LOVE IN THE LAKES A tale of desire, deception and loss set in the beautiful English Lake District. European Contemporary Romance Series Book 5Spanning several years, LOVE IN THE LAKES is a potent story of love, family secrets, deception and unquenchable desire.Lucie Meuret, now in her late twenties, returns to Keswick in Cumbria, after an absence of over four years. She has travelled from Saint Pargoire in the South of France to attend the funeral of Alan Mortimer, a man for whom her feelings are strongly ambivalent. In fact, she has had difficulty with all of the Mortimers, but especially Keir, with whom she shares a difficult and turbulent history. It would seem that the passing of time has eased painful memories and Lucie manages to renew the powerful bond that she shares with Keir. However, as she returns to France to look after her ailing Aunt Marie, the past returns to haunt Lucie and she re-lives the shattering events of her early years in Keswick. Various shocking revelations follow shortly after Alan's funeral and Lucie has to re-assess her entire emotional landscape. This is a must-read and powerful tale of family loyalty, desperate desire and the destructive consequences of deception. Enjoy LOVE IN THE LAKES as holiday reading, or just take time out in your busy life and immerse yourself in the twists and turns of this compelling love story.More entrancing novels in the European Contemporary Romance Series by Anna Pagram: Book 1RHODES TO ROMANCEBook 2TEMPTATION IN TUSCANYBook 3UNDER SPANISH STARS An Andalucian Love StoryBook 4PASSION IN PROVENCE The novels in this series are linked by the strongly romantic nature of their themes and their European locations. Each story is separate and stands alone in other respects.