Matched in Merriweather

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>From best-selling author Michelle Cox comes a delightful new series set in 1930s Wisconsin perfect for fans of Jane Austen and lovers of small-town historical fiction.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When vivacious college student Melody Merriweather is summoned home to run her family's general store after her father suffers a heart attack she's convinced her life is over. The sleepy mining town of Merriweather Wisconsin is a far cry from her exciting life in Chicago.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>With the country deep in the Depression and her family's finances in shambles Melody finds herself facing the impossible task of saving the Merriweather Mercantile while trying to manage her eccentric inherited staff:</span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Harriet Mueller the sweet but timid shop girl whom Melody is determined to match with someone better than farmer John Schneider</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Mrs. Haufbrau the crabby older clerk who seems determined to dislike Melody for some unknown reason</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Cal Fraiser the infuriatingly handsome butcher who critiques her every move</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Desperate to transform the struggling Merc Melody orders luxury scarves and hats that the locals can't afford brews cider to sell under the counter and attempts to play matchmaker to her unsuspecting protégée. But when a fire threatens to destroy everything she's working for and mysterious lodgers arrive in town with their own agenda Melody must confront her own misguided assumptions about love loyalty and what truly matters.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>In this charming tale inspired by Jane Austen's Emma Michelle Cox weaves a story of small-town life unexpected romance and personal growth that reminds us that sometimes finding your place in the world means discovering what was right in front of you all along.</span></p>