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Once Upon a Wine

by Beth Kendrick

🥛clean·spoiler·Black Dog Bay #4

Why Read This?

Three women from the same family — aunt, daughter, and niece — converge on a failing Delaware vineyard and build something new from the wreckage of their old lives. The romance is secondary to the family story, which makes the love that does bloom feel earned rather than forced.

Synopsis

From the “sharp, sassy, [and] surprisingly emotional”* author of  In Dog We Trust  comes a novel set in the charming seaside town of Black Dog Bay, Delaware... Cammie Breyer needs a big glass of cabernet—her restaurant failed and her chef boyfriend left for a hotter kitchen. Just when she thinks she’s hit rock bottom, her Aunt Ginger calls with a surprise. She’s bought a vineyard—in Delaware. At Ginger’s command, Cammie returns to Black Dog Bay, the seaside town where she spent her childhood summers with her aunt and her cousin, Kat. The three women reunite, determined to succeed. There’s only one little None of them knows the first thing about wine making. And it turns out, owning a vineyard isn’t all wine and roses. It’s dirt, sweat, and desperation. Every day brings financial pitfalls, unruly tourists, romantic dilemmas, and second thoughts.  But even as they struggle, they cultivate hidden talents and new passions. While the grapes ripen under the summer sun, Cammie discovers that love, like wine, is layered, complex, delicious, and worth waiting for…

At a Glance

3.71 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🥛clean
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingrekindled

Top Tropes

second chance romancesmall town romancefamily drama

Mood

warmfamily-centeredhopefullightheartedcozy

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.71 ★

Page Count

300 pages

Published

2016

Primary Genre

Contemporary Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Rekindled

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Unabridged

Narrator

Amy Rubinate

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: Resourceful hospitality pro rebuilding her life through wine sign in to unlock

marital troublescareer loss/identity crisispast injury and recoverymild language

World & Setting

contemporary sign in to unlock

Reading Context

Warm and satisfying — the family finds its footing together, careers take shape, and love gets a second shot. The vineyard becomes a metaphor for patience and growth. sign in to unlock

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