Just the Way You Are by Pepper D. Basham

Toni: Y’all, I have a special treat for you. The two must work together to fulfill their goals, but will they be able to do it? Rainey’s insecurities and Alex’s obsession with protecting his family could be their undoing. Rainey needs his grant-writing ability to save her program, and Alex is terrible at the lecturing at which Rainey excels. Unfortunately, they seem to need each other. Rainey just wants to stay away from the new professor, who has the same charm as her ex. Luckily, Rainey, the daughter of his landlord, is there to get him settled. Alex Murdock is not doing so well, as he is forced to work at a rural university, his life is full of secrets surrounding his family, and he has to start over in a new town. She has a great job helping children in need, her family is around her, she is mother to a fabulous little girl, and is getting over the betrayal of her ex-husband.ĭr. The Blurb: “Rainey Mitchell is doing just fine.

Basham’s upcoming novel, Charming the Troublemaker, which releases November 1st! Pepper Basham’s characters have decided to sit down and talk about Ms. 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.īut her broken past and his families’ expectations build a wall much greater than the cultures that separate them.Today we have an awesome character interview! I’m sure you’re going to love it. 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. Henry arrives in Pleasant Gap with the task of composing the soundtrack for his best mate’s newest film. 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. 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. 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. Struggling with her own past since an assault left her pregnant, her future as a solo parent leaves her dreams uncertain. 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.

And a forgotten melody from the past that holds the keys to their futures

Just the Way You Are by Pepper D. Basham