“Power of the Matchmaker” prequel novella to the Matchmaker series

“Power of the Matchmaker” is a prequel novella (short ebook 58 pages long) to introduce the matchmaker who I assume will be a part of the next upcoming books in this 2016 series.

Mae Li assumes the local matchmaker will match her and Chen Zhu in marriage; and when she recommends another woman for him, Mae Li is devastated and leaves the village. She has always loved him and can’t bare to see him marry another woman.

She finds out that life can be hard outside the village and almost gets forced to work in a prostitution house. She ends up dedicating her life as a Matchmaker after a woman saves her life and trains her.

I found this short story very emotional and well written. I cried towards the end of the book because I wished Pearl could have had her “happy ending” with Chen.

This was a great idea to introduce Pearl as the matchmaker before the series starts, and I’m looking forward to reading the other books in this series. Knowing the matchmakers back story will make all the other stories in this series more “real” to me.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review on my blog and social media-all opinions are my own.

Book Description:
A prequel novella to the POWER OF THE MATCHMAKER Series
Mystical . . . Beautiful . . . Romantic . . .

Read the matchmaker’s story to find out where it all starts . . .

Mae Li has been in love with Chen Zhu for years, and he with her. But when the matchmaker arrives at the Zhu family home, she recommends another village girl for Chen.

Heartbroken, Mae Li watches as Chen does his duty by marrying another. Mae flees her village with the clothes on her back and her only possession—a pearl embedded comb, given to her as a goodbye gift from Chen Zhu.

Upon Mae’s arrival in Shanghai, she quickly learns that she’ll starve within days unless she sells her prized comb or joins a courtesan house. She goes to the Huangpu River and promises the River God that she’ll always be selfless if he will save her from becoming a prostitute . . . Her wish is granted when Ms. Tan, the matchmaker of Shanghai, finds Mae. But Mae must completely change her future and her name if she is to become the next matchmaker.

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Released once a month in 2016:

Broken Things to Mend by Karey White (Jan 2016)

Not Always Happenstance by Rachael Anderson (Feb 2016)

If We Were a Movie by Kelly Oram (March 2016)

Love is Come by Heather B. Moore (April 2016)

Four Chambers by Julie Wright (May 2016)

O’er the River Liffey by Heidi Ashworth (June 2016)

Chasing Fireflies by Taylor Dean (July 2016)

Between Earth and Heaven by Michele Paige Holmes (Aug 2016)

How I Met Your Brother by Janette Rallison (Sept 2016)

To Move the World by Regina Sirois (Oct 2016)

King of the Friend Zone by Sheralyn Pratt (Nov 2016)

The Reformer by Jaima Fixsen (Dec 2016)