Christmas on the Riviera

As a toddler, Elodie Jacques was abandoned by her mother and left in the care of her French grandmother, Gabriella in Dartmouth, Devon.

Now 24 years old, Elodie struggles to reconcile the deep anger for the mother she has never since seen.

When Gabriella unexpectedly announces she wants the two of them to spend Christmas and her 70th birthday in her home town of Juan-les-Pins in the South of France, Elodie is thrilled.

Gabriella meanwhile has her own ulterior motives for wanting to return after 40 years, a daunting homecoming potentially filled with memories, secrets and recriminations.

With Juan-les-Pins pulsing with lights, decorations and the festive spirit, Christmas promises to be filled with fun. But when Elodie learns there is the possibility that her long absent mother may join them, she hides her feelings behind a show of indifference and animosity.

Will there be the reconciliation that Gabriella longs for—or will the spirit of Christmas fail to work its magic?

©2022 Jennifer Bohnet (P)2022 Boldwood Books

Book Two, Please

Another lovely book by Jennifer Bohnet and narrator Julia Franklin. I especially like this one. There is much more to tell and a second book has all the makings of a great story.

Good bones …

But not as captivating as A Riviera Retreat. Which I love. I liked the characters and the storylines so I will be getting the sequel hopeful, that the excitement will pick up in the continuing developments I am anticipating!