[La Vie en Roses 01] • Once Upon a Rose

She stole his roses.

Fleeing the spotlight, burnt out rock star Layla—“Belle”—Dubois seeks refuge in the south of France. That old, half-forgotten heritage in a valley of roses seems like a good place to soothe a wounded heart. She certainly doesn’t expect the most dangerous threat to her heart to pounce on her as soon as she sets foot on the land.

He wants them back.

Matt didn’t mean to growl at her quite that loudly. But—his roses! She can’t have his roses. Even if she does have all those curls and green eyes and, and, and…what was he growling about again?

Or maybe he just wants her.

When an enemy invades his valley and threatens his home, heart, and livelihood, Matthieu Rosier really knows only one way to defend himself.

It might involve kissing.

And that might be just the start.

Praise for Laura Florand’s novels

“A poignant, lovely, moving, authentic story.” – Virginia Kantra, NYT bestselling author

“Sweet, sexy, and all around delicious. I’m addicted. I can’t wait for the next book.” – Nalini Singh, NYT bestselling author

“Chocolate, Paris, and a Greek god for a hero; this delectable confection has it all!” – Library Journal Starred Review

“(Florand) captures the nature of love, its fierce, soul-warming necessity, in a way that will make you as happy as the finest bonbon could.” – The Barnes it's soft, sweet,and oh-so-very hug-able. - Ivy Book Bindings

A sexy, sexy romance [and a] really fun book to read...I highly recommend it. - USAToday.com Recommended Read

You know that question where you have to name what books you would takewith you if you were stuck on an island? Now I think I have my answer. *Anything and everything* by Laura Florand. - For What It's Worth

A lovely, sexy book with two adorable protagonists. - Smexy Books

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Laura Florand burst on the contemporary romance scene in 2012 with heraward-winning Amour et Chocolat series. Since then, her books haveappeared in ten languages, been named among the Best Books of the Yearby Romantic Times and Barnes & Noble, received the RT Seal ofExcellence and starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal,and Booklist, and been recommended by NPR, USA Today, and The WallStreet Journal, among others. In 2015, NPR gave her the enormous honorof naming her Chocolate Kiss to its list of the Top 100 Romances.

After a Fulbright year in Tahiti and backpacking everywhere from New Zealandto Greece, and several years living in Madrid and Paris, Laura nowteaches Romance Studies at Duke University. Contrary to popular opinion, this means she primarily teaches French language and culture and does a great deal of research on French gastronomy, particularly chocolate.For more information, please see her website: lauraflorand.com.