Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour & Giveaway for A Match for Emma by Pepper Basham, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: A Match for Emma
Author: Pepper Basham
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 21, 2019
Emma Mitchell may enjoy sprinkling romance into the lives of others, but her own plans involve a single first-class ticket to culinary school in Europe.
When her best friend, Jon Noble, suddenly moves back to Ransom, Emma’s fairly certain her life can’t get any better…until her matchmaking schemes nosedive, her culinary future falls flat, and a life-long friendship begins to teeter on the brink of something unexpected.
With a little inspiration from Jane Austen’s classic and a touch of Blue Ridge charm, will Jon and Emma discover that what they need the most may be the last thing they’re trying to find?
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MY REVIEW
I can’t say enough good things about this book! I absolutely love the Mitchell’s Crossroads series and have been anxiously awaiting Emma and Jon’s novel. I expected their friendship to love story to be especially precious, as feelings of comraderie began to turn in a romantic direction. Well, the story highly surpassed my expectations and has left me with the most wonderful of happily-ever-after feelings of joy since I finished reading it.
Jon and Emma were so obviously right for each other and it was so much fun to see them realize it, too. I loved reading about all of their special traditions that they had as friends, such as playing Scrabble together and movie night, among other things.
A Match for Emma had plenty of light-hearted moments, yet didn’t shy away from delving into deeper issues, such as grief and self-worth. I loved the way the author seamlessly wove God’s truth throughout the entire book. And if you haven’t read the other books in the series, I still believe that you could pick up A Match for Emma and enjoy it on its own merit. I loved this story from start to finish.
(5 stars)
I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Pepper Basham is an award-winning author who writes romance peppered with grace and humor with southern Appalachian flair. Both her historical and contemporary novels have garnered recognition in the Grace Awards, Inspys, and ACFW Carol Awards. Her historical romance, The Thorn Healer, was a finalist in the 2018 RT Awards. Her most recent historical romance, My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge, showcases her Appalachian heritage and family history, as well as her love for humor and family.
She currently resides in the lovely mountains of Asheville, NC where she is the mom of five great kids, a speech-language pathologist to about fifty more, and a lover of chocolate, jazz, hats, and Jesus. Her upcoming release, A Match for Emma, is the third book in her popular Mitchell’s Crossroads series.
Pepper loves getting to know readers and other authors through social media. You may also learn more about her on her website!
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TOUR GIVEAWAY
(1) winner will receive a Paris cube decorative tote, paperback copy of Jane Austen’s Emma, paperback copy of A Match for Emma (or another one of the Mitchell’s Crossroads books, if preferred), a ‘love’ ornament, a mug that reads “You’re my cup of tea”, and Misty Mountain handcrafted soap (made locally) – the scent is Mountain Berries!
Be sure to check out each stop on the tour for more chances to win. Full tour schedule shown below. Giveaway will begin at midnight November 19, 2019 and last through 11:59 PM EST on November 26, 2019. Open internationally except where prohibited by law or logistics. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize.
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Britt Reads Fiction 
I liked the review.
Brittany!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! Weren’t they the CUTEST!!!????!!!
Yes they were!!! And I also loved the quotes from Jane Austen’s Emma at the beginning of each chapter and the way they tied in with what was going on in the story. It really set the stage for each chapter starting it off that way.
Oh goodie! I decided to put those in at the very end and I’m so glad I did!!
I love this series! She had become one of my fav authors for romance with more to the story!
Me too!! She is one definitely one of my favorite authors!
Neecee and Brittany! THANK YOU!!!
Really great review. Sounds like a great story
This book sounds so good!
Thank you for sharing!
Love Pepper!
I loved when Jane Austen’s “matchmaker” Emma found her match coincidentally…and I like the set-up of this current day version.
Thanks for sharing your review!