Fiction or Romance: young southern girl returns home and falls for her step-brother named Maximilian among family arguments

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Fiction or Romance: young southern girl returns home and falls for her step-brother named Maximilian among family arguments

1ruppla
Jun 7, 2025, 10:26 pm

Searching for either the author or title of a fiction or romance novel about a girl whose mother dies. Something happens to her and she goes away for a while. Her dad is having an affair with a French woman in the area who has a son named Maximilian. The father eventually marries the mistress and they have a daughter together. The older daughter returns when the father passes away. She doesn’t get along with the step mother because she blames.

The story takes place somewhere in the south, maybe in Louisiana somewhere. There’s a cook and her son who are also part of the story. There’s older daughter eventually falls for Max, who’s been left in charge of his stepfather’s business.

2amanda4242
Jun 7, 2025, 10:32 pm

>1 ruppla: Hi! I'm afraid I don't know the name of the book, but you're more likely to connect with someone who might if you give your thread a descriptive title. You can request a title change at https://www.librarything.com/topic/365114. (Please don't start a duplicate thread.) Also be sure to check out our tips for posting. Good luck!

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3ruppla
Jun 7, 2025, 11:00 pm

>2 amanda4242: thank you for your guidance. Let me know if I didn’t do the update correctly.