Rose places her hand protectively on her grandmother's necklace and looks up at Magnolia Manor's vine-covered walls. The jewels are her most precious possession, but she is terrified to tell her family the truth about where they really come from...
Standing in the doorway of her grandmother Sylvia's home, Rose Fleury thought returning here was the answer to all of her problems. She has no job and a broken heart, but Sylvia reminds her that Fleury women of the past were strong and independent, and she can be too. Clutching a family heirloom - a beautiful topaz necklace - Rose promises to be brave like her relatives. Until she finds out that the jewels hide a terrible secret...
Someone in town is claiming the necklace is fake. Rose knows Sylvia will be devastated by this news, and it could shatter their family's reputation. For the sake of her grandmother, Rose is determined to find the real necklace and discover why it was replaced - and quickly convinces handsome local lawyer Noel Quinn to join her. Though Noel's broad shoulders in his suit and tie remind Rose of her ex-boyfriend, he seems just as fascinated by the mystery, and she finds her heart fluttering every time he catches her eye...
But when Rose traces the real necklace to another family, and another ancestral home in a nearby village, she's shocked to discover a forbidden love that once tore her family apart - and that Noel is connected to it. Can she really trust the man she's been growing so close to? And will the truth about the Fleury family cause a rift between Rose and Sylvia that is impossible to repair?
A gorgeous page-turner about finding love and long-lost family secrets, which will transport you to Ireland's beautiful shores. Fans of Debbie Macomber, Tricia O'Malley and Mary Alice Monroe will be swept away, unable to put this book down.
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