Heart Restoration Project

By: Beth Merlin, Danielle Modafferi

Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt

In Provence, a burned-out reality show star embarks down a path of self-renovation in a witty and enlightening novel about celebrity, love, sacrifice, and the resilience of the human heart.

Who is the real Plum Everly? Wouldn’t she like to know.

Raised in front of the cameras on her family’s hit reality show, Plum has reluctantly ridden the wave of D-list fame for way too long. Fading under the spotlight, she’s ready to ditch Hollywood forever when a new opportunity arises: a DIY in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. Château Mirabelle and Plum’s identity. Both in need of restoration.

Bienvenue en France. The village is gracious and welcoming. Elliott Schaffer, the flirty head of production, isn’t bad either. But it’s Mirabelle itself—a symbol of courage reaching back to World War II—that pushes the show in a new direction. Focusing on its profound connection to history, Plum and Elliott are developing a greater appreciation for the legendary château and, along the way, for each other.

The best part of this makeover of the heart and soul? Plum gets to write her own ending. This time, for the first time, her life is going to be the real thing.

©2024 Beth Merlin and Danielle Modafferi (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Brilliantly co-authored by Beth Merlin and Danielle Modafferi, Heart Restoration Project is an original, delightful, and thoroughly fun read from start to finish.” —Midwest Book Review

I wanted more!

great book! I didn't want it to end. I really enjoyed reading this author.  I look forward to reading more books by this author in the near future.

Sweet

Cute book. Would definitely listen if there was a sequel. Need six more words for review.

This book has it all!

So immersive and surprisingly deep. There is so much to take away from this book and listening to it was just an absolute pleasure!

A fairy tale in Provence

This is a wonderful confection set in France - the Hollywood version of reality. Very well narrated in numerous accents, the story took me away on vacation in the French countryside. I look forward to a sequel as another beautiful vacation.

Great book! Wonderful on audio

I happened upon this book and added it just from seeing it had to do with a reality show star and it had audio with KU. I’m so glad i did- it was phenomenal!! I listened to four hours straight because I couldn’t put it down. There is so much story to it. I loved how it took place in France and the setting was such a part of the story. The WW2 part of the book was so interesting and unexpected.

Only near the end did I know exactly what was going to happen which is why I didn’t give it the fifth star.

I hope to read more by these authors! This was a delight.