New Chapters on the French Riviera

New Chapters on the French Riviera

Author: Jennifer Bohnet Listening Length: 7h 43m

Can a talented chef and a group of writers rediscover joy—and perhaps even create new beginnings? Eight months after suddenly closing its doors, Michelin-starred chef and Villa Celestia proprietor Guy Lyon is almost ready to begin again. When his friend Sandy Thoreau asks to rent the villa on the French Riviera for a ...

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Romain, pulling Sandy’s suitcase, and Sandy, with Twiggy on her lead, walked down to Villa Celestia after lunch on Saturday.

After putting her case in the small bedroom at the top of the villa next to the door marked private that hid the stairs that led to Guy’s apartment, the two of them went back downstairs to find Guy.

There had been no sign of him as they’d walked through the villa and up the stairs and Sandy was immediately on tenterhooks, hoping that he hadn’t done a runner at the last minute, regretting his offer of help.

Mentally, she shook her head. No, Guy wouldn’t do that. He might be reluctant now that the day of guests arriving was here, but she was ninety-nine per cent confident that he wouldn’t let her down at the last minute. She couldn’t stop herself from crossing her fingers, though, just in case.