Author: lisemcclendon
A dollop of mystery, a soupçon of romance, mixed well with intrigue and lavender: a recipe for a Provence adventureNow on the dark side of 40, Elise Bennett is ripe for a midlife crisis. She went into the law because her four older sisters are all attorneys but she hates her job. The sisters have all found love. Elise broke up with a boyfriend she couldn’t marry. Nothing seems to work out for her. work out for her.How can she be happy? The constant pressure from her family to be a successful lawyer is crushing. Her ex is driving her…
A SKETCHY FRENCHMAN AT THE WEDDING…ALONG WITH A FEW DARK SECRETS! Wedding bells sound in the Scottish countryside as the Bennett sisters travel across the pond to celebrate a very special occasion… A week littered with an unexpected torrential rainstorm, a recalcitrant housekeeper, a sister who tipples, and another who chases after sketchy Frenchmen. In spite of her bohemian tendencies and … her bohemian tendencies and protestations, Annie—the eldest Bennett sister—is finally getting hitched to Callum Logan, the man of her dreams, in the picture-postcard idyllic Scottish Highlands. The mother of the groom has generously put up the Bennett family…
Part Two of the trilogy into policeman Pascal d’Onscon’s adventures in France. Merle Bennett met Pascal in ‘Blackbird Fly.’ He is a wine fraud investigator with the Police Nationale.First read number one in the trilogy: ‘Bottle of Lies,’ where Pascal is sent to Champagne to investigate a sham label on a bottle of the iconic bubbly. While in the ‘Grand Est’ — the eastern part of Franc e– he must … e– he must also rescue his older sister, Suzette, from an uncomfortable personal situation, taking him with her when he goes home. Now, in this second part, ‘Outside the…
More international intrigue, murder, and romance for the Bennett Sisters overseas in the newest entry to the bestselling women’s fiction and suspense series. The next to youngest Bennett Sister, Francie Bennett (Blame it on Paris) is a hard-charging attorney whose boyfriend Dylan Hardy invites her to join him in Paris to help with a client. When Axelle Fourcier left Paris behind after the student … the student riots of 1968, she vowed never to go back. She made a life for herself in America as a professor. But now a beloved aunt, age 104, has died and left her an…
What’s more delicious than reading about French food and wine? Making it yourself! These recipes inspired by the mystery series featuring the five Bennett Sisters will delight and encourage you to give your home-cooking a very French spin! From Cassoulet to Kir Royale, twenty-five delectable dishes from the land of Haute Cuisine! Whether you’ve read the mystery series set (mostly) in France or … France or not, you’ll find something to pique your taste buds in this delicious collection for foodie readers everywhere!more
A page-turning cozy mystery: Lawyer Francie Bennett heads to Paris to prove a student’s innocence — but he sure seems guilty! Could Francie’s young client really be a dangerous criminal, or is he being framed?
After her husband leaves her a small house in a tiny French village in his will, Merle sets out with her son on an adventure. But as she settles into her new life, she finds herself entangled in baffling mysteries…
Merle Bennett is shocked to inherit a French country home from her late husband. With her son and four eccentric sisters in tow, Merle embarks on a journey to this new village and is quickly drawn into its myriad mysteries!
A SKETCHY FRENCHMAN AT THE WEDDING…ALONG WITH A FEW DARK SECRETS! Wedding bells sound in the Scottish countryside as the Bennett sisters travel across the pond to celebrate a very special occasion… A week littered with an unexpected torrential rainstorm, a recalcitrant housekeeper, a sister who tipples, and another who chases after sketchy Frenchmen. In spite of her bohemian tendencies and … her bohemian tendencies and protestations, Annie—the eldest Bennett sister—is finally getting hitched to Callum Logan, the man of her dreams, in the picture-postcard idyllic Scottish Highlands. The mother of the groom has generously put up the Bennett family…
One of the Bennett Sisters got engaged at the end of ‘The Girl in the Empty Dress.’ Now it’s Christmas and time for an engagement party. Merle’s French lover arrives just in time and sweeps her off her feet again. But is he really here for the engagement party and the holidays, or does he have a secret agenda — like he did in ‘Blackbird Fly’? When Pascal takes Merle to see a drag revue she is … revue she is even more confused. What is he up to? Is he working with French consulate on wine fraud? How is…