Three wine critics from the Vinifera wine magazine
make a wager on the production of a vintage sparkling wine
from one of three small vineyards in London, France and the
United States. The wager -- 50,000 pounds to the winner from
each of the two losing critics. Add to that the incentive
their boss sets before them -- 100,000 pounds to the winning
vineyard and 50,000 pounds to the winning critic. The
critics set out to select their vineyards and champion
their selections, then wait for the wines to be judged in
five years.
Supermodel Christina Morgan has been given Villa Bacchante,
a Napa Valley vineyard, as a first-anniversary gift from
her husband, a famous-actor. Christina has little interest
in it until she learns her husband has been unfaithful,
claims she is to blame and files for divorce. Picking up
the pieces of her life, she gets involved in the first
harvest and is truly happy for the first time in a very
long time.
Madeliene Arsanault inherits her father's estate, Champagne
Arsanault, upon his death. She is forced to move from
London back to France to settle his affairs and run the
vineyard. Finding that he had a great deal of debt,
Madeliene is forced to come up with a creative solution to
keep the vineyard from going under or having to sell the
estate. After the first harvest, she realizes she belongs
in France and is determined to make a go of it in the wine
industry.
Kelly Elson, an 18-year-old London hotel chambermaid,
learns she's inherited a vineyard from a father she never
knew. She is swept away to Froggy Bottom in Sussex,
England, where she detests everything and everyone. Kelly
has no interest whatsoever in any aspect of the wine
business. She sleeps late, parties with friends and is as
contrary as she can be, until she experiences her first
harvest and learns that she actually does enjoy this new
career.
Mathieu Randon, an unscrupulous international entrepreneur,
is eager to purchase two of the vineyards in this contest
to add to his empire, Domaine Randon. His methods are less
than honorable in his endeavor to destroy the young ladies
who own the vineyards. Nothing and no one gets in his way.
Which vineyard wins the award and the money? Which critic
earns the cash? This first novel from Olivia Darling
is truly VINTAGE. Set on the international stage, the sex
is steamy and the champagne flows freely. There is glamour,
power, revenge and survival, not to mention murders and
mayhem that are sure to intrigue.
Power Madeleine Arsenault is
returning home after her father’s death—determined to
prove that she can save her family’s debt-ridden business
and run the most prestigious champagne house in
France…...
Lust Kelly Elson’s life is
about to change in ways the London hotel maid never
imagined. Inheriting a vineyard is only the beginning of
her thirst for success…. Revenge After
her marriage to a Hollywood bad boy ends, supermodel
Christina Morgan wants to prove she’s more than a
pretty face. That’s why she’s set her sights on
transforming her ex-husband’s California vineyard into a
major player….
One sparkling prize A
ruthless takeover…a shattering family secret… a scandalous
affair...Three women competing to produce the world’s best
sparkling wine and willing to risk everything to win,
unaware that they share a single enemy: driven by a secret
agenda, a powerful vintner is orchestrating a chilling
revenge, igniting a scandal that could bring down them all…
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