Claudine Rafferty is rich, reckless and beautiful. So when she throws herself into an arranged marriage with the eminently eligible but notorious François de Lorvoire, everyone in Paris is amazed. Determined to cope with François’s cruelty and indifference, Claudine soon finds herself driven to find love in the arms of Armand St Jacques, one of her husband’s vignerons.

But all is not what it seems in the de Lorvoire family. As Claudine learns more of Francois’s sinister past, she also inherits some of his most dangerous enemies. And against a background of betrayal and conspiracy, she is forced to learn not only whom she can trust, but also whom she really loves…

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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.