Moonlight Over Paris

An aristocratic young woman leaves the sheltered world of London to find adventure,passionand independence in 1920s Paris in this mesmerizing story from the USA Today and internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France and After the War is Over. Spring1924 Recovering from a broken wartime engagement and a serious illness that left her near deathLady Helena Montagu-Douglas-Parr vows that for once she will live life on her own terms. Breaking free from the stifling social constraints of the aristocratic society in which she was raisedshe travels to France to stay with her free spirited aunt. For one yearshe will simply be Miss Parr. She will explore the picturesque streets of Parismeet people who know nothing of her pastΓÇöand pursue her dream of becoming an artist. A few years after the Great WarΓÇÖs endthe City of Light is a bohemian paradise teeming with actorspainterswritersand a lively coterie of American expatriates who welcome Helena into their romantic and exciting circle. Among them is Sam Howardan irascible and infuriatingly honest correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. Dangerously attractive and deeply scarred by the horror and carnage of the warSam is unlike any man she has ever encountered. He calls her Elliesees her as no one has beforeand offers her a glimpse of a future that is both irresistible and impossible. As Paris rises phoenix-like from the ashes of the Great Warso too does Helena. Though sheΓÇÖs shed her old selfsheΓÇÖs still uncertain of what she will become and where she belongs. But is she strong enough to completely let go of the past and follow her heartno matter where it leads her? Artfully capturing the Lost Generation and their enchanting cityMoonlight Over Paris is the spellbinding story of one young womanΓÇÖs journey to find herselfand claim the lifeΓÇöand loveΓÇöshe truly wants.