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Emma gets a Hollywood-tinged, feminist update in this funny and fierce retelling of Austens classic about a well-intentioned but tragically misguided matchmaker. The summer after her first year of college, teen starlet Emma Crawford returns home to Manhattan to prepare for the role of a lifetimeand play career matchmaker to her friends. When Emmas search for an assistant leads her to the wide-eyed Brittany Smith, Emma sees the big screen in the girls future. And because Emma knows best, shes sure that steering Brittany onto the right path is all she needs to do to make her a stareven if Brittany doesnt know it yet. Emmas plans start to unravel, however, when professional soccer player Liam Price re-enters her life. Not only is Liam her former best friends older brother, but hes gorgeous, smart, and has no problem pointing out the (totally exaggerated) flaws in Emmas plans.
About the Author
Kate Watson is a young adult writer, wife, mother of two, and the tenth of thirteen children. Originally from Canada, she attended college in the States and holds a BA in Philosophy from Brigham Young University. A lover of travel, speaking in accents, and experiencing new cultures, she has studied in Israel and lived in Brazil, the American South, and now calls Arizona home. For several years, Kate worked as a senior director for a private university and was one of the faces of a national ad campaign for the university. Shortly following the birth of her first child, she chose to stay home full time and focus on her family and her writing. Her first novel, SEEKING MANSFIELD, debuted in 2017. A passionate adoption advocate, she is also a contributor to Eric Smith's WELCOME HOME adoption anthology. Her second book, SHOOT THE MOON, releases February 6th, 2018.
