A Thriller by Synthia Baynes

MILLÉSIME

In the shadows of the châteaux, the only thing more complex than the blend is the conspiracy.

Millésime cover
PLOT

Some secrets are meant
to stay sealed.

The Story

Bordeaux. Wine country. The last place anyone would hide a stolen surveillance system.

Noah Tan and Diego Alvarez have spent years learning how to move through Bordeaux without being noticed. That skill, it turns out, is exactly what the wrong people are looking for.

When they get pulled into an operation they never agreed to, it's worse than either of them anticipated. A system called Starfish. Five components. Already scattered. Already in motion. Already moving through private hands that leave no record and ask no questions.

The organization closing in behind them doesn't negotiate. Doesn't warn. And the longer Noah and Diego stay in the game, the clearer it becomes that getting out was never part of anyone's plan.

Noah and Diego are not intelligence assets. They're wine men. But they move in a world nobody's watching — and right now, that's the only advantage anyone has.

"Some bottles are worth killing for."

— Millésime, Synthia Baynes
Synthia Baynes

Synthia
Baynes

Author · Wine Enthusiast · Bordeaux Devotee

Synthia Baynes writes at the intersection of obsession and elegance. With a deep love for Bordeaux, its châteaux, and the stories that unfold in old cellars, she brings a unique authenticity to the world of wine thrillers.

Her debut novel, Millésime, is the result of years spent immersed in French culture. Baynes combines her passion for espionage and fiction with the belief that the most dangerous secrets are the ones we savor slowly.

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