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"A charming story, and a delightful tribute to the power of a good old-fashioned love letter." - Peter Mayle, bestselling author of A Year in Provence
"A real-life fairytale. You'll be rooting for this bubbly American heroine and her prince charmant." - Elizabeth Bard, author of Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
"Enchanting. A captivating real-life fairytale romance that will have you reading slowly so you can savor every delicious word. Castles included!" - Janice MacLeod, author of Paris Letters
"Wonderfully engaging and endearingly honest." - Samantha Brick, author of Head Over Heels in France: Falling in Love in the Lot
"Seven Letters from Paris is a celebration of l'amour across cultures and across decades... Samantha Verant embraces France, and her French love, with an all-American enthusiasm that is nothing if not infectious." - Hilary Reyl, author of Lessons in French
"Seven Letters from Paris is a glorious, life-affirming testament to the power of love to change everything." - Jo Maeder, author of Opposites Attack and When I Married My Mother
"Seven Letters from Paris is the story of a sexy, passionate, whirlwind romance twenty years in the making...and worth the wait. Sam shows us all the power of second chances and following your heart." - Teresa Rhyne, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dog Lived (And So Will I)
"A sweet and comical modern love story of one woman's wonderful happily-ever-after." - Wendy Lawless, author of Chanel Bonfire
"A true story of long-lost passion found." - Jennifer L. Scott, author of Lessons from Madame Chic
"One of the sweetest love stories that's ever been told." - Torre DeRoche, author of Love with a Chance of Drowning
"A real-life fairytale. You'll be rooting for this bubbly American heroine and her prince charmant." - Elizabeth Bard, author of Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
"Enchanting. A captivating real-life fairytale romance that will have you reading slowly so you can savor every delicious word. Castles included!" - Janice MacLeod, author of Paris Letters
"Wonderfully engaging and endearingly honest." - Samantha Brick, author of Head Over Heels in France: Falling in Love in the Lot
"Seven Letters from Paris is a celebration of l'amour across cultures and across decades... Samantha Verant embraces France, and her French love, with an all-American enthusiasm that is nothing if not infectious." - Hilary Reyl, author of Lessons in French
"Seven Letters from Paris is a glorious, life-affirming testament to the power of love to change everything." - Jo Maeder, author of Opposites Attack and When I Married My Mother
"Seven Letters from Paris is the story of a sexy, passionate, whirlwind romance twenty years in the making...and worth the wait. Sam shows us all the power of second chances and following your heart." - Teresa Rhyne, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dog Lived (And So Will I)
"A sweet and comical modern love story of one woman's wonderful happily-ever-after." - Wendy Lawless, author of Chanel Bonfire
"A true story of long-lost passion found." - Jennifer L. Scott, author of Lessons from Madame Chic
"One of the sweetest love stories that's ever been told." - Torre DeRoche, author of Love with a Chance of Drowning
About the Author
Samantha Vérant is a travel addict, a self-professed oenophile, and a determined, if occasionally unconventional, French chef. She lives in southwestern France, where she's able to explore all of her passions, and where she's married to a sexy French rocket scientist she met in 1989, but ignored for twenty years.
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Samantha Vérant is a travel addict, a self-professed oenophile, and a determined, if occasionally unconventional, French chef. She lives in southwestern France, where she's able to explore all of her passions, and where she's married to a sexy French rocket scientist she met in 1989, but ignored for twenty years.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Anne Platt
on October 7, 2014
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I may be partial, I'm the Mom, but the book made me laugh and cry! I received an advanced copy from Samantha and read it in front of her on the train this summer! Awkward! I'm so happy that my daughter got a second chance at life and love!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is Samantha Vérant's first memoir and a beautiful love story with heartbreak and happy ever after, that reads more like a fairytale romance than the real life it is.
When life doesn’t go to plan, what girl doesn’t dream of having her own real life ‘Pretty Woman’ fairytale moment? At the end of an unhappy marriage that has left her deep in debt, Samantha finds seven love letters tucked away in the bottom of a storage box. These love letters are 20 years old and despite her never having replied at the time, offer her a glimmer of hope and future happiness. The fact that they were written by a very sexy sounding Frenchman, who as well as being a rocket scientist wasn’t afraid of opening his heart to her, is just a bonus.
This memoir lets us read the letters and follows Samantha and Jean-Luc as they make contact, become very good friends and eventually meet up with a view to working out if they can have a shared future together. They both showed great courage. For Samantha to walk away from an unhappy marriage was like stepping off a cliff into the unknown, and although her new future promised to have Jean-Luc at her side it must still have felt like another cliff! The distance from her home in California to his in Toulouse, his children who had already lost their Mother, the language difficulties and the paperwork, were just some of the obstacles to be faced together. Although their journey was not without heartache and huge risk I can’t help but feel pleased for Samantha that she re-found her prince and now lives in wedded bliss with him in France.
I got to the end and I couldn’t help grinning at the loveliness of it and really feel it should be made into a film. Even Disney couldn’t have written a love story this romantic. But don’t worry; it’s not too gushy, sweet and sickly.
Seven letters is published by Sourcebooks who sent me a copy to read and review.
