The Vineyard at Painted Moon by Susan MalleryMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is one book that is definitely going onto my 'comfort books' shelf. That's not to say that this was a comfortable read; it was not, but it was an excellent read! Definitely, a chick-lit sort of book, with the added bonus of learning a bit about winemaking and what it takes to run a vineyard. I had to Google several things to understand precisely what the characters were talking about!
Mackenzie Dienes has had a bit of a problematic life, what with being orphaned. However, she thinks she has a stable marriage, an excellent job, friends, and a great family. Then to find out that her husband of 16 years wants a divorce and that everything she has and is, including her job, is tied to him and his family. Now Mackenzie has to make some tough decisions, and she does, but are they the correct decisions?
This was an intriguing read for me, and I loved the evil mother-in-law this the author had going on. This kept the book from becoming overly sappy and sentimental. I would have liked to see some closure on the MIL and Mackenzies part, but it would not be. There is some romance but not very explicit (no lurid sex scenes) and a HEA! (actually several HEA's)
*ARC supplied by Edelweiss/ATTL, the publisher and the author.
Mackenzie Dienes has had a bit of a problematic life, what with being orphaned. However, she thinks she has a stable marriage, an excellent job, friends, and a great family. Then to find out that her husband of 16 years wants a divorce and that everything she has and is, including her job, is tied to him and his family. Now Mackenzie has to make some tough decisions, and she does, but are they the correct decisions?
This was an intriguing read for me, and I loved the evil mother-in-law this the author had going on. This kept the book from becoming overly sappy and sentimental. I would have liked to see some closure on the MIL and Mackenzies part, but it would not be. There is some romance but not very explicit (no lurid sex scenes) and a HEA! (actually several HEA's)
*ARC supplied by Edelweiss/ATTL, the publisher and the author.
SYNOPSIS: "Step into the vineyard with Susan Mallery’s most irresistible novel yet, as one woman searches for the perfect blend of love, family and wine.
Mackenzie Dienes seems to have it all—a beautiful home, close friends and a successful career as an elite winemaker with the family winery. There’s just one problem—it’s not her family, it’s her husband’s. In fact, everything in her life is tied to him—his mother is the closest thing to a mom that she’s ever had, their home is on the family compound, his sister is her best friend. So when she and her husband admit their marriage is over, her pain goes beyond heartbreak. She’s on the brink of losing everything. Her job, her home, her friends and, worst of all, her family.
Staying is an option. She can continue to work at the winery, be friends with her mother-in-law, hug her nieces and nephews—but as an employee, nothing more. Or she can surrender every piece of her heart in order to build a legacy of her own. If she can dare to let go of the life she thought she wanted, she might discover something even more beautiful waiting for her beneath a painted moon."
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