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Summer on the French Riviera

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A family reunited after a twenty-year estrangement, will discover secrets that change their lives forever...

Gabriella Jacques, is happy to be back in her childhood home, Villa Espoir in the South of France ready to embrace fresh experiences with friends new and old and to heal some deep family scars.

Recently widowed Harriet Rogers, hopes to rebuild her family life and reconnect with Elodie, the daughter she abandoned into her mother Gabby’s care to follow her heart. But when an acquaintance from the past seeks her out, Harriet fears a secret from her past will ruin her plans.

Elodie Jacques, adores her new life in her Grandmothers old home as a freelance journalist. Her relationship with her mother is tense as she struggles to understand why her mother won’t talk to her about the past, as until their past is resolved, there can be no future.

Will these three women, all living under the same roof after two decades adrift be able to put aside the past and find harmony in the present together?

A fabulous, escapist summer read from international bestseller Jennifer Bohnet!

Reader Reviews for Summer on the French Riviera

'I didn’t want this story to end. I completely fell in love with all 3 women & felt their pain & conflict as they struggled through their respective journeys'⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

'Loved all the characters and reading the story made me feel like I was there with them. Jennifer just writes lovely stories with no big dramas but sweeps you along with their lives. Couldn’t put it down' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

'Such a sweet story. In these times, it’s wonderful to know that miracles are possible. Set on the French Riviera, this romance is complete' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

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