The moment I saw you

By Lisa Samson

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Description: She'd read about men like him in books. Dare she trust him with her heart? Exchanging the fast-paced world of corporate Washington for a life of simplicity in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, Natalie St. John sells her successful computer company and becomes the proprietor of an enchanting country inn. Natalie's new life is enriched by the friendly, quirky employees at the inn -- Tika, the Paris-educated chef who prepares French cuisine as adeptly as soul food; Lu, the jolly housekeeper who lives in tie-dye and sandals. Natalie takes a special interest in a handsome and fascinating college professor who's come to her inn to find the quiet to write a book. She learns to love the staff and goes on a journey of self-discovery about her feelings for her father who abandoned her years ago. Will the secrets in the locked safe lead her to the answers and peace that she seeks? What of the handsome professor who stays at the Inn and invades her thoughts? Is he like her father? Can he ever be trusted to hold her heart and not shatter it? The Moment I Saw You is an engrossing contemporary romance filled with delightful characters and important truths about love, trust, and forgiveness. - Publisher.