The story starts out slow, but draws you in if you stay with it. I believe Lise McClendon tried to pack everything into this one story...death, murder, mystery, romance, intrigue, France, wine, mistresses, crazy people, but most of all, family. There is something for everyone in this convoluted story and you will want to read the story to find out how it all comes together.

Author offered beautiful descriptions of both characters and setting. Very easy to get "in" the story. The main character's evaluation of the cause behind her late husband's infidelity was thought provoking. The storyline itself seemed a bit of a mishmash of all the elements of every mystery story I've ever read, making it maybe "untentionally" comical.