That Summer in Charleston
(2027)(The fourth book in the Take Me There series)
A novel by Inglath Cooper
That Summer in Charleston . . .
Three years after the tragedy that took her husband and daughter, Vivi has stopped restoring old houses and stopped living. She carries a guilt she has never spoken aloud. The one place she still lets herself dream about is the Randolph Estate, the grand Charleston house she has always longed to bring back to life.
An ocean away, Prince Rafe of Sainte-Maurel learns from a newspaper headline that his wife is pregnant. The child cannot be his. While the palace demands he play the devoted husband, Rafe does the one thing a prince is never supposed to do. He disappears.
When the estate's mysterious new owner chooses Vivi to restore it, she has no idea the reclusive buyer is a man the whole world is looking for. As the old house slowly comes back to life, so does something between them, something she isn't ready to feel and he isn't free to offer.
But secrets don't stay buried long in Charleston. When everything comes to light, Rafe must decide how long he can keep choosing duty over his own happiness, and Vivi must face whether she can forgive herself for believing a man who hid the truth from her. Two people who have each lost everything will have to decide whether this summer is an ending or a beginning.
If you loved That Month in Tuscany, you'll love this new journey in The Take Me There Series.
Genre: Romance
Three years after the tragedy that took her husband and daughter, Vivi has stopped restoring old houses and stopped living. She carries a guilt she has never spoken aloud. The one place she still lets herself dream about is the Randolph Estate, the grand Charleston house she has always longed to bring back to life.
An ocean away, Prince Rafe of Sainte-Maurel learns from a newspaper headline that his wife is pregnant. The child cannot be his. While the palace demands he play the devoted husband, Rafe does the one thing a prince is never supposed to do. He disappears.
When the estate's mysterious new owner chooses Vivi to restore it, she has no idea the reclusive buyer is a man the whole world is looking for. As the old house slowly comes back to life, so does something between them, something she isn't ready to feel and he isn't free to offer.
But secrets don't stay buried long in Charleston. When everything comes to light, Rafe must decide how long he can keep choosing duty over his own happiness, and Vivi must face whether she can forgive herself for believing a man who hid the truth from her. Two people who have each lost everything will have to decide whether this summer is an ending or a beginning.
If you loved That Month in Tuscany, you'll love this new journey in The Take Me There Series.
Genre: Romance