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"The international settings also sparkle just as much as the undeniable chemistry between the leads, and I loved the vivid and exciting descriptions that O’Connell uses to bring everything to life. Overall, The Champagne Crush is a recommended read for fans of modern love stories that prove how second chances and self-discovery can be as intoxicating as fine champagne."

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Caroline O'Connell's The Champagne Crush is a novel that seamlessly blends the glamour of the wine industry with a poignant narrative of personal growth and resilience. It is a sparkling and capti ...more

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Caroline Connell liked Wendy's review of The Champagne Crush: "Like the plots of "Emily in Paris" illustrating the PR trade in luxury goods and services, Caroline O'Connell's "Champagne Crush" immerses the reader into the world of high stakes and competitive Marketing and Publicity in the rarified air world of v" Read more of this review »
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Caroline Connell and 1 other person liked Rossana D'Antonio's review of The Champagne Crush: A Romance Novel (Les Femmes Series): "Champagne Crush by Caroline O’Connell is a fun read that blends romance, ambition, and self-discovery with irresistible charm. Set against a glamorous backdrop, the novel captures the highs and lows of chasing love and success. O’Connell brings her c" Read more of this review »
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Caroline Connell liked Halley Larkin's review of The Champagne Crush: "Luxurious Contemporary Romance! One of my favorite parts of romantic fiction is the opportunity to get swept away to another world as the heroine gets swept off her feet. For this reason, I tend to read historical, yet this charming contemporary story" Read more of this review »
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26 SECONDS is a heartfelt story of loss and grief and the author's struggle to learn the true cause of her pilot brother's news-breaking airplane crash. I travel and lot and was fascinated by the descriptions of what goes into flying a plane and the ...more
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Wendy Correa is a gifted writer telling a heart wrenching story of family strife, loss and resilience. Her description of growing up as a child in the 60s was riveting -- as a Baby Boomer I experienced the same grief at the assassination of JFK, the ...more
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