Pepper Basham

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Pepper D Basham has been telling tales ever since she was a little girl. When her grandmother called her a “writer” at the age of ten, Pepper took it as gospel and has enjoyed various types of writing styles ever since. A native of the Blue Ridge Mountains, mom of five, speech-language pathologist, and lover of chocolate, Pepper enjoys sprinkling her native Appalachian culture into her fiction wherever she can. She currently resides in the lovely mountains of the New River Valley in Virginia.

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I have always loved to laugh.

When I say that, I can’t help but get a picture of the scene in Mary Poppins where they have tea on the ceiling.

And I enjoy lots of different kinds of humor (sarcasm may be my favorite, but…not my only).

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Pride and Practicality by Pepper Basham
"A big thanks to Thomas Nelson Fiction and NetGalley for allowing me an early read and review of this book.

I LOVED “Sense and Suitability” so I was VERY excited for the chance to read this book early. I will start by saying that I had a hard time put" Read more of this review »
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"This was tremendously sweet. I found myself slowly falling in love with the story, and I’ve been trying to ascertain why it went/felt that way. Not because I didn’t want to like it or thought it wouldn’t be any good, but because I like to understand " Read more of this review »
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"Another Pepper Basham hit! The story itself draws on 'Pride and Prejudice'. The struggles between our two leads, the era of time it takes place in, how people at that time viewed each other, etc., and the reference to this common classic work.

I loved" Read more of this review »
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"So sweet and delectable! I love this rollercoaster to bits! So fun! I love Arianna and Thomas so much (though i already loved our delightfully naughty rector from Sense and Suitability) These people feel like real people that i want to befriend. Thei" Read more of this review »
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The Cinderella Plot by Pepper Basham
" Sarah!! Thank you so much!! (and way to guess that movie! one of my favs!!) "
The Cinderella Plot by Pepper Basham
" THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Oh my goodness, this made me smile so much. "Move over Mr. Darcy!" ...more "
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I'm so sorry for my late response! If you are still interested, there will be a final book coming out in July 2026 :)
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Quotes by Pepper Basham  (?)
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“It took being forced into unwanted matchmaking for me to discover who I was, what I wanted, and my own perfect match. Isn’t that what we all want down deep? To be seen for who we are, even with all our flaws, and be loved anyway. Completely.”
Pepper D. Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“I'm going to be a princess that fights dragons. Ain't no good to sit up in your tower and watch the prince have all the fun.”
Pepper D. Basham, A Twist of Faith

“Love’s worth being brave, ain’t it? Brave again and again and again.”
Pepper D. Basham, The Heart of the Mountains

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This is the poll for January's Books of the Month. The two with the most votes will be our reads!

The Ringmaster's Wife by Kristy Cambron The Ringmaster's Wife by Kristy Cambron
 
  11 votes 32.4%

A Twist of Fate by Pepper D. Basham A Twist of Faith by Pepper Basham
 
  5 votes 14.7%

The Covered Deep by Brandy Vallance The Covered Deep by Brandy Vallance
 
  4 votes 11.8%

Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
 
  3 votes 8.8%

Murder Simply Brewed by Vannetta Chapman Murder Simply Brewed (Amish Village Mystery #1) by Vannetta Chapman
 
  3 votes 8.8%

The Lassoed by Marriage Collection by Angela Bell The Lassoed by Marriage Romance Collection by Mary Connealy
 
  2 votes 5.9%

Heiress by Susan May Warren Heiress (Daughters of Fortune, #1) by Susan May Warren
 
  2 votes 5.9%

The Promise of Jesse Woods by Chris Fabry The Promise of Jesse Woods by Chris Fabry
 
  2 votes 5.9%

I'll Be Yours by Jenny B. Jones I'll Be Yours by Jenny B. Jones
 
  1 vote 2.9%

The Irish Healer by Nancy Herriman The Irish Healer by Nancy Herriman
 
  1 vote 2.9%

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“I will go to my grave in a state of abject endless fascination that we all have the capacity to become emotionally involved with a personality that doesn't exist.”
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“It is an impressively arrogant move to conclude that just because you don’t like something, it is empirically not good. I don’t like Chinese food, but I don’t write articles trying to prove it doesn’t exist.”
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“Pray that God is the most important thing in your life, so much so that hurting him wold hurt you. When that happens, and your choices line up with his, it produces an amazing ripple effect of blessings--in your life, that of your family, and for the man you eventually marry.”
Julie Lessman, A Passion Denied

“I'm going to be a princess that fights dragons. Ain't no good to sit up in your tower and watch the prince have all the fun.”
Pepper D. Basham, A Twist of Faith

“God holds us. We are protected by His grip in such a precious way that the good and the bad must pass through His fingers to us. No harm, fear, or pain can reach us without His allowance, and yet, it is a loving grip. A loving allowance we cannot understand until time has frayed our pride and tempered our heartbreak. And even then, our only answer may be to trust His love more than our understanding.”
Pepper D. Basham, The Thorn Keeper

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