Petit Careme — Cecily Ann Mitchell

A family divided. A fortune lost. A legacy waiting to be reclaimed.In Petit Carême, the tangled destinies of the Le Noireau family unravel in a tale of love, betrayal, and longing.Renee Le Noireau has always been the outsider, cast adrift from the family that should have been her birthright. Stripped of her inheritance and shunned for her ties to the enigmatic Bouisguard family, she stands at a crossroads—disinherited from her mother's fortune and denied her newfound father's estate. But Renee is not one to surrender. As she fights for what is rightfully hers, the question remains: Will she carve her own path or be forever lost in the shadows of the past?Meanwhile, Rhys Le Noireau has everything his ancestors dreamed of—wealth, power, and the grand chateau overlooking Scotland Bay. With his wife, infant son, and parents by his side, his life appears complete. Yet, an aching emptiness lingers. His sister's absence is a wound that refuses to heal. The family legacy is fractured, and only one question matters: Can Rhys mend the rift before it's too late?A sweeping, emotionally charged novel of ambition, family loyalty, and the pursuit of belonging, Petit Carême is a story of redemption, reckoning, and the ties that bind—no matter how deep the scars.