âHeart wrenching . . . I loved everything about it . . . an absolute gem of a read. . . . My best read for 2022.â âGoodreads reviewer, five stars
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A womanâs quest to save her familyâs chateau in France brings danger, rivalry, and romanceâand reveals a secret buried since World War II . . .
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1931: OphÊlie receives a love letter from her admirer along with a gift: a priceless painting. Nine years later, the Nazis invade France and steal countless works of art, including OphÊlieâs gift . . .
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Present day: OphÊlieâs grandson, Hugo, has run the family finances into the ground, and their Chateau is in danger of being sold. Fabienne, heiress to the estate, has hastily returned from London and is desperate to save her home.
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Meanwhile, Mac, who has spent every summer in France with his late grandparents, inherits their cottage. When Mac returns, memories of happy times come flooding backâalong with guilt that he didnât return in time to say goodbye to his beloved grandfather.
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When Mac and Fabienne are reunited, their attempts to rescue their futures risk plunging them into the darkness of the pastâand the dangers of the present . . .