The Fallen Man - Cat Treadgold

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Résumé :
An unexpected guest turns up in Port Townsend for Thanksgiving dinner at the O'Connell Compound. Edward, the eldest brother, has cast aside his Roman collar and arranged for an extended stay in a hotel. In his youth, he sowed some impressive wild oats. Joining the priesthood meant turning his back not only on his checkered past but also his worldly family. Edward becomes a regular at Caf? Lisette, owned by the alluring and lissome Lisette Manegold. Based on scant evidence, his brother-in-law believes Lisette is a man-eater and a former call girl. Though those labels are off the mark, she has in fact buried an identity that would shock any family, let alone one as wealthy and respectable as the O'Connells. Edward rejoices in his own fresh start and is prepared to overlook any and all dark secrets. It is Lisette who can't forgive herself and move on. This Christmas season, they hope to reimagine the holiday together. If only the ghosts of the past will let them. The fifth and final book of the Olympic Peninsula series....

Biographie:
Cat has been a publisher and editor, a classical singer, and an Equity actress. She has an AB cum laude in German Literature from Princeton University, an MM in Vocal Performance from the University of Washington, and a certificate in Technical Writing and Editing from the UW. While she was a voice instructor at Shoreline Community College, three of her one-hour opera adaptations/translations were performed in the annual Opera Workshop. The Silent Woodsman, Book 1 of her five-book Olympic Peninsula series, was a BookLife Editor's Pick and won third place in the Readers' Favorite Award Contest (Romance/Sizzle). Two of her novels have been finalists in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Annual contest....

Sommaire:
An unexpected guest turns up in Port Townsend for Thanksgiving dinner at the O'Connell Compound. Edward, the eldest brother, has cast aside his Roman collar and arranged for an extended stay in a hotel. In his youth, he sowed some impressive wild oats. Joining the priesthood meant turning his back not only on his checkered past but also his worldly family. Edward becomes a regular at Caf? Lisette, owned by the alluring and lissome Lisette Manegold. Based on scant evidence, his brother-in-law believes Lisette is a man-eater and a former call girl. Though those labels are off the mark, she has in fact buried an identity that would shock any family, let alone one as wealthy and respectable as the O'Connells. Edward rejoices in his own fresh start and is prepared to overlook any and all dark secrets. It is Lisette who can't forgive herself and move on. This Christmas season, they hope to reimagine the holiday together. If only the ghosts of the past will let them. The fifth and final book of the Olympic Peninsula series....