Rosamunde Pilcher: Wiedersehen in Rose Abbey (2009)

Rosanne takes advantage of an exchange programme in London to visit the hometown of her university friend, Pat, who suggests flying to Cornwall in her cousin’s small plane. Despite difficulties landing, Rosanne and Adrian, the pilot, realise that a special feeling has awakened between them. But Rosanne’s real mission is something else, and it begins at Rose Abbey. After her mother’s death, Rosanne Brix, a student from Chicago, travels to England to find her biological father. Her only clue is an old photograph of her mother in front of the old Rose Abbey. The brothers Steven and Gordon Mortimer run a rose-growing operation there and use the petals to produce a famous perfume. Rosanne takes up a position as Gordon’s intern, hoping to learn more about her origins. In the process, she meets Adrian Shaw, Mortimer’s charming head of marketing, and a tender romance develops between them until they finally admit their love. Adrian still has no idea that Rosanne is keeping a secret. A series of dramatic events forces Rosanne to make important decisions—decisions that affect not only her own life.