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When French perfumer Danielle Bretancourt steps aboard a luxury ocean liner, leaving her son behind in Poland with his grandmother, she has no idea that her life is about to change forever. The year is 1939, and the declaration of war on the European continent soon threatens her beloved family, scattered across many countries. Traveling through London and Paris into occupied Poland, Danielle searches desperately for her the remains of her family, relying on the strength and support of Jonathan Newell-Grey, a young captain. Finally, she is forced to gather the fragments of her impoverished family and flee to America. There she vows to begin life anew, in 1940s Los Angeles.Through determination and talent, she rises high from meager jobs in her quest for success as a perfumer and fashion designer to Hollywood elite.
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Never miss a sale or new release! Follow Jan on Amazon and sign up for her newsletter to hear about specials and giveaways. Plus, get a free read to download now: If you like fun beach reads or romantic sagas that whisk you off to places like California beaches or Italy, Paris, and Napa Valley, then come on in. I'm Jan, and I write feel-good novels with heart that will help you escape. Join me in my Facebook Readers Group, too, where we celebrate good books and cheer each other on: . That's where I share sales, ARCs, and lots of fun times. Here's where you can find all my books: So what's new? Look for the new SEABREEZE SHORES. I'm also thrilled to share that SEABREEZE BOOK CLUB and CORAL COTTAGE made the USA Today bestseller list, so we've been celebrating. Besides my women's fiction beach series, I also write 20th-century historical sagas with a touch of romance. THE WINEMAKERS is my latest re-launch, and HEPBURN'S NECKLACE, set against the Audrey Hepburn film, ROMAN HOLIDAY is my latest dual timeline historical. If you like Mary Kay Kay Andrews, Elin Hilderbrand, and Mary Alice Monroe beach reads, then you'll want to start with SEABREEZE INN. If you like to escape to another time with Danielle Steel, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, or Fiona Davis, then check out THE CHOCOLATIER, a sweet read set on the shores of Amalfi, Italy, HEPBURN'S NECKLACE iN Lake Como, Italy, or THE WINEMAKERS, which will whisk you to 1950s Napa Valley and Tuscany. If you're an audiobook aficionado, you're in luck! Most of my books are available in audio on Audible, Apple, and Amazon, read by the super talented Erin Bennett (Elin Hilderbrand, Debbie Macomber, etc) , and award-winning narrator. My LOVE CALIFORNIA series is also a lot of fun. It's a linked series of six best friends that I based on some of my favorite travel destinations. Each book is a mini-vacay, starting with Paris in FLAWLESS, Spain in BEAUTY MARK, Malibu and Ireland in RUNWAY, and three more fun locales. These are also widely available on audio Audible, Apple, and Amazon, as well as Kobo, and Barnes & Noble. Let's keep in touch! Here's how:- Follow me on Bookbub to learn of all my sales, new releases, and preorders: - Come visit me on Facebook at to find out more. - And...get a free read when you join my newsletter group: If you're a library patron and prefer to borrow from a library, simply ask your local library to order copies for you and other patrons. Library ebooks are also available through Overdrive and CloudLibrary, so your librarian can purchase ebooks through these services to make them accessible to you. Just ask; many of my books are there.My books have also been translated into German, Polish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, Russian, Lithuanian, and other languages. Most titles are also available in audiobooks and large print. Thank you all for your support on this amazing writing journey. I love to h
