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Verdict: A warm, funny opposites-attract romance: Eden Price, a PR guru who likes her life in perfect order and has no interest in family, keeps colliding with Heidi Hughes, a wedding photographer and single mum to toddler Maya. Readers enjoy the humour, the found family and a romance without a contrived breakup; readers without children, or looking for strong chemistry, were less convinced.
Best for: Readers who want a light British rom-com about two women in their forties and a chaotic toddler.
Heat level: 🌶️🌶️
Rating: ★★★★☆ (3.6/5 — a 4.00 Goodreads average across 479 ratings, 3.58 on StoryGraph from 100 reviews, and 4.6 stars across 287 Amazon ratings)
Tropes: Opposites attract, single mom, child-free heroine, found family, British romance, rom-com.
Made in London is Clare Lydon’s 2019 contemporary lesbian romance from Custard Books, the sixth book in her London Romance series. Photographer Heidi Hughes has been single since her daughter was born, but now that Maya is walking and talking, she is ready to meet someone happy to take on her cute but chaotic extra.
It holds a 4.00 average across 479 Goodreads ratings, with 71% of them four or five stars, 3.58 on StoryGraph from 100 reviews, and 4.6 stars across 287 Amazon ratings.
What Is Made in London About?
Eden Price’s world runs on order and precision: her job, her home, her friendships. She has designed her life to run like clockwork, until the universe decides she needs to meet Heidi.
Heidi is everything Eden did not want and now very much does. Can the family-phobic singleton really fall for the single mum? The series promises cats, kids and calamity.
What Works in This Book
- Humour: Readers say Lydon reliably makes them chuckle, with ridiculous situations and plenty of levity.
- Opposites attract: One fan feels Heidi and Eden hit the trope squarely and are perfect for each other.
- Real family issues: Heidi’s controlling parents and Eden’s toxic mother give the story weight, and some readers related closely.
- Mature leads: One reader welcomes a romance between two women in their forties.
Book Synopsis
A PR guru who runs her life like clockwork. A single mum whose life is anything but.
Ready or not, here comes romance.
My Review
Lydon does what she does best here: an easy, humorous London romance with a meet-cute collision, a festival weekend and dates that keep going sideways. The emotional core is Eden learning to open her life to a child, and one reader who connected describes feeling everything from deep sadness to the highs of full love, with the family dynamics on both sides adding depth. Another calls it a good beach or pool-day read: not too heavy, but not free of conflict either.
It is not everyone’s favourite in the series. A couple of readers without children found the plot, built around whether Eden can embrace life with a toddler, hard to connect with. Others could not feel the chemistry, found the pacing off, the story repetitive or missing Lydon’s usual humour, or were irritated by needless miscommunications.
My honest note: A pleasant, cosy entry, especially if you love kids in your romance.
| Element | In Made in London |
|---|---|
| Central relationship | Heidi Hughes (wedding photographer, single mum) & Eden Price (PR executive) |
| Core tropes | Opposites attract, single mom, found family |
| Setting | London |
| Heat level | 🌶️🌶️ |
| Length | 268 pages (Kindle edition) |
| Series | London Romance #6 (standalone) |
| Content notes | Toxic parent, controlling family |
How Spicy Is Made in London?
Moderate, with a memorable chocolate-spread scene that splits readers.
Readers mention Eden’s toxic mother and Heidi’s overbearing parents.
Who Should Read This Book?
You’ll likely love it if: you want a light, funny British single-mom romance. It is on our single mom lesbian romance list.
You may want to skip it if: child-centred plots are not your thing.
In short: Chaos, charm and chocolate spread.
What Readers Are Actually Saying (September 2026)
On Goodreads the split is 34% five stars, 37% four, 23% three, 4% two and 1% one. On StoryGraph, 71% tagged it lighthearted, 57% funny, and 70% found the characters loveable.
Why readers love it (according to the discourse): Humour first. Second, opposites attract. Third, the found family. Fourth, no second-act breakup.
What readers argue about and complain about: The child-focused plot, above everything. Second, chemistry. Third, miscommunication.
The comparison worth making first: Teaching Hope, another British romance where a kid-wary heroine falls for a single mum.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to read the London Romance series in order?
No. Made in London is book six, and readers say every book stands alone. Characters from earlier books, including Cleo and Becca from book five and Kate and Meg from book two, appear in supporting roles.
How old is Heidi’s daughter?
Maya is almost three, walking, talking and, as one reader puts it, occasionally disgusting.
Does it have a second-act breakup?
No, and one reader singles that out as a highlight. The obstacles come from family pressure, Eden’s wariness of children and a few miscommunications.
What is the chocolate spread about?
It features in one of the love scenes. Some readers found it funny and memorable; one found it a step too far.
Is Made in London on Kindle Unlimited?
Not when we checked; the Kindle edition was listed at $7.99. The audiobook is narrated by Lucy Price-Lewis.
If You Loved Made in London, Read These Next
Stay in the series with Big London Dreams, or try Lydon’s A Taste of Love. Browse our single mom list or the full Book Reviews archive.
The Bottom Line
Made in London sets out to be a feel-good, laugh-out-loud romance about order meeting chaos, and its humour and heart mostly deliver. What holds it back is chemistry and a kid-centred plot that won’t suit everyone. A cosy series entry. Check Made in London on Amazon →
The Eikna Overall Ranking
On the Eikna scale, Made in London ranks as a fair-to-good single-mom pick — funny, cosy.
The Evidence Scorecard
Overall ★★★★☆ 3.6/5
- ✓ 4.00 average across 479 Goodreads ratings
- ✓ 71% of Goodreads ratings are four or five stars
- ✓ 3.58 on StoryGraph from 100 reviews
- ✓ 4.6 stars across 287 Amazon ratings
Romance ★★★☆☆ 3.4/5
- ✓ Opposites attract
- ✓ No second-act breakup
- ✓ Chemistry debated
- ✓ Miscommunications
Characters ★★★★☆ 3.6/5
- ✓ Chaotic Heidi
- ✓ Orderly Eden
- ✓ Toddler Maya
- ✓ 70% loveable on StoryGraph
Writing ★★★★☆ 3.6/5
- ✓ Funny
- ✓ Easy read
- ✓ Repetitive for one
- ✓ British voice
Emotional Impact ★★★★☆ 3.5/5
- ✓ Family pressure
- ✓ Toxic mother
- ✓ Found family
- ✓ Light
Heat Level ★★☆☆☆ 2/5
- ✓ Moderate
- ✓ Chocolate spread
- ✓ Divisive scene
- ✓ Adult
Ending ★★★★☆ 3.7/5
- ✓ Happy
- ✓ Standalone
- ✓ Family
- ✓ Warm
Re-read Value ★★★☆☆ 3.4/5
- ✓ $7.99 Kindle price
- ✓ Lucy Price-Lewis audiobook
- ✓ 268 pages
- ✓ Series favourite for some
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