Bella Vista Chronicles: The Apple Orchard (Paperback)

from jbarr5

The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs A really super book to me is one that talks of travel, food and the art of working with ones hands. This book has that and more. The book starts out with the oldest of the family, Magnus Johnasen runs the apple orchard, Belle Vista in his 80's on the tree ladder w...

from UnderMyAppleTree

Tess Delaney works at The Sheffield Auction House tracking down stolen art and heirlooms and restoring them to their rightful owners. At only twenty-nine, she is already a success in her field. On the verge of a promotion she is jolted by the news that a grandfather she didn't know existed has ha...

from wrbinpa

There is so much to love about this book. The storyline with its WWII backdrop pulled me in, and the characters were richly drawn with their complex issues. The author uses many layers to build the story as the past mingles with the present. The storyline includes a mystery, romance, secrets, and...

from pennykaplan

I really enjoyed this book, the first in a new series. Yeah, it's a romance and predictable, but the story of Tess finding her family was engrossing, and true love never hurts. The historical details of Jewish persecution in German occupied Denmark during WWII gave added dimension to the contempo...

from susan0316

This is a great book by one of my favorite authors. Tess works at an auction house that tracks down works of art that were stolen by the Nazis in World War II and tries to get them back to their original owners. She finds out that she has a grandfather and a half sister that she never knew about ...