Tannin: A Sonoma Vineyard Romance

About this book

Boston attorney Camille Boudreau inherits half of her late aunt’s Sonoma winery, deep in debt and guarded by Mateo Aguilar, who owns the other half and will not let it be sold. Neither can walk away until the harvest is in. A slow-burn contemporary romance among the vines.

One inheritance. Two strangers. A legacy that could save them or tear them apart. Camille Boudreau, a high-powered Boston attorney, returns to the California sun only to find her late aunt’s biodynamic winery is drowning in debt and guarded by a man who refuses to let it go.

Mateo Aguilar was the son Adèle Marchand never had, and he will do anything to protect Domaine Marchand from being sold to corporate rivals. But the will is clear: Camille and Mateo own everything fifty-fifty, and neither can walk away until the harvest is over. Forced into a year of shared labor, they must navigate the grueling demands of the vineyard and the growing heat between them.

As the grapes ripen, Camille’s rigid discipline clashes with Mateo’s intuitive connection to the land. From the dust of the canopy management to the intimate silence of the bottling line, they discover an unwelcome competence in one another that turns suspicion into a slow-burning desire. But a hidden stack of unsent letters in a locked desk drawer threatens to reveal family secrets that could change everything they thought they knew about loyalty and love.

Perfect for fans of the slow-burn tension in Adriana Herrera’s novels or the atmospheric family sagas of Susan Wiggs. This contemporary romance explores the labor of the land, the weight of grief, and the courage it takes to finally stay in one place.

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