Chapters to host romance author Pepper Basham
Historical and contemporary Christian romance author Pepper Basham will hold a book signing noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at Chapters. Autographed books are the perfect personalized and unique gifts.
A native of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Basham is an award-winning author who writes romance “peppered” with grace and humor. Writing both historical and contemporary novels, she loves to incorporate her native Appalachian culture and/or her unabashed adoration of the UK into her stories.
“I truly hope my stories help people understand God’s love and truths better,” Basham stated. “Of course, I hope to write an entertaining and interesting story, but at the heart of why I love story is to give hope.”
Fans of bookish settings and epistolary novels will enjoy Basham’s newest novel, Authentically Izzy, a contemporary romantic comedy.
Basham is a mom of five, speech-language pathologist, and a lover of Jesus and chocolate. She lives in Asheville, N.C., with her family. For more information about Basham, visit her website.
About the Book
“Dear Izzy—I feel certain there’s a book-loving man living relatively nearby waiting to speak bookish to you ’til death do you part. You just haven’t met yet.”
Izzy Edgewood is a wannabe bookstore owner, quote queen, and Lord of the Rings nerd who has been waiting for Prince Charming to sweep her off her sneakered feet. But it’s hard to meet people when you spend more time with fictional humans than real ones. Which is why her pragmatist cousin Josephine decides to take Izzy’s future into her own meddling hands and create an online dating profile for the hopeful romantic.
To Izzy’s shock (and suspicion), Josie’s plan works. Soon, she’s dialoguing with a Hobbit-loving man named Brodie who lives in a small town an ocean away from her home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. But is their shared love of books, family, and correspondence enough to overcome Izzy’s fear of flying and the literal distance between them? And is a long-distance relationship even worth considering when a local author has been frequenting the library where she works and is proving to be a perfectly fine gentleman?
In this epistolary novel from award-winning author Pepper Basham, bookish dreams and happily-ever-afters collide to create a beautiful sort of magic that’s even better than fiction.
Chapters, located at 101 E. Grayson St. in downtown Galax, is an independent bookstore and boutique offering a unique selection of clothing, jewelry, wine and beer, specialty foods, and adult and children’s gifts. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. The store is closed Sundays. For more information about Chapters, visit www.chaptersbookshop.com, call (276) 236-9703, or follow Chapters and The Wine Cellar at Chapters on Facebook and Instagram.