The Champagne Letters

Perfect for fans of bubbly wine and Kristin Harmel,this historical fiction novel follows Mme. Clicquot as she builds her legacyand the modern divorcée who looks to her letters for inspiration. ReimsFrance1805: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot has just lost her beloved husband but is determined to pursue their dream of creating the premier champagne house in Francenow named for her new identity as a widow: Veuve Clicquot. With the Russians poised to invadecompetitors fighting for her customersand the Napoleonic court politics complicating matters she must set herself apart quickly and permanently if sheand her businessare to survive. In present day Chicagobroken from her divorceNatalie Taylor runs away to Paris. In a book stall by the SeineNatalie finds a collection of the Widow Clicquot’s published letters and uses them as inspiration to step out of her comfort zone and create a newempowered life for herself. But when her Parisian escape takes a shocking and unexpected turnshe’s forced to make a choice. Should she accept her losses and return homeor fight for the future she’s only dreamed about? What would the widow do?