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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...
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Colorado wine mystery volume 1
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Parker Valentine has always dreamed of opening her own winery in her hometown of Boulder, Colorado. But she gets more than she bargained for when a food and wine critic unexpectedly shows up at Vino Valentine on opening day. A negative review could be fatal for her business, and not only does he seem to hate her chardonnay, he also collapses and dies shortly after drinking it.
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Taylor O'Brian is a new businesswoman, founder of Taylor's Off The Beaten Path Wine Tours, who lives on a small winery with her Aunt Jemma. She plans to take small groups around romantic Sonoma county to discover some of the county's outdoor gardens. It's all running as smooth as can be until Laura, the leader of the group of yoga instructors she's leading, is found dead. And it's Taylor's corkscrew that's found buried in Laura's neck. She's not sure...
24) The good woman
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Meg Brennan Roberts, a successful publicist, doting mother, loyal wife and self-proclaimed good woman starts to feel burned out and empty until a proclamation of desire from her handsome boss makes her question every decision she's ever made.
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Taylor O'Brian takes small groups on wine country tours of romantic Sonoma County. Friends are everything in the tour business, so Taylor is happy to guide investors to the winery owned by her friend Tim Slade. But vintage turns to vinegar when an FDA inspector is found floating face down in one of Tim's vats of squished grapes. Tim is arrested on suspicion of murder, and Taylor and her friends rally to prove his innocence. But it's not an easy task,...
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Colorado wine mystery volume 2
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Murder is on the menu when the dead body of a sous chef is found behind her boyfriend Reid's new restaurant, prompting Vino Valentine to take matters into her own hands to prove Reid's innocence.
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"This modern reimagining of Persuasion is full of witty banter, romantic angst, and compelling characters as it captures the heart of the classic Jane Austen novel. When Anne Elliott broke up with Ben Wentworth it seemed like the right thing to do, but now eight years later, she's not so sure. In her tourist destination hometown, Anne is comfortable and confident in the life she's built for herself. She has a successful career filling her late mother's...
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This is a fun but respectful (and very comprehensive) guide to everything you ever wanted to know about wine from the creator and host of the popular podcast Wine for Normal People, described by Imbibe magazine as "a wine podcast for the people." More than 60,000 listeners tune in every month to learn a not-snobby wine vocabulary, how and where to buy wine, how to read a wine label, how to smell, swirl, and taste wine, and so much more! Rich with...
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Heiress Frederica Dumay has everything to live for, inclusing a gorgeous new husband and half ownership of a multi-million dollar winery. But her happiness is short lived when her business partner's wife is slain. Frederica suspects foul play, but she cannot tell whether the murder was the result of greed, obsession or both. In addition, her old flame, suggests that her seemingly perfect husband is hiding a guilty secret. Now Freddi must find a way...
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Silverado Lake volume 3
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To save her family's winery from financial ruin, Gia Valentino must work with August Harding, who broke her heart years ago when he left Silverado Lake and never came back-and who is determined to convince her, that this time, he's here to stay.
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Wendy is a smart single woman in the big city who's never been able to find a good job or decent relationship. But when her estranged father dies, Wendy suddenly inherits a beautiful yet struggling Napa Valley winery. Now, with the help of her best friend, Wendy will have to deal with a local winemaker and his father, a shrewd competitor who's trying to crush her vineyard. Can a girl who's grown used to a life of sour grapes learn to discover delicious...
38) A taste of California: Disc 6,Temecula, San Diego, Costa Mesa :the wine, the food, the lifestyle
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"Host Simon Kane is your guide to California's wine regions. On the itinerary are great vineyards and unforgetable places to see and stay. You'll meet award-winning winemakers, celebrated chefs, and distinguished hoteliers. You will also experieince magnificent views of some of the most glorious scenery on the planet."--Container.
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Kathryn and Craig Hall launched themselves head first into Napa Valley 20 years ago with the purchase of an 1885 winery and never looked back. Since the couple's purchase of their debut winery, their critically acclaimed HALL Wines and WALT Wines have become fixtures of the California wine industry, winning numerous accolades including a coveted 100-point "perfect score."
40) Let it breathe
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Vineyard manager Reese Clark is determined to bring her family's Oregon winery into the big leagues, and she knows building a new tasting room and event pavilion is her ticket there. Having her ex-husband's best friend--and her secret college crush--turn up to head the construction project, however, doesn't pair well with her plans. Between her nauseating lovebird parents; her motorcycle-riding, pot-growing grandfather; and her pet alpaca, fond of...