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Lost in Paris

Lost in Paris
  • Author(s): Elizabeth Thompson
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): N/A

When a deed to an apartment in Paris turns up in an old attic trunk, an estranged mother and daughter must reunite to uncover the secret life of a family matriarch–perfect for fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and...

Lost Roses

Lost Roses
  • Author(s): Martha Hall Kelly
  • Location(s): Long Island, Paris, St Petersburg (Leningrad)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): WW1

It is 1914, and the world has been on the brink of war so often, many New Yorkers treat the subject with only passing interest. Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St. Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a...

Love From Paris

Love From Paris
  • Author(s): Alexandra Potter
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

How far would you go for love? When new boyfriend Jack stands her up at the airport, Ruby Miller dries her tears, jumps on the Eurostar and heads to Paris. She thinks she’s going there to visit an old...

Love, Lies & A Bleu Christmas

Love, Lies & A Bleu Christmas
  • Author(s): Rebecca Rohman
  • Location(s): Paris, Big Sur, Salzburg, San Francisco
  • Genre(s): Romance, Suspense
  • Era(s): Present Day

When Bleu Resorts owner, Jada Kole decided it would be a good idea to keep a secret from her husband, it never once occurred to her that he might have an even more stunning secret than hers. The last...

Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napoleon

Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napoleon
  • Author(s): Andrea di Robilant
  • Location(s): Paris, Venice, Vienna
  • Genre(s): Biography, Historical
  • Era(s): Early 19th century

In 1787, Lucia, the beautiful sixteen-year-old daughter of a prominent Venetian statesman, is married off to Alvise Mocenigo, scion of one of the most powerful Venetian families. But their life as a golden couple will be suddenly transformed when...

L’Appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home

L’Appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home
  • Author(s): David Lebovitz
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction, Autobiography/Memoirs, Food and Drink, Travelogue
  • Era(s): Present day

Bestselling author and world-renowned chef David Lebovitz continues to mine the rich subject of his evolving ex-Pat life in Paris, using his perplexing experiences in apartment renovation as a launching point for stories about French culture, food, and what...

Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know

Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know
  • Author(s): Samira Ahmed
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Present and 19th century

It is August in Paris and budding art historian Khayyam should be having the time of her life – but even in the City of Lights she can’t stop worrying about the mess she left back home in Chicago....

Madame Saqui: Revolutionary Rope Dancer

Madame Saqui: Revolutionary Rope Dancer
  • Author(s): Lisa Robinson, Rebecca Green (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Children, Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 1791, French Revolution

A stunning picture book biography about the tightrope walker who dazzled Paris as she danced across the sky with impeccable balance and unparalleled skill during the French Revolution. In revolutionary France, a girl named Marguerite Lalanne longed to perform...

Madame Tussaud’s Apprentice

Madame Tussaud’s Apprentice
  • Author(s): Kathleen Benner Duble
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): 18th century

Celie Rosseau is a talented young artist who, along with her partner Algernon, resorts to petty thieving on the streets of Paris to survive. It is 1789: rumours of rebellion against the monarchy are starting to spread in the...

Max the Detective Cat: The Catnap Caper

Max the Detective Cat: The Catnap Caper
  • Author(s): Sarah Todd Taylor, Nicola Kinnear (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

With a beautifully fluffy tail and a keen nose for adventure, Max the Detective Cat is ready for any mystery… The pampered cats of Paris are being kidnapped! Could it have something to do with a singing competition that...

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