First published 2024
Dahlia de Beaumont owns Lambert Perfumes in Paris. At fifty-six, she has spent twenty-five years building the business after her husband died in an avalanche. She raised four children alone: Charles, Alexa, Delphine, and Emma. Her romantic life consists of an affair with a married man that no longer satisfies her. A business trip takes Dahlia to San Francisco to inspect her American stores. Wildfires break out in Napa Valley while she visits. The destruction moves her to volunteer, but helping puts her in danger. The fires force her to stay in San Francisco longer than planned. She meets new people while fighting to save her company from the crisis. The experience changes how Dahlia sees her life. She questions what truly matters to her. The woman who built an empire around duty and responsibility discovers new possibilities for love and happiness.
Genres: romance, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Paris, San Francisco, Napa Valley
Period: 21st-century
320 pages · Hardcover · Macmillan