When life doesn’t go to plan, what girl doesn’t dream of having her own real life ‘Pretty Woman’ fairytale moment? At the end of an unhappy marriage that has left her deep in debt, Samantha finds seven love letters tucked away in the bottom of a storage box. These love letters are 20 years old and despite her never having replied at the time, offer her a glimmer of hope and future happiness. The fact that they were written by a very sexy sounding Frenchman, who as well as being a rocket scientist wasn’t afraid of opening his heart to her, is just a bonus.
This memoir lets us read the letters and follows Samantha and Jean-Luc as they make contact, become very good friends and eventually meet up with a view to working out if they can have a shared future together. They both showed great courage. For Samantha to walk away from an unhappy marriage was like stepping off a cliff into the unknown, and although her new future promised to have Jean-Luc at her side it must still have felt like another cliff! The distance from her home in California to his in Toulouse, his children who had already lost their Mother, the language difficulties and the paperwork, were just some of the obstacles to be faced together. Although their journey was not without heartache and huge risk I can’t help but feel pleased for Samantha that she re-found her prince and now lives in wedded bliss with him in France.
I got to the end and I couldn’t help grinning at the loveliness of it and really feel it should be made into a film. Even Disney couldn’t have written a love story this romantic. But don’t worry; it’s not too gushy, sweet and sickly.
Seven letters is published by Sourcebooks who sent me a copy to read and review.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Lorraine
on October 7, 2014
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Call me old-fashioned but there is nothing more romantic than a love letter; a real, tangible, penned by hand, sealed with a kiss, love letter! Samantha Verant's, Seven Letters From Paris, is an endearing tale of how seven such letters, bridged a 20 year gap between a woman of a certain age and a Frenchman she long left behind in Paris. It's a tale of how a once, unrequited love, found its way out of a shoebox and reawakened heart's desire. But Seven Letters from Paris is more than just a love story, it's a tale of transformation, it's a soul-searching journey into the unknown. Samantha Verant, finding the courage to walk away from a life that's not her own, overcomes many obstacles, inside and outside of herself to reclaim her own life and to reclaim a very charming Frenchman that she once left behind in Paris! As she journeys into the unknown, Samantha Verant opens up her heart to her readers, brushing up against: fear, anger, loneliness, uncertainty, frustration, excitement, passion, joy, love and contentment. As you journey to the shores of California, to Paris, to the South of France with Samantha, you are reminded all along the way to, steer your own ship, be the navigator of your own heart and to seize life's second chances. It's a beautiful, romantic journey in life and love, one that you definitely will not want to miss!
The author supplied an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Kim Baccellia, "YA Books Central reviewer"
on October 7, 2014
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Everyone wishes for romance, love in their lives. What happens if you had a chance at love only to let it pass you by? Would you be tempted to see what happened to that person later on in life and better yet would you be willing to give that love another chance?
Seven Letters From Paris is a memoir that has 40 yr old Samantha at a turning point in her life. She’s about to ask for a divorce when she comes across some love letters from her past. Twenty years ago, she met a handsome Parisian only to leave him at the train tracks. He wrote her 7 love letters. After Samantha comes across them she feels she needs to find him and apologize. What happens next is the stuff of fairy tales. Only this is real!
Loved this amazing memoir that is the stuff of Hollywood love stories. It’s filled with memories of 1989 Paris and Samantha’s courage to go after her heart. I loved the flash backs to 1989 Paris but I also loved her journey to recapture something that had been painfully missing in her present life: passion.
This love story is like a real life Disney tale complete with magic, love, and hope. I mean, seriously, who wouldn’t fall in love with a handsome Parisian guy who writes love letters? There’s also friendship woven through the pages along with the support of Sam's family, even when she doubts if she’s making the right choice.
The lush France countryside is shown through the eyes of Jean-Luc and Samantha as they recapture the connection/passion they had twenty years previously. Sure there are some snags along the way but nothing some courage and hope can’t conquer.
A magical romance that is sure to sweep readers off their feet as they follow Samantha on her journey of the heart.
Seven Letters From Paris is a memoir that has 40 yr old Samantha at a turning point in her life. She’s about to ask for a divorce when she comes across some love letters from her past. Twenty years ago, she met a handsome Parisian only to leave him at the train tracks. He wrote her 7 love letters. After Samantha comes across them she feels she needs to find him and apologize. What happens next is the stuff of fairy tales. Only this is real!
Loved this amazing memoir that is the stuff of Hollywood love stories. It’s filled with memories of 1989 Paris and Samantha’s courage to go after her heart. I loved the flash backs to 1989 Paris but I also loved her journey to recapture something that had been painfully missing in her present life: passion.
This love story is like a real life Disney tale complete with magic, love, and hope. I mean, seriously, who wouldn’t fall in love with a handsome Parisian guy who writes love letters? There’s also friendship woven through the pages along with the support of Sam's family, even when she doubts if she’s making the right choice.
The lush France countryside is shown through the eyes of Jean-Luc and Samantha as they recapture the connection/passion they had twenty years previously. Sure there are some snags along the way but nothing some courage and hope can’t conquer.
A magical romance that is sure to sweep readers off their feet as they follow Samantha on her journey of the heart.
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