"Successful beauty entrepreneur Vivi Savidge is about to celebrate her fortieth birthday at the Palazzo Stellina, a historic former convent in the foothills of the Italian Alps.
Vivi's little sister is flying in from Brisbane with her sixteen-year-old twins in tow. Her ex-colleague and his new husband are coming from Boston, and old university friend Caroline is driving from Turin. Every one of them is hiding a shameful secret.
Amid a suffocating heatwave, the holiday ignites an explosive cocktail of obsession, jealousy, and greed. Before the week is over, secrets will be exposed and the gathering will turn deadly, leaving one victim, a handful of suspects, and a murderer in their midst."
"Mattie Cameron thinks she’s got it all figured out: she’s got an impressive career in London, a gorgeous boyfriend and brilliant friends. But after a freak skiing accident leaves her with broken bones, an absent boyfriend and a job she can no longer do, moving back to Australia to recuperate at her brother’s winery seems like her only option. As Mattie’s injuries heal, she begins to wonder where her future might lie, and if it involves the winemaker, Charlie Drummond…"
"With her heart in tatters, Rose Bennett swaps her hometown of London for sunny Australia, but arrives to find the Shingle Valley shrouded in winter. As the weather improves, Rose starts to unlock the secrets of the valley – from bonfire ceremonies and wine-making traditions, to eccentric locals and their histories… And soon, Rose falls in love with the valley, the wines, the two children she’s caring for and with the handsome and brilliant Mark Cameron, owner of the troubled Kalkari Wines estate."
