First published 2024
Amanda Delanoe stands at the threshold of forty, managing her contemporary art gallery in the heart of Paris. She shares the business with Pascal Leblanc, a bachelor who brings levity to their partnership, while her dog Lulu provides faithful companionship. Romance has remained elusive until two men enter her world simultaneously. Olivier Saint Albin, a mysterious publisher, sparks immediate attraction, though Amanda discovers he has a wife. Tom Quinlan resurfaces from her university past, now in Paris crafting a thriller novel. As Amanda navigates her feelings between these two very different men, a darker threat emerges. Someone watches her movements around the city. Anonymous calls pierce the quiet of her nights. An intruder violates the safety of her Left Bank apartment. The danger feels real and immediate, but its source remains hidden. Amanda must determine whether the threat comes from Olivier, Tom, or someone else entirely while her heart pulls her toward a love that might destroy her.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, love-triangle
Setting: Paris, Left Bank
Period: contemporary
256 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press
Content warnings: violence