Provence

Bree and Lauren own and run Le Bon Voyage, a travel company specializing in tours to charming Provence, France.Travis is a TV travel critic accustomed to crossing the globe to film documentaries and write books. But he's been in a spiritual desert ever since losing his marriage and ministry five years earlier. Between film projects, Travis plans to accompany his elderly mother on a tour to Provence, a long-term dream for her. Bree tries unsuccessfully to block him, sure he's coming to spy on the struggling company for one of his exposé articles. A diverse group of tourists arrives at the rented villa to spend the week and discover the spectacular villages, vineyards, and history of the Luberon mountain region of Provence. Amidst a series of problems and relational tensions, Bree thinks she has all she can handle . . . until she becomes attracted to Travis. As Bree and Travis are drawn together, will their hidden wounds drive them apart?

Michel Danton, the brilliant investigator-hero of To Die in Provence, is back with a vengeance. Badly wounded the summer before, he is getting ready to marry Jennifer Bowen, the beautiful American art professor who saved his life. But then, a girl's disfigured body washes ashore on the beach of a resort near Aix-en-Provence, and Danton finds himself forced to take charge of a harrowing investigation. From the medieval city of Bruges in Belgium through the glorious sun-dappled towns of Provence, Danton chases a depraved madman, desperate to catch him before he strikes again.

Lauren Abbot's life hangs in mid-air. After breaking off a long-term romance with Mark and quitting her travel business-she still lacks peace and wonders about the next chapter of her life. When she loses her job as a chef, she decides to travel to Provence, France to see the attractive Frenchman she met the previous year. Maybe seeing him and changing her surroundings will bring clarity and direction as she continues to deal with tragedy in her past. Mark McCandless never got over Lauren, even though she broke up with him the previous year. When she leaves for France, he thinks he'll lose her for good. That is, until he decides to follow her. Can he change her mind? It's worth an overseas trip to find out if God is leading them. Will Mark and Lauren have a second chance at love? Or will she stay trapped in her past trauma forever?