About the book:
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?
My review:
This was an amazing story I didn't want to put down! I loved the modern day retelling of 'Emma' but with a little twist since it was set in the Blue Ridge mountains and they were also trying to catch a thief! It was so cute to watch Emma and Jon's relationship develop from best friends to something more as the story progressed. This is one of my favorite tropes, best friends falling in love, and it was done so beautifully here. The romance was amazing! The banter was funny and there were so many wonderful quirky characters in this small town. I also loved that the faith element was strong; most of the characters were Christians and Emma grew a lot in this story as she realized she was being prideful and not treating someone right. She also gave some wonderful advice about a man not being able to solve the real problem in your heart; that only God can do that. There's also some discussions about hard things, like losing a parent and dealing with that grief, or having a bad childhood, though the story doesn't dwell on these things. It does give the story some depth so it's not all light-hearted fun. This worked well as a stand-alone, though it looks like some characters overlap. I can't wait to read her other books! I highly recommend this one!
I received an ebook from JustRead Tours. I was not compensated for this review. All opinions are my own.
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