From bestselling author Luanne Rice-a captivating and sexy novel of like, both enduring and unexpected.

Year after year, Luanne Rice’s enthusiasts eagerly await her following book. Their excitement is soon to become rewarded using the Lemon Orchard, Rice’s intimate new love tale between two people from apparently different worlds.

In the five years since Julia last visited her aunt and uncle’s home in Malibu, her life has been turned upside down by her daughter’s death. She desires to find only about The Lemon Orchard: A Book peace and solitude as she house-sits with just her pet, Bonnie, for business. But she discovers herself attracted to the good looking guy who oversees the lemon orchard. Roberto expertly seems the trees and shrubs, using the money to aid his extended Mexican family members. What connection could both of these people share? The solution comes as Roberto reveals the heartbreaking story of his own loss-a discomfort Julia understands all too well, but also for one striking difference: Roberto’s child was dropped but never found. And despite the odds he cannot keep to stop hope.

Set in the ocean and citrus-scented air flow of the breathtaking Santa Monica Mountains, The Lemon Orchard can be an affirming tale on the subject of the redemptive power of compassion and the kind of love that appears to find us when we need it most.