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My Hope To Heal: Fall in Paris - Book 1
My Hope To Heal
Two days. That's all Katie has left in Paris before she boards a plane back to America, leaving behind the city she's grown to love. And the family that's become her whole world.
For two years, she's been the au pair to Jean-Philippe Valois and his two young children, Luc and Gabriela. She's taught them English, taken them to Parc de L’Amour Magique almost every day, and somewhere along the way, fallen hopelessly in love with their father. But he's her employer, ten years older, and still learning to deal the death of his wife. Katie knows loving him is impossible.
Jean-Philippe has always been kind to her—warmer than he is with others, perhaps, but Katie tells herself that's just because she cares for his children. Still, there are moments when she catches him watching her with an expression she can't quite read, moments that make her heart race before reality crashes back in.
As her final weekend in Paris unfolds, everything Katie thought she knew begins to unravel. A chance encounter. A misunderstanding. And Juliette, the knowing café vendor at the park, seems to see right through Katie's carefully guarded heart.
With autumn leaves falling around them and time running out, Katie must should she protect herself and leave, or risk everything for a love that might not be hers to claim?
A sweet, closed-door age-gap romance about second chances, found families, and the courage it takes to believe you're worthy of love.
Fall in Paris Book 1
Two days. That's all Katie has left in Paris before she boards a plane back to America, leaving behind the city she's grown to love. And the family that's become her whole world.
For two years, she's been the au pair to Jean-Philippe Valois and his two young children, Luc and Gabriela. She's taught them English, taken them to Parc de L’Amour Magique almost every day, and somewhere along the way, fallen hopelessly in love with their father. But he's her employer, ten years older, and still learning to deal the death of his wife. Katie knows loving him is impossible.
Jean-Philippe has always been kind to her—warmer than he is with others, perhaps, but Katie tells herself that's just because she cares for his children. Still, there are moments when she catches him watching her with an expression she can't quite read, moments that make her heart race before reality crashes back in.
As her final weekend in Paris unfolds, everything Katie thought she knew begins to unravel. A chance encounter. A misunderstanding. And Juliette, the knowing café vendor at the park, seems to see right through Katie's carefully guarded heart.
With autumn leaves falling around them and time running out, Katie must should she protect herself and leave, or risk everything for a love that might not be hers to claim?
A sweet, closed-door age-gap romance about second chances, found families, and the courage it takes to believe you're worthy of love.
Fall in Paris Book 1
51 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 1, 2026
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January 2, 2026
Like walking through Paris on a fall afternoon…
What a beautiful, satisfyingly sweet story! I tend to read longer books, but this story delivered a lot of the elements I find missing in short reads: Strong, clear characters and a complete world. I’m glad I read!
What a beautiful, satisfyingly sweet story! I tend to read longer books, but this story delivered a lot of the elements I find missing in short reads: Strong, clear characters and a complete world. I’m glad I read!
January 28, 2026
What a beautiful tale of love almost lost. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but the sweetest love story I’ve read this month was not it. I didn’t think that a book so short could carry such an impact on its shoulders. I love it.
I’d like to thank the author for the opportunity to read, review, and fall in love with this book.
I’d like to thank the author for the opportunity to read, review, and fall in love with this book.
January 18, 2026
sweet
This was a fun, sweet, quick read. It’s like reading a hug. Everyone is lovely. And sometimes it’s nice to read something short that’s mostly happily ever after.
This was a fun, sweet, quick read. It’s like reading a hug. Everyone is lovely. And sometimes it’s nice to read something short that’s mostly happily ever after.
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