Julia Stagg

When Stephanie brains an intruder with a stale baguette, she doesn't realise she has assaulted the new owner of the village grocery. Parisian-exile Fabian's welcome goes from bad to worse as his attempts to drag the shop into the modern age in the small commune of Fogas in the French Pyrenees.

It's summertime in the French Pyrenees, and the mountain commune of Fogas is EN FETE. But Christian Dupuy has no time for the frivolity of LES VACANCES. For a start he's just been struck by the arrows of L'AMOUR and doesn't have a clue how to approach the woman who's stolen his heart. Then there is the not-so-small matter of local politics. With moves afoot to wipe his community from the map, Christian will have to enter the fray once more if he wishes...

When tragedy strikes the small mountain village of Fogas in the French Pyrenees, the residents must once more rally round to protect their precious way of life, and this time the stakes are higher than ever. A struggle for the town hall sees political ambition rise to ever more dangerous - even life-threatening - levels, crucial relationships are tested, and a deadly plot for revenge and retribution has terrible consequences. But among the grief and...