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From Publishers Weekly
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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The free-spirited owner of a booming chocolate emporium in Santa Magdelana, California, Allison Thomas is out to save the world -- one truffle at a time. Everyone adores Ali -- who wouldn't love a lady who sneaks midnight chocolate deliveries to the local health spa? And even if a string of crumbled relationships have put romance on hold, Ali's perfectly content with her life and her high-flying career. That is, until the mysterious Matt Baker stirs up her world....New to town, Matt quickly gets under her skin and leads her into temptation. But neither love nor chocolate seems to melt Matt's icy heart. Now, in a unique setting where luscious desserts, sweet wine, and fresh ocean breezes intoxicate the soul, it may prove impossible for either of them to resist this seductive recipe for a wondrously indulgent passion!
Hey, Ali, I found you a man." Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
5 Stars is not enough!!!,
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Ce commentaire est de: Sweet Success (Mass Market Paperback)
I loved the heroine in this sweet romance novel. She was sweet but not sugary sweet. She wasn't real sure of what she wanted in life and she had messed up in the past at finding a great guy. I loved how she wouldn't let the hero come in and run her life for her even though he tried to several times. It was a great romance!
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A SWEET STORY,
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Ce commentaire est de: Sweet Success (Mass Market Paperback)
In SWEET SUCCESS, Alison Thomas, daughter of a beautiful, though eccentric, aging screen star, is trying to show that she can make it on her own. So she learns how to make unique desserts and opens, without assistance from Mother, Decadent Dlights, a chocolate lover's eating paradise. But Ali's a soft-shoulder, a sucker for any animal or any person who needs rescuing. This has caused varying degrees of success and failure in her personal life.In walks Matt Baker, a newly arrived handyman who keeps to himself. He's antisocial, but his work is good. Yet there's something about thim that indicates he has problems and he needs rescuing. Of course, this situation intrigues Ali and she's determined to find him out, then help him out. In addition to the emotional roller coasters within and between the two main characters, Ali's mother and Miss Sylvie are a story and a riot, by themslelves. SWEET SUCCESS, a modern-day romance, is well worth the read.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Be ready to approach chocolate with reverence and awe,
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Ce commentaire est de: Sweet Success (Mass Market Paperback)
At thirty, all that Allison Thomas can claim is a gourmet chocolate shop and a cat, even if she is a great rescuer of people and pets. Further, she's not sure which is worse, her mother's frequent desire for grandchildren speech or the makeover speech. When the new handyman Matt Baker shows up to install shelves in her shop, he's not terribly amused by either Allison or her mother. Then he learns that Ali's food is more than sustenance, it's an experience. A single truffle leads to his downfall as Matt sees Ali handling challenges the same way she handles chocolate-delicately but with command.Ali tells Matt that he doesn't eat her food, doesn't talk much, and doesn't play well with others. When she offers him food twice in one day, Matt simply pegs her for a meddler. But then, Matt's a mass of contradictions. Well spoken and well educated, Matt's something of a mystery. He carefully keeps to himself; worried Ali might learn his secrets. Despite that fact that he doesn't want rescuing, Matt finds himself falling into a comfortable routine as he becomes part of Ali's small town. Too bad he believes that there's no way to make peace with what he's done. Author Susan Mallery brings her customary verve to SWEET SUCCESS. She sweetly captures the contradictions of living in a delightful microcosm of life: small town mentality, cosmopolitan troubles, and a cast of characters straight from everyone's backyard. In addition to zany primary characters, the secondary characters are a riot, especially the flawless, perfectly coifed mother who has a rather large pig as pet - a pig that likes a treat with her morning coffee. The kind of mother, that is, that flat out declares to Matt