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Camille Lammenais has grown up in the beauty of the Napa Valley, surrounded by acres of her family's vineyards. Her parents, Christophe and Joy, still deeply in love after two decades of marriage, have built a renowned winery and cha^teau modeled after Christophe's ancient family estate in his native Bordeaux. Camille has had a perfect childhood, safe in her parents' love. After graduating from Stanford, she returns to help manage Cha^teau Joy, her...
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Vine mess volume 2
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"After losing her job and her fiancé in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. A few months later, she's sufficiently drowned her sorrows in Cabernet and she's ready to get back on her feet. She just needs her trust fund to finance her new business venture. Unfortunately, the terms require she marry before she can have the money. And well, dumped, remember? But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want...
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2022.
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"Margot Noble bit her lip so she wouldn't scream. "I know that Uncle Stan never had parties here," she said to her brother, as calmly as she could. "But I'm suggesting that we do something different this year. Shake it up a little. It's the twenty-fifth anniversary of Noble Family Vineyards, and I think it's worthy of celebration. A party for our wine club members and other paying guests seems like a perfect way to do it." By the look on Elliot's...
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"Hallie Welch fell hard for Julian Vos at fourteen, after they almost kissed in the dark vineyards of his family's winery. Now the prodigal hottie has returned to Napa Valley, and when Hallie is hired to revamp the gardens on the Vos estate, she wonders if she'll finally get that smooch. But the starchy professor isn't the teenager she remembers and their polar opposite personalities clash spectacularly. One wine-fueled girls' night later, Hallie...
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Westward dreams series volume 2
Pub. Date
c1995
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Left homeless and penniless after the Civil War, Adelaide heads West to seek a new life and finds romance in the lush Napa Valley.
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1990
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The New York Times–bestselling history of the rise of California's wine country and its most famous vintners-from the author of Napa at Last Light. James Conaway's remarkable bestseller delves into the heart of California's lush and verdant Napa Valley, also known as America's Eden. Long the source of succulent grapes and singular wines, this region is also the setting for the remarkable true saga of the personalities behind the winemaking empires....
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2022.
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"In a witty modern twist on How Stella Got Her Groove Back, New York Times bestselling author Marina Adair blends the fun of falling in love with a thoughtful and heartfelt exploration of modern family dynamics when two former teenage crushes reunite unexpectedly for a second chance at love. Complicated and steamy, Situationship shines a light on romantic and family relationships that don't easily fit into any box. The sand and surf of California's...
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Karen Vail novels volume 3
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[2010]
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Vail's boyfriend, Detective Robby Hernandez, has seemingly disappeared into the dense air of a Napa Valley evening. There are no clues to his whereabouts, other than a blood stain--and potential connections to a serial killer operating in the wine country.
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After serving time for a crime she didn't commit, Evangeline returns home to a cold welcome. Her mother blames her for her father's death, and her brothers want her out of their way. When Evangeline learns she's solely responsible for their failing ranch, putting her family's future squarely on her shoulders, she'll have to find a creative way to save their home before they lose it all. Her only ally: the cop who sent her away. Chris Chambers is positive...
11) A deadly Eclair
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2017.
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The owner of a Napa Valley inn comes under suspicion when her business partner is murdered.
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2014.
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"Monsieur Giroux is not a happy man. Of course, who could be happy while discussing the death of their son? Without an heir, his Chateau Giroux winery in California will be inherited by another family member, its grapes plowed under to make way for a lucrative real estate deal. Yet Giroux believes that his son may still be alive and hires MacTaggart to investigate. In The Last Heir, the third entry in the Shamus Award-nominated series of Jack MacTaggart...
14) Bottle shock
Pub. Date
2009
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With the aid of British sommelier Steven Spurrier, American vintner Jim Barrett makes a splash at the 1976 Judgment of Paris blind taste test.
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Celtic brooch volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
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As the first female president of her family's Napa, California winery, Meredith Montgomery has her hands full with launching a new wine when a personal tragedy from her past catches up with her again. Taking refuge in Scotland for a working holiday, she meets charming Thoroughbred breeder Elliott Fraser. She tries to keep her distance and focus on work, but his Scottish brogue and eyes as brown and dark as rich Belgian chocolate promise an irresistible...
16) Cuento de hadas
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2019.
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"Christophe y joy eran una pareja profundamente enamorada cuando convirtieron su suntuosa propiedad en California en una pequeña bodega de prestigio. En ese entorno de ensueño criaron a Camille, su única hija, que no tardará en regresar tras terminar los estudios para ayudar con el negocio familiar. Pero cuando una enfermedad se lleva a su madre y su padre cree recuperar la felicidad con una nueva compañera, Camille queda a merced de su madrasta...
17) Murder uncorked
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Nikki Sands mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
℗♭2005
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Nikki Sands was like every other aspiring actress -- waiting tables between jobs. But Nikki had taken serving wines to heart. She knew enough to impress Napa Valley's golden boy, Derek Malveaux, who offered her a job at his vineyard. And though Nikki may have left her dreams of stardom behind, the world of wine is ripe with intrigue -- and the seeds of sleuthing are planted ... Nikki has just set foot on Napa Valleys' rich soil when she realizes her...
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[2012]
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Wendy is a smart single woman in the big city who's never been able to find a good job or decent relationship. But when her estranged father dies, Wendy suddenly inherits a beautiful yet struggling Napa Valley winery. Now, with the help of her best friend, Wendy will have to deal with a local winemaker and his father, a shrewd competitor who's trying to crush her vineyard. Can a girl who's grown used to a life of sour grapes learn to discover delicious...
19) Bottle shock
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[2008]
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Napa Valley, 1976. For connoisseur Steven Spurrier, there is no finer art than French wine. But rumors bandy about of a new California wine country that holds the future of the vine. Positive the small Napa wineries are no match for established French vintages, Spurrier challenges the Americans to a blind taste test. He finds the valley full of ambitious, and talented, novice vintners like Jim Barrett and his son Bo. He realizes his publicity stunt...