Elodie: Behind the Illusion of Her Perfect Life Hides the Truth

A beautiful love story set in the vineyards Loire region of France where you can see the beauty of the land and smell the grapes. Elodie Machand and Kaye Sykes are from different world's when Kaye needs to find new meaning to her life after an abusive 12 year marriage ends. She signs up at a vineyard to harvest grapes and first meets Elodie at The Club where their eyes meet across the room. Emma brought the Canal and the beauty of the land so you were there. It was a beautiful sexy, sensual love story and her writing was supreme. Bravo for this captivating beautifully written story Emma 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

So well written. This is a love story between Elodie the owner of a local winery and Kaye the wayward traveler. Both have been hurt by love and afraid to share their hearts again. Sorry, not good at no in the Cliff Notes version of things. This is just a well written, well thought out love story that I could have it reading and reading.

A little too far unrealistic and I don't mean that one person had a fancy winery plus the opportunity to run some lesbian bathhouse period and the other one had money but they only knew each other for a few days and she's able to pick up two months later and get her back question mark My experience of vacation romance is that turned to love you can't have that big of a gap period two months On top of it the teasers with this whiskey stillary and Scotland conversation I'm not even sure how it wrapped up period in nor does it bring in what it could do for their lives period Are we to assume that they're going to have two different alcohol making places in different countries but still somehow magically make it work? I was a little annoyed.

Such a great story! I enjoyed getting to know Elodie and Kaye! There story was so full of passion and it is HOT!!! Emma has a special way with her writting that really takes you into the world of the characters. Definitely going to read it again!

I'm putting this on my favorite books list ! The chemistry between Elodie and Kaye are Hot. It's too bad that it doesn't have an epilogue. I bought this book. Another great book from Emma Nichols!

I really enjoyed this book. The MC Eloise and Kaye felt real and well fleshed out. I enjoyed their journey, loved the setting and of course my desire to live on a boat, visit a French vineyard and spa (wink) has grown. And the ending, can’t say much lest I spoil it. This is a great enjoyable read.

This author has a beautiful command of the English language and brings the characters to life in a rich and inviting manner. From descriptions of their feelings to descriptions of the countryside, it is a lovely tale and I do recommend it.

I've read a number of books by Emma Nichols, The Vincenti Series & both Cosa Nostra's. All so good & captivating. "Elodie" did not disappoint, it was a sweet & pleasant romance. I have my eye on "This is Me".

Escape to the vineyards of France for a little romance – 4 StarsWith its sensual opening chapter, I was wondering if author, Emma Nichols, was about to venture in to erotic fiction (and, on the strength of this chapter alone, I hope she does), but after this heady start what follows is a classic and rather beautiful romance.Having divorced her abusive wife and secured a very nice financial settlement, Kaye decides to embark on a period of world travel. Beginning in Paris, she soon opts to forgo the city’s bustling streets and hotels for the quietude of life on a narrowboat. When she encounters local vigneron, Elodie Marchand, neither woman is able to resist their mutual attraction and it’s not long before Kaye is sharing Elodie’s bed.This is a wonderfully escapist story where wealth and privilege can be found at every turn. The characters are instantly likeable, the setting is idyllic, and the story is enchanting. It’s a gentle story that unfolds slowly as both Elodie and Kaye learn to put past hurts behind them and embrace the possibility of a future together.A lovely romance in a great setting, but it also includes several rather pointed references to universal truth and whilst I’m not adverse to philosophical threads, these often felt as though they were an addition to rather than an integral part of the story. Other than that, I enjoyed ‘Elodie’ immensely and was disappointed when it ended so soon - I very much wanted to be transported back to the villages of rural France.Overall: A wonderfully escapist romance with evocative descriptions of rural France.

Elodie Marchand is the vigneron, owner of a winery in the Sancerre region of France. She is the latest in her family line to own the vineyard and has taken it from debt to success. She is always in control and has no shortage of casual partners for sex, basing herself in a local spa. The cover of the book entices you, the reader, into her world of the Blue Room. Kaye Sykes is a holidaying Brit, escaping from the aftermath of a terrible marriage and the acrimonious divorce that follows it. Nichols is one of those writers with the gift of writing angsty romances, which will give you all the feels. Elodie is no different and beautifully written. I loved that in Elodie, Nichols provides us with a view of how sex with anonymous women could happen amongst the wealthy in France and shows how that can become a part of what makes a character; and whether it is enough.The descriptions of France and living on a narrowboat will transport you there, and if you add in the vineyards, you’ll have a treat. I could smell the river, the countryside, and the vines in that heat.The story flows along on wine, vineyards, and the French countryside. On attraction, sex, and romance. On different internal emotions and different dreams.Perfect.

Yet another fabulous tale of human emotions, relationships, .... life. Elodie & Kaye are strong lead characters, and their stories draw you in. Both are flawed, not quite opposites, which as the story unravels, makes them perfect for each other. You`ll find yourself questioning Elodie`s actions & decisions at times, & possibly even getting frustrated with her, maybe with them both. The "support characters" are also interesting, as are the descriptions of every setting where things are happening. You feel as though you`re right there, seeing it all unfold in front of you. Emma is such an amazing author, who has, in my experience, yet to write a bad book.

I am generally not a huge fan of romance books but if they were all like Elodie I could very easily be converted!Quite simply Elodie is a captivating, and exquisite sensual love story. With brilliantly developed and authentic characters.This is by far Emma Nichols at her finest. Just when you think Emma has reached her writing peak she goes and surpasses herself by raising the bar even higher and expertly crafts yet another brilliant book. I have likened Emmas’s work before to that of Sarah Waters and this is another outstanding example.

A wonderful atmospheric love story set in the beautiful vineyards of France, where you could almost see and smell the grapes. Captivating descriptive story-telling at its best, I can still see Kaye in her yellow dress riding that bike. Sensual love scenes so well written by Emma Nichols. An enchanting love story that will be re-read over again.