{"product_id":"the-beekeepers-ball-9780778319009","title":"The Beekeeper's Ball","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns to sun-drenched Bella Vista, where the land's bounty yields a rich harvest...and family secrets that have long been buried\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsabel Johansen, a celebrated chef who grew up in the enchanting Sonoma town of Archangel, is transforming her childhood home into a destination cooking school--a unique place for other dreamers to come and learn the culinary arts. Bella Vista's rambling mission-style hacienda, with its working apple orchards, bountiful gardens and beehives, is the idyllic venue for Isabel's project...and the perfect place for her to forget the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Isabel's carefully ordered plans begin to go awry when swaggering, war-torn journalist Cormac O'Neill arrives to dig up old history. He's always been better at exposing the lives of others than showing his own closely guarded heart, but the pleasures of small-town life and the searing sensuality of Isabel's kitchen coax him into revealing a few truths of his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWiggs, Susan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Susan Wiggs is the author of many beloved bestsellers, including the popular Lakeshore Chronicles series. She has won many awards for her work, including a RITA from Romance Writers of America. Visit her website at www.SusanWiggs.com.","brand":"Mira Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662249791762,"sku":"9780778319009","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d4966073-a203-4209-b24c-b12f46cabc9e.jpg?v=1733518122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-beekeepers-ball-9780778319009","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}