Adam & Evie's Matchmaking Tour: A Novel

by Nora Nguyen Narrated by Ewan Chung, Vyvy Nguyen

Overview

A rollicking, unforgettable romance about two strangers finding love despite their best efforts as they embark on a sweeping matchmaking tour through Vi¿t Nam, perfect for readers of Carley Fortune and Abby Jimenez.

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 H¿o 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 Vi¿t 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 Quy¿n 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 H¿ Chí Minh City to the soaring waterfalls in ¿à L¿t, 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.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour is everything I wanted it to be—romantic, funny, tender, sexy, honest, and beautifully written. Let Nora Nguyen be your tour guide on the romantic trip of a lifetime.” — Meg Shaffer, national bestselling author of The Wishing Game

“What a gorgeous love story—cinematic, spicy, and emotionally wise. Nora Nguyen has perfected the romance novel.” — Annabel Monaghan, national bestselling author of Summer Romance

“Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour is a vacation in a book we wished would never end! This charming romance was our perfect match.” — Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of The Roughest Draft

“Readers will be swept away by Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour, which brims with emotion, sparkling banter, and sexy romance. Set against the idyllic backdrop of Việt Nam, this is an immersive love story about taking leaps, following your heart, and seizing second chances in life. Nora Nguyen’s talent shines on every page.” — Lauren Kung Jessen, author of Lunar Love

“An achingly beautiful, compulsively readable romance featuring one of the most irresistible duos I’ve read in years…. Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour captured my imagination, engaged my wanderlust, and made me feel ALL the feels. Readers seeking gorgeous writing that doesn’t skimp on the spice will find a new favorite author in Nora Nguyen.” — Bethany Turner, author of Cole and Laila Are Just Friends: A Love Story

“Moving and gorgeously sensual, Adam & Evie's Matchmaking Tour is contemporary romance at its best. Nora Nguyen's skillful prose brings her characters and Việt Nam to life on the page. I'll be telling everyone I know to read this one so they can enjoy being transported as much as I did.” — Sarah Adler, USA Today bestselling author of Happy Medium

“Nguyen effortlessly guides readers through Evie and Adam’s exhilarating romance, striking a perfect balance between tender moments and sparky banter. Romance lovers and armchair travelers alike are sure to be sucked in.” — Publishers Weekly

“A sexy tale that has relatable characters and a lush setting.” — Library Journal

Kirkus Reviews

2024-07-04
The chief marketing officer of Love Yêu, a Vietnamese tourism-plus-matchmaking service, is drawn to an Asian American poet on a luxury road trip.

When Evie Lang’s beloved bohemian Auntie Hảo leaves her a house in San Francisco on the condition that she go on a matchmaking trip in her late father’s birth country, the recently single and jobless poet takes the plunge. Having grown up in the American Midwest with a white mother, Evie has never been to Vietnam, and her introduction to her paternal heritage has her lurching into traffic to save a rooster and being scolded by a motorbike-riding man who turns out to be the CMO of the tour she’s joining. Adam Quyền is recovering from a failed relationship, working for his sister’s startup, and trying to please their demanding parents. He takes a clinical approach to life, and Evie is an unexpected curveball thrown in his path. Despite their sexual and emotional chemistry, the two are grappling with insecurities both professional and familial, and their attraction wars with their financial, parental, and cultural differences. Written in third-person alternating points of view, the novel imagines how people from such different worlds and perspectives can find love and common ground. Nguyen, who writes literary fiction as Thao Thai, grounds Evie’s manic-pixie traits in a sadness and self-consciousness that skirts cliche while giving the prosaic Adam chances to display his caring nature. Nguyen writes of Vietnam lovingly, avoiding exoticization by weaving details of the country’s present and past (and its diaspora) into the trips Evie and Adam take together.

Funny and emotional in turns, a love story set amid modestly rich Asians in modern Vietnam.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160538167
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/24/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged

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