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Author
Language
English
Description
Sibling rivalry and the bonds of sisterhood span generations in this “irresistible” New York Times–bestselling family saga (San Francisco Chronicle).
If it weren’t for her sister, Dolly might have been the most famous actress of Hollywood’s golden age. But Eve’s beauty and drive have pushed Dolly onto the B-list, where the seeds of jealousy take root. An unscrupulous agent gives her a...
If it weren’t for her sister, Dolly might have been the most famous actress of Hollywood’s golden age. But Eve’s beauty and drive have pushed Dolly onto the B-list, where the seeds of jealousy take root. An unscrupulous agent gives her a...
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Français
Description
Jean-Rene is the boss of a chocolate factory and Angelique is a talented chocolate maker. They are both emotionally challenged people. Drawn together through a shared passion for chocolate, Jean-Rene and Angelique fall in love, but neither is able to express how they feel. Sadly, their crippling shyness is driving them apart. But eventually, they manage to overcome their lack of self-confidence, and risk baring their true feelings.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
NC 1330L
Language
English
Description
"A fascinating account for teen readers that captures the history, science, and economic and cultural implications of the harvesting of cacao and creation of chocolate. Readers of Chew On This and The Omnivore's Dilemma will savor this rich exposé."--
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Series
Language
English
Description
Master confectioner and benevolent witch Vianne Rocher trades the quiet life of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes for the crowded streets of Paris. Cloaked in a new identity, that of widow Yanne Charbonneau, she opens a chocolaterie on a small Montmartre street, determined to still the wind at last and keep her daughters, Anouk and the baby, Rosette, safe. But soon the weathervane turns...and into their lives blows the charming and enigmatic Zozie de l'Alba....
Author
Language
English
Description
As much as the chocolates at TenHuis tantalize people's tongues, Lee's newest hire makes them wag. Forsythia "Sissy" Smith is the granddaughter of Warner Pier's only remaining resident hippie. But now that's the least of Lee's concerns. The previous winter, Sissy's husband was shot to death, and in spite of her alibi local talk named Sissy the number one suspect. Then the chief gossip is found dead, with Sissy on the scene. Was she lured there? Or...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"As a child in Spain, Puri always knew her passion for chocolate was inherited from her father. But it's not until his death that she learns of something else she's inherited--a cocoa estate in Vinces, Ecuador, a town nicknamed "París Chiquito." Eager to claim her birthright and filled with hope for a new life after the devastation of World War I, she and her husband Cristóbal set out across the Atlantic Ocean. But it soon becomes clear someone...
15) Melt into you
Author
Publisher
Zebra Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When his administrative assistant, Natasha Jennings, resigns from Torrance Chocolates, playboy Damon Torrance is determined to get her back, and Natasha, who has had a secret crush on him for ten years, has trouble resisting him.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
It's true that Anna Trent is a supervisor in a chocolate factory ... but that doesn't necessarily mean she knows how to make chocolate. And when a fateful accident gives her the opportunity to work at Paris's elite chocolatier Le Chapeau Chocolat, Anna expects to be outed as a fraud. After all, there is a world of difference between chalky, mass-produced English chocolate and the gourmet confections Anna's new boss creates. But with a bit of luck...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Warner Pier tourism board is kicking off its Tough Guys and Private Eyes film festival with The Maltese Falcon, and Lee Woodyard and her Aunt Nettie are preparing a delicious chocolate noir tie-in at TenHuis Chocolade. What Lee isn't prepared for is a face from the past: Jeff Godfrey, her former stepson. The last time Jeff showed up in town, he wound up being accused of murder. Now he says he's only in Warner Pier to see Bogart on the big screen....