Women of Consequence – serie

From Kansas to Paris, get ready to be swept away into a world of high culture, champagne and family secrets.The Paris Affair is the first in Muna Shehadi's spellbinding dual-time narrative series, with cross-generational appeal and captivating international settings, perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley._______________ Christmas, 1915. A grieving father gives his motherless daughter an exquisite, one-of-a-kind A. Marque doll, one she'd gladly exchange for her heart's desire.Summer, 1975. Sheltered Midwesterner Helen Kenyon is set to marry her college sweetheart, when she jumps at the opportunity to spend six months in Paris. With fellow Americans Lilianne and Connie and an 'adopted' antique doll, Helen plunges into a heady world of high culture and champagne. But it's the charismatic photojournalist, Gilles Aubert, who tempts her to change her future.Fifty years later. Teresa Clark dutifully prepares her estranged Grandma Helen's Kansas ranch for sale, only to find that Helen bears little resemblance to the philandering drunk of her mother's stories. Not until she uncovers mementos of Helen's past and the astonishing secret of a well-preserved antique doll, does Teresa gain strength to face multiple truths - about her family, herself, and what life she'll choose for her own.Three priceless treasures. Three extraordinary women. Three powerful legacies.The next books in the series, The Jewel of Cairo and The Temptations of Crete, will follow Lilianne and Connie's own remarkable journeys from where their time in Paris together left off._______________Readers adore The Paris Affair:⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Oh my! It is just exquisite . . . The author is a wonderful storyteller'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I couldn't put it down'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A rich tapestry of secrets, love, and self-discovery.'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'It left me wanting to read more in this world and from Muna Shehadi'Don't miss Muna Shehadi's other captivating novels: The Summer Sister, The Winter Sister, The Spring Sister and The First Wife!

The epic journey of the Women of Consequence series continues in this spellbinding dual-narrative series that will transport you from France to the heat of Cairo and to secrets hidden in Vermont.⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Oh my! It is just exquisite . . . The author is a wonderful storyteller'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I couldn't put it down'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A rich tapestry of secrets, love, and self-discovery.'_______________Cairo 1915. A wealthy Egyptian jeweller commissions a Fabergé egg as a wedding anniversary gift to his "queen."Cairo 1976. After leaving Paris, Lilianne is recruited by the CIA to keep tabs on a charming, corrupt jeweller. But when a betrayal renders Cairo unsafe, Lilianne and a broken Gilles must leave for the US - unaware they are carrying priceless cargo. Back on the Connecticut coast, their marriage of convenience deepens into a singular kind of love - until devastating news forces them to make an impossible choice.Southport, Connecticut present day. Decades later, Sophie has lost everything; her husband, her house, and her picture-perfect life. When her parents' old friend Helen visits with an exquisite antique doll, Sophie discovers a stunning treasure - and a truth about her birth mother that sends her on a journey of self-discovery. In the green mountains of Vermont, she is drawn to the strong, silent Owen and to the family she never knew . . . until another secret upends her life again.Three priceless treasures. Three extraordinary women. Three powerful legacies.The next book in the series, The Temptations of Crete, will follow Connie's story after parting from Lilianne and Helen in 1975 Paris. With cross-generational appeal and captivating international settings, this series is perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Rachel Hore and Santa Montefiore. _______________Readers adore Muna's escapist tales:⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'An original, captivating story⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'It left me wanting to read more in this world and from Muna Shehadi'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A delight to read . . . reminded of Nora Roberts' storytelling'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'What a book - a secret in every chapter . . . I was glued to it'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The drama, the heartache, the family secrets, the romance, what a cliffhanger!'