{"product_id":"pride-and-practicality-a-low-spice-high-swoon-regency-rom-com-pepper-basham-paperback","title":"Pride and Practicality: A Low-Spice, High-Swoon Regency Rom-Com -- Pepper Basham, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a reader in possession of a good humor, must be in want of a Pepper Basham book--and \u003cem\u003ePride and Practicality\u003c\/em\u003e is one of her best.\" --Karen Witemeyer, Christy Award winning author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a world ruled by reputation, compassion may be the most scandalous act of all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArianna Reeves knows how quickly admiration can turn into exile. One poorly placed trust, one disastrously charming rake, and she is no longer society's darling--but its favorite cautionary tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow returned home--uninvited and unmistakably whispered about--Arianna is determined to make amends with her estranged family and do something useful with her thoroughly ruined life. Even if polite society would prefer she did it at a very great distance from anyone respectable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Bridges, a principled clergyman with an inconvenient habit of thinking for himself, is already walking a narrow line. His congregation expects propriety, his mother expects matrimony, and both have very firm opinions about his future. Thomas, however, would prefer a life guided by conviction . . . even when it proves impractical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Arianna repeatedly--and quite disruptively--crosses his path, Thomas faces a dilemma no sermon prepared him for. She is not at all what she ought to be: not dull, not foolish, and--most dangerously--not someone he can overlook, but a kindred spirit who shares his passion for service and his troubling habit of defying society's expectations . . . all with good intentions, of course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs their forbidden acquaintance deepens into something far more perilous than friendship, Arianna and Thomas must decide: preserve their reputations, or risk them entirely for the good of others----and their own hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause in a society that measures worth by perfection, choosing grace, mercy, and love may cost them everything--and give them more than they ever hoped to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePride and Practicality\u003c\/em\u003e, Pepper Basham delivers a Regency romcom brimming with lively banter, heartfelt charm, and just enough mischief to keep propriety on its toes. With a kisses-only romance that sparkles with chemistry and a story rich in faith, humor, and second chances, this delightful tale invites readers to laugh, sigh, and fall in love with a romance that is as meaningful as it is joyful.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pepper Basham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780840717719","brand":"Pepper Basham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67584530645220,"sku":"9780840717719","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780840717719.jpg?v=1792050513","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/pride-and-practicality-a-low-spice-high-swoon-regency-rom-com-pepper-basham-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}