The shock triggers a panic attack that sends her to the hospital where she is admonished to make serious lifestyle changes. While preparing for a potentially life-changing meeting, she receives news that she is to inherit half of a major apple orchard from an unknown grandfather and that she also has a half-sister. Young, driven Tess Delaney never knew her father and rarely sees her traveling mother. Read The Bella Vista Chronicles by Susan Wiggs:Īs Wiggs (Fireside) begins a new series, Magnus Johansen, an elderly orchard owner in Sonoma, California, has a fall, the effects of which cascade through many lives and reveal numerous secrets. Wiggs deftly weaves a narrative that takes the reader from present day California to Denmark during WWII to tell a story of family ties both old and new-and the moments that connect our hearts. And in a season filled with new experiences, Tess begins to see the truth in something Annelise once told her: if you don’t believe memories are worth more than money, then perhaps you’ve not made the right kind of memories. A place where falling in love is not only possible, but inevitable. With Dominic and Isabel by her side, Tess discovers world where family comes first and the roots of history run deep. The rest is willed to Isabel Johansen, the half-sister she didn’t know she had. Then the enigmatic Dominic Rossi arrives on her San Francisco doorstep with the news that the grandfather she never knew is in a coma and that she’s destined to inherit half of his apple orchard estate called Bella Vista. To Annelise, whose family was torn apart during WWII, the necklace represents her history, and the value is in its memories.īut Tess’s own history is filled with gaps: a father she never met, a mother who spent more time traveling than with her daughter. People like Annelise Winther, who has just been reunited with her mother’s long gone necklace, worth a sum that could change her life. Tess Delaney makes a living restoring stolen treasures to their owners. “A powerful story of love, loss, hope and redemption.”-Kirkus, Starred Review “…sweet, crisp and juicy.”-Elin Hilderbrand A NEW ORIGINAL HALLMARK MOVIE: THE SECRETS OF BELLA VISTA!įrom #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Susan Wiggs
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