French Women

Son pire cauchemar se réalisait : Atlas était de retour, dix ans après leur dernière entrevue, dans un sinistre tribunal. Lexi tremble face à l'homme qu'elle a autrefois accusé à tort, ce qui l'a conduit en prison. La haine qu'elle voit brûler dans son regard n'a d'égale que la passion qu'il lui inspire encore. Atlas veut se venger, cela ne fait pas l'ombre d'un doute. Et Lexi, désespérée de ne pouvoir réécrire le passé, est bientôt mise au pied du mur. Si Atlas est là aujourd'hui, c'est pour exiger qu'elle paie sa dette envers lui... en l'épousant.

À 15 ans, nous avons peu d’expérience. Nos références sont souvent celles véhiculées par nos parents et nos amis, qui eux, ont aussi hérités de l’influence de leurs parents. Quels sont les bons choix à faire pour soi et comment les faire?

Still determined to learn French and fulfill her dream of becoming an international flight attendant, Linda puts her disastrous stint as an au pair behind her and revels in newfound freedom in the city of Tours. She finds lodging, enrolls at a French institute, and spends eight glorious days with Adam before he leaves for the holidays. When he returns, his shocking announcement propels her in a different direction, eventually leading her to Paris.

Une belle complicité féminine et intergénérationnelle face au deuil. Une épopée savoureuse racontée à deux voix entre Normandie et Bretagne. Un roman plein de charme et de profondeur ! La vie, envers et contre tout...

Some secrets are too devastating to be told...When Natalie Moore is killed in a freak accident in France, her mother - the very poised and elegant Jessica - knows instinctively there is more to it. However, Natalie's father - the glamorous, high-flying Charlie - is so paralysed by the horror of losing his daughter that he refuses even to discuss his wife's suspicions. In the end, when their marriage is rocked by yet another terrible shock, Jessica decides to go back to France alone in search of some answers. When she gets to the idyllic vineyard in the heart of Burgundy, she soon finds a great deal more than she was expecting in a love that is totally forbidden and a truth that will almost certainly devastate her life. Set during one long hot summer in a sleepy world of wine, food and romance, "A French Affair" is a deeply sensual and passionate story of love, resistance, loyalty and betrayal.

Congo, 1964. Australienne de vingt-cinq ans, Anna Emerson retourne sur sa terre natale du Congo, pour se rendre au chevet de son père mourant, Karl, qu'elle n'a pas vu depuis dix-huit ans. Les retrouvailles sont brèves et, au lendemain de sa mort, un nouveau choc attend la jeune femme : Karl n'est pas son père biologique.

Cela fait longtemps que Claire a quitté les terres hostiles et désolées du domaine où elle a grandi pour poursuivre ses études et sa carrière de vétérinaire à Sydney. Mais quand elle reçoit l'invitation de sa grand-tante Aurelia à une réunion de famille, Claire est ramenée à son passé. Elle qui était partie après une violente dispute avec les siens... Bien qu'à contrecœur, Claire rejoint l'arrière-pays australien. Mais comment va réagir sa mère, Ellie, qu'elle n'a pas revue depuis cinq ans ?

Depuis ses premières règles à la ménopause, en passant par ses désirs ou non de maternité, la fausse couche ou l'IVG, l'accouchement, l'allaitement, le post-partum, une femme va traverser énormément de d'émotions physiques au cours de sa vie. Des phases cycliques, des énergies puissantes et des vibrations dans sa chair qui ne sont pas toujours pris en compte, partagées ou nommées.

International wine consultant Sarah McKee comes home from an extended business trip to discover her elderly friend Landon Harris has died unexpectedly. Heart attack? Sarah doesn't buy it. Something had been troubling Landon. He had called her numerous times when she was in Europe and sent a letter, asking her to undertake a search for him. And now he's dead. Sarah suspects foul play. But when she starts asking questions, Landon's son, Jean-Paul, warns her to quit interfering, Landon's loyal assistant is fired, and an inquest reveals the chilling truth.

After three years of living in the small town of Reigny-sur-Canne, all Katherine Goff really wants is to be accepted by her neighbors into their little community. But as an American expat living in the proud region of Burgundy, that's no easy task. When the elderly Frenchman who lives in the village chateau is found dead at the bottom of a staircase, the town is turned into a hotbed of gossip and suspicion, and Katherine suddenly finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into the small town's secrets.

After finding herself mixed up in a murder investigation the previous Summer, Katherine Goff's life simply has not been the same. Her husband has been in the United States recording a new album, the Burgundy region locals are finally starting to see her as a real neighbor, and Katherine has even started helping out with "tourist" excursions. It seems she's finally found her place in the small community of Reigny-sur-Canne. But when Katherine stumbles across a body in the local museum during a tour, she finds herself caught up once again in a whirlwind of gossip and speculation.

Sarah-Belle vient de terminer des études en techniques policières. Alors qu'elle profite de ses dernières semaines de vacances avant de débuter sa carrière, elle fait la connaissance d'une femme dont le fils de 17 ans est porté disparu. Il a été vu, pour la dernière fois, près d'un endroit où vivent des femmes enfermées dans un cloitre. Dans les jours qui suivent, la jeune policière trouvera un moyen de se joindre à ces femmes vivant en retrait de la société afin d'y faire discrètement enquête. Ce qu'elle va découvrir au sein du groupe va modifier le cours de son existence.

A week before the fabulous Flight of Fancy Charity Auction in Sonoma, California, someone kills a counterfeiter concocting fakes of very expensive wine. Wine expert Sarah McKee is called in to help identify the victim—if she can. Whoever killed him took his wallet, car, and computer—as well as his face. What they didn’t take was a list in the dead man’s pocket—a mystifying series of numbers, circles and checkmarks.

Quand la vie ne vous fait aucun cadeau, il est difficile de croire à cette main que l'on vous tend. Rebecka est dans une situation extrêmement précaire et joue du violon dans la rue quand un agent lui fait une offre surprenante. Elle y voit l'occasion de sortir enfin la tête de l'eau. Elle intègre le groupe des From North to South, au plus grand déplaisir de certains de ceux-ci. Difficile dans ce contexte de se faire une place pour mener à bien la mission que l'agent lui a donné.

It’s fair to say that Flick has had a terrible year. Her beloved father died, then, just hours after her wedding ceremony, her husband left her. Fed up with her daughter living like a hermit, Brenda decides to drag Flick off to France to stay in a chateau. What could be better than an idyllic escape? But when they arrive, Flick discovers the chateau is all but abandoned. The only upside of her French escape is the handsome and mysterious neighbour, Nate. Nate loves his life living in the cottage on the grounds of the abandoned chateau, but that is about to be put in jeopardy....

A single day in Paris changes the lives of three Americans as they each set off to explore the city with a French tutor, learning about language, love, and loss as their lives intersect in surprising ways.

Serena has the job she's always dreamed of and Chase, the man her heart never dared to. As a new editor at Vogue, she bags the biggest interview of the year with Yvette Renault, the infamous former editor of French Vogue, in The Carlton-InterContinental Hotel during the Cannes Film Festival. She eagerly jets off to France while Chase stays home, working with her father, a former senator, on his upcoming mayoral campaign.

Tinker's Cove is abuzz with excitement when Norah, the queen of daytime TV, comes to town and selects Lucy and her pals to be featured in her "Women Who Make a Difference" episode. In recognition for their charitable work, the ladies and their husbands are awarded a dream vacation in Paris, complete with classes at Le Cooking School with renowned pastry chef Larry Bruneau. But their bon voyage is cut short when Lucy discovers the chef in a pool of blood on the second day of class.

When the lead that could save her law practice is destroyed in a suspicious fire, only her recollection of it remains. Tess can relive memories, but her gift comes at a cost. The last time she used it, she nearly died. This time, she only takes a peek. A single moment spent in her memory of the defendant's encoded document gives her a brutal migraine and a phone number.

The soldiers called her the Angel of Waterloo...Henrietta Bartlett, the esteemed surgeon's daughter who was born on a battlefield, lost her mother on a battlefield, and was widowed on the battlefield, where she worked alongside her father on that fateful day in June 1815. But after the carnage of war, Hen dreams of peace, and her own home, and a society that would allow a woman to practice medicine. The new and faraway colony of New South Wales seems a paradise, where even convicts have a chance of a good life.