Fairytale: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ò A wonderful, beautifully told tale from AmericaÆs favorite novelist, Fairytale is a captivating example of the truths that will always withstand even the darkest storms, and a reminder that sometimes fairytales do come true, and good prevails over evil in the end. Camille Lammenais has grown up in the beauty of the Napa Valley, surrounded by acres of her familyÆs vineyards. Her parents, Christophe and Joy, still deeply in love after two decades of marriage, have built a renowned winery and ch?teau modeled after ChristopheÆs ancient family estate in his native Bordeaux. Camille has had a perfect childhood, safe in her parentsÆ love. After graduating from Stanford, she returns to help manage Ch?teau Joy, her lifetime goal. But their fairytale ends suddenly with her motherÆs death from cancer. Six months after losing his wife, the devastated Christophe is easy prey for a mysterious, charming Frenchwoman visiting the valley. The Countess de Pantin is the essence of Parisian seductiveness and sophistication. Within weeks they are a clandestine couple, making love like teenagers, glowing with their secret. Camille, still grieving for her mother, is shocked by the news that her father intends to remarry. Then she begins to see past the alluring looks, designer clothes, and elegant manners of the countess, while her innocent father is trapped in her web. When tragedy strikes again, Camille is at her stepmotherÆs mercy, and that of the two evil stepbrothers who appear. Camille needs to fightùfirst for her legacy, and then for her very life. But as she grapples with the plots being carried out against her, the countessÆs elderly, kind, clever mother becomes her only ally, and a childhood friend emerges as a prince worthy of any fairytale.

• | Author: Danielle Steel
• | Publisher: Dell
• | Publication Date: May 29, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 1101884088
• | ISBN-13: 9781101884089