The letters and shared destination and passion for wine draw the two women together. They are both going to the same place and during their impromptu meeting Emma tells Rosalyn about the package of World War I letters she is carrying with her in hopes of both translating them and learning more about the family history related to them. The book takes a great turn on the flight to Paris when a reluctant Rosalyn meets chatty Emma. Hugh gave Rosalyn the job to solve both his own problems as well as hers. She is trying to ignore her heartbreak over the unexpected death of her husband, Dash, a charismatic winery owner who died leaving her not only heartbroken but deep in debt. Rosalyn has a complicated history and Hugh knows it. In present day, Rosalyn is living in Napa Valley and has been booked by her boss, Hugh, to depart California for Paris, then the Champagne region who has hired her as a wine representative tasked with finding additional French vineyards willing to let his firm rep their vintages in America. The Vineyards of Champagne by Juliet Blackwell
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