Books Inspired by “Emma”

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Summary: Her advice, spot on. Her love life, way off.

Darcy Phillips:
• Can give you the solution to any of your relationship woes―for a fee.
• Uses her power for good. Most of the time.
• Really cannot stand Alexander Brougham.
• Has maybe not the best judgement when it comes to her best friend, Brooke…who is in love with someone else.
• Does not appreciate being blackmailed.

However, when Brougham catches her in the act of collecting letters from locker 89―out of which she’s been running her questionably legal, anonymous relationship advice service―that’s exactly what happens. In exchange for keeping her secret, Darcy begrudgingly agrees to become his personal dating coach―at a generous hourly rate, at least. The goal? To help him win his ex-girlfriend back.

Darcy has a good reason to keep her identity secret. If word gets out that she’s behind the locker, some things she's not proud of will come to light, and there’s a good chance Brooke will never speak to her again.

Okay, so all she has to do is help an entitled, bratty, (annoyingly hot) guy win over a girl who’s already fallen for him once? What could go wrong?

Emma of 83rd Street

Blurb: In this witty and romantic debut novel, Jane Austen’s Emma meets the misadventures of Manhattan’s modern dating scene as two lifelong friends discover that, in the search for love, you sometimes don’t have to look any further than your own backyard.

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Never Met a Duke Like You

Blurb: Clueless meets Bridgerton in this spicy opposites-attract Regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard.

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Wasted Words

Blurb: Some universal truths refuse to be ignored. Peanut butter and jelly are a match made in heaven. Spaghetti and meatballs are best friends forever. And guys like Tyler Knight don't go for girls like Cam Emerson.

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Kamila Knows Best

Blurb: This slow-burn romance featuring a hilarious puppy prom and delightful matchmaking schemes is "a fun, lighthearted binge from page one."

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The Emma Project

Blurb: Emma gets a fresh Indian-American twist from award-winning author Sonali Dev in her heartwarmingly irresistible Jane Austen inspired rom com series.

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Love, Decoded

Blurb: A rom-com about the unexpected consequences of one teen's quest to help her friends find love.

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Perfect on Paper

Blurb: In Perfect on Paper: a bisexual girl who gives anonymous love advice to her classmates is hired by a hot guy to help him get his ex back.

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The Code for Love and Heartbreak

Blurb: In this contemporary rom-com retelling of Jane Austen's Emma by USA TODAY bestselling author Jillian Cantor, there's nothing more complex--or unpredictable--than love.

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Image Description: Light purple background with black text reading "Books Reminiscent of Emma." Below the title text are the 8 covers of the books. Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding⁠, Never Met a Duke Like You by Amalie Howard⁠, Wasted Words by Staci Hart⁠, Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron⁠, The Emma Project by Sonali Dev⁠, Love Decoded by Jennifer Yen⁠, Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales⁠, and The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor⁠. Published by Avon Books, Forever Publishing, and Gallery Books.

Summary: "Emma" centers around Emma Woodhouse, a precocious young woman whose misplaced confidence in her matchmaking abilities creates several romantic misadventures.

Ms. Woodhouse in 2020’s Emma. My favorite adaptation.

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