SYNOPSIS:
Obsession, defined as the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image or desire….
Chantel Rosenberg’s passion for music and life had never shone brighter than the time she spent in Bordeaux, France. It’s a time when feelings arose and desires ran deep, a time that fundamentally changed her life.
A man living in seclusion, Phillipe Tibideau is haunted and plagued by memories he cannot disregard. Choosing to live a quiet life in his Chateau surrounded by the vineyards of France, he’s left his passion for art behind.
However, the time has arrived to tell his side of a tale. A tale that has depicted him as a ‘beautiful monster’ and he’s finally allowing someone close.
Close enough to ask questions. Questions he’s not sure he wants to answer. Questions about her.
For up and coming journalist Gemma Harris, the pursuit of truth is what drives her and when a job of a lifetime presents itself there is nothing in the world that will stop her from taking it. Even if it does mean leaving her home for several months to stay at Chateau Tibideau, with him.
This is a story of what happens when three passionate lovers collide and the desire for truth, art and music merge.
Chateau Tibideau is a place full of unanswered questions, dark sinful desire and a beauty so hauntingly sad it will have you wondering how you will ever leave the same….
REVIEW:
Easily one of my top books for 2013. There is no way for me to do justice to this book, so just know that this is a haunting, beautiful and very, very erotic read. It was nothing that I expected. The scenes from this story have been replaying over and over in my head since I finished. I have never read a book that weaves art and music together so beautifully for the reader.
I have a lot that I want to say about this story, but it is really one that should be experienced “blindly”. Simply put, Gemma is a journalist who has been sent to interview the famous artist Phillipe in France. He is world-renowned, famous for painting a series of portraits of the beautiful Chantel. We come to know Chantel, and learn of Phillipe’s passionate obsession with her, through a series of journal entries read by Gemma.
“Let me inside.” Gently biting her bottom lip, he pleaded, “Let me inside, and never let me go.”
Philipe is a tormented man and has been living a reclusive life when Gemma comes to interview him. They embark on an incredibly passionate and sexual affair, but Chantel is ever-present between them. Phillipe is torn between his love of Chantel and his increasing attraction to Gemma. Yet he pushes Gemma away:
“I love you. That is the beginning, and that is the end. That is everything.”
About the Author:
Ella Frank is happily married and mother to a crazy cat. She’s been writing ever since her Grandma handed her a book of Sandra Brown’s and she fell in love with, falling in love.
During the week Ella spends eight hours a day in a cubicle working, and dreaming up the next adventure for her characters.
At any given time you will find Ella with a book in her hand, or her bag, and a recommendation for you. Currently Ella resides in the Southern portion of the United States of America.
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