November Romance Book Club picks Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour!

Join booksellers Katie Cerqua and Nikki Snyder, who will facilitate a book discussion of by Nora Nguyen. In this rollicking, unforgettable romance, two strangers find love despite their best efforts as they embark on a sweeping matchmaking tour through Việt Nam.

Author will join the book club IN PERSON!!

A social hour at Kittie’s will precede the program at 5:00 pm, with the book discussion beginning at 6:15 pm.

Registration is on Eventbrite. A ticket to this program includes a copy of the book and a beverage at Kittie’s. It is strongly encouraged that registrants read the book prior to the program.

What’s a few weeks to a lifetime of promise?

Evie Lang’s life is in shambles. On the heels of losing her beloved aunt, she's unceremoniously fired from her poetry professorship by her secret boyfriend. Lacking income and inspiration, she's stuck in Ohio with no idea how to move forward—until hope arrives in a surprising letter.

Auntie Hảo left Evie the deed to her San Francisco row house, a place full of Evie’s happiest memories. The catch? To inherit, she must go on a pre-arranged matchmaking tour in Việt Nam. The last thing Evie wants is to spend time with a group of strangers looking for love. But she can't resist the chance to finally visit her family’s native home.

A world away, Adam Quyền has a chip on his shoulder. He’s working around the clock as CMO for his sister’s elite matchmaking business, a job complicated by her insistence that he knows nothing about love. He’s desperate to prove himself, so when she challenges him to join the inaugural tour, he reluctantly agrees.

Adam thinks Evie is chaotic and unpredictable. Evie thinks Adam is grumpy and uptight. But from the bustling streets of Hồ Chí Minh City to the soaring waterfalls in Đà Lạt, they keep getting thrown together, their animosity charged with attraction…and they discover that true love may be out there, if they are willing to take a leap.

Two stubborn hearts, one whirlwind adventure, Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour is a story of how loving (and living) bravely can lead you to the most unexpected places—and the most imperfectly perfect loves.

Nora Nguyen is a romance novelist with a yen for quick banter and breathtaking travel destinations. As a lifelong romance enthusiast (lookin’ at you, bonnet-rippers), she fully believes in the healing power of a transportive love story. Her work has been published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Wired, Elle, and other publications. A recipient of an Individual Excellence Award in Fiction from the Ohio Arts Council, Nora lives in central Ohio with her husband and daughter. She writes literary fiction under the name Thao Thai, where her debut novel, Banyan Moon, was a Read with Jenna and Barnes & Noble Discover pick.

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