Used book – The Belle Rivière Guest, Molly O'Keefe, Marie-Pierre Corrin

Tears of rage welled up in Alice's eyes as she climbed the hill leading to Belle Rivière, for her first day of work there. During her passionate marriage to Gabe, they had dreamed two beautiful dreams together: having a lovely little baby, and making Belle Rivière the most beautiful inn in the region. But, broken by their unsuccessful attempts to conceive a child, they had eventually separated. And now, Gabe was betraying her: he was going to open Belle Rivière, but alone! He even went so far as to offer her the reins of the kitchen, but only as an employee! Besides, why had he come looking for her, rather than someone else? Why was he rekindling their most painful memories? Alas, Alice's situation did not allow her to refuse or to argue with Gabe's terms: penniless, she desperately needed to earn a living. And she had no choice but to accept cohabitation with Gabe at Belle Rivière...