's shop girls find peace and joy?
The Shop Girls' Farewell
Bath, 1912
Amelia Wakefield loves working at Pennington's, Bath's finest department store. An escape from her traumatic past, it feels like the store saved her life. So when Pennington's owner sets her a task to set sail on the Titanic and study the department stores of New York, Amelia couldn't be more excited – or determined! Frustrated with his life at home, Samuel Murphy longs for a few weeks of freedom and adventure. Meeting Amelia on board the Titanic, Samuel can't help wonder what painful history has made the beauty so reserved. But he already has too many responsibilities for love. Meanwhile, in Bath, Ruby Taylor has always kept her Pennington co-workers at a distance. Her little brother's safety is her first priority. But when that means accepting an unexpected offer of sanctuary, more than one of Ruby's secrets is under threat of being revealed...
