Release Date: February 13, 2024
About The Book:
The lavender fields of Provence hold more than her family’s secret past . . . Somewhere in the dreamy, sun-soaked rows of herbs, she just might find the answers for her future.
Tempèsta was only a child when her free-spirited mother died, and she has felt like an outcast in her own family ever since. Her father tried to pack away every trace of Nadaleta from the house, and it only made the grief worse. Now an adult and out of her father’s house, Tempèsta struggles to find connection to her studies, work, relationships, and even hobbies.
When her father dies, Tempèsta learns that he left his entire estate to her younger brother—save for a nest egg specifically left for her by her mother. She decides to leave New York behind and buys a dilapidated farmhouse in Sainte-Colombe, Provence, where her mother was born and spent her girlhood.
Tempèsta is daunted by the condition of the house and the challenges of adapting to life in a place so different from the only home she’s known, but she soon learns that her mother’s legacy runs far deeper than she ever expected. A family legend, a series of gifts passed down the female line of the family, and a tragic secret all lead Tempèsta to learn more about her mother’s tumultuous past—and about her own future.
About The Author:
Aimie K. Runyan writes to celebrate history’s unsung heroines. She has been honored as a Historical Novel Society Editors’ Choice selection, as a three-time finalist for the Colorado Book Awards, and as a nominee for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer of the Year. Aimie is active as an educator and speaker in the writing community and beyond. Her next books, The Castle Keepers (in collaboration with J’nell Ciesielski and Rachel McMillan) and A Bakery in Paris will release in 2023 from Harper Collins. Also from Harper Collins, Aimie’s contemporary Women’s Fiction debut, The Memory of Lavender and Sage, will release in early 2024. She lives in Colorado with her amazing husband, two (usually) adorable children, two (always) adorable kitties, and a dragon. To learn more about Aimie, please visit www.aimiekrunyan.com.
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