BLOGWORDS – Tuesday 23 October 2018 – TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY – BOOK REVIEW – WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME by PEPPER BASHAM
TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY – BOOK REVIEW – WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME by PEPPER BASHAM
Welcome to the Blog Tour & Giveaway for When You Look at Me by Pepper Basham, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours.
Title: When You Look at Me
(Pleasant Gap Romance #2)
Author:Pepper Basham
Publisher:Woven Words Publications
Release Date:October 25, 2018
Genre:Inspirational Contemporary Romance
THE BLURB:
An unexpected mother-to-be
A romance-leery composer
And a forgotten melody from the past that holds the keys to their futures
When Julia Jenkins’ great aunt dies and leaves her a Victorian mansion with decades of secrets, Julia never expects to unearth a World War 2 espionage mystery. Struggling with her own past since an assault left her pregnant, her future as a solo parent leaves her dreams uncertain. The inheritance from her great aunt gives Julia the ability to take a step back into her future, but also sends her into the discovery of a love story she’d never anticipated. As she goes through her aunt’s treasured possessions, Julia uncovers some oddly written piano music with a musical code she can’t decipher on her own. Not to worry, introverted Englishman and composer, Henry Wright, is thrust on the scene by a pair of homespun matchmakers who know the ‘right’ man for Julia’s wounded heart.
Henry arrives in Pleasant Gap with the task of composing the soundtrack for his best mate’s newest film. The Jenkins’ family’s southern welcome and gregarious personalities set his reticent nature on edge, but he’s inexplicably drawn to his gentle and music-loving hostess, Julia. Uncertain how to build a friendship with the wounded woman, and rather hopeless in communicating well through words, the bond of music becomes a bridge between her uncertainty and his awkwardness.
But her broken past and his families’ expectations build a wall much greater than the cultures that separate them. As they work together to solve a musical mystery from the grave, will an unlikely romance from the past inspire their hearts to trust in a God who’s written the perfect melody for their lives?
THE AUTHOR:
Pepper Basham is an award-winning author who writes historical and contemporary romance novels with grace, humor, and culture clashes. She’s a Blue Ridge Mountain native and an anglophile who enjoys combining her two loves to create memorable stories of hope. Pepper is also a mom of five, a speech-language pathologist, and a lover of Jesus and chocolate. She resides in Asheville, North Carolina with her family.
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MY REVIEW:
Ms. Basham has done it again! Her signature Brittalachian stories take on a difficult topic—assault and an unwanted pregnancy. Ms. Basham writes with skill the struggle and fear Julia Jenkins experiences. And she writes Julia straight through them, each painful and difficult step and stretch of her wings.
Henry Wright has suffered his own set of soul crushing tangles. Tangles that have left him adrift in the sea of romance. Then along comes Julia.
Ms. Basham has taken two broken souls, woven the threads of their individual melodies together, and composed a tender love story.
ROBIN’S FEATHERS:
I received a complimentary copy of this book, but was under no obligation to read the book or to post a review. I offer my review of my own free will. The opinions expressed in my review are my honest thoughts and reaction to this book.
TOUR GIVEAWAY
(1) winner will receive:
- print copy of Just The Way You Are (Pleasant Gap Romance #1)
- print copy of When You Look at Me (Pleasant Gap Romance #2)
- a plaque which says: Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life…. love comes along and brings you a fairy tale
Enter via the Rafflecopter giveaway below. Giveaway will begin at midnight October 22, 2018 and lasts through 11:59pm October 29, 2018. Void where prohibited by law. US addresses only. Winners will be notified within a week of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.
Giveaway is subject to the policies found here.
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Thanks so much for this review, Robin!!!! And your encouragement!!
My pleasure, Pepper. Thank YOU for your stories!!
“all the feathers!” haha! Yay!
of course, all the feathers!! it’s a Pepper book!!
This is on my TBR list–right near the top! Must. Read. Faster
Oh! Winnie, you’ll so enjoy it!!
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