Contrary to popular opinion, that means she studies and teaches French language and culture, rather than romance. She is now a lecturer in Romance Studies at Duke University. You can find out quite a bit more about those crazy adventures in her memoir, Blame It on Paris.

After a Fulbright year in Tahiti, a semester in Spain, and backpacking in New Zealand and Greece, she ended up living in Paris, where she met and married her own handsome Frenchman. Laura was born in a small town in Georgia, but the travel bug bit her early. NPR named The Chocolate Kiss one of the Top 100 Most Swoon-worthy Romances of all time. Her books have appeared in ten languages, been nominated for Reviewers Choice Best Book of the Year, received the RT Seal of Excellence and starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist, and been recommended by NPR, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. Laura Florand is the international bestselling author of the Amour et Chocolat series ( The Chocolate Thief, The Chocolate Kiss, etc). Now should she send him back out into the cold? Or can she be brave enough to let this winter snow bind them back together?Ī novella of 34,000 words (approx 130 pages). Until her not-quite-ex-husband shows up as the first flakes start to fall. Holed up in her mountain cabin, she plans to spend her Christmas alone. In a snow-kissed Christmas cabin, a heart-wrenching tale of love, loss, forgiveness–and new hope.Īfter the utter destruction of her marriage and her happiness, Kai knew it was better to shut herself away from the world than to hurt and be hurt.

Snow-Kissed by Laura Florand