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| The Riviera by Karen Aldous |
My review today is for The Riviera by Karen Aldous, the sequel to The Vineyard, which I reviewed here.
We are back in the South of France with Lizzie, whose beauty
salon is doing well and Cal, whose vineyard and renovation project are moving
along nicely and for a while everyone is happy, including Lizzie’s young son
Thierry. However things are not going well for Cal’s teenage son in the States
and he needs his Dad, now. Lizzie’s work and life keep her in France, which
puts distance and emotional pressure on their new relationship. Lizzie finds it
hard to trust Cal while he is with his ex, Kelly, who is always the manipulator.
A family mystery from her past creates a diversion for
Lizzie, but it seems there is more than one family skeleton waiting to be
rediscovered. Lizzie becomes an emotional wreck, jumping to conclusions and
putting her foot in it at a time when she should be happy. Her salon is the talk
of Cannes and her friend and business partner Sophie needs her help to plan her
wedding.
Will commonsense and love win out over stubbornness and
jealousy? They are certainly not in for an easy ride, but there is something very likeable about Lizzie that had me keeping my fingers crossed for most of the book.
To read my reviews of Karen’s other novels, click on the
links below.
To read my France et Moi interview with her, click here.
Links to all her novels on Amazon can be found below.
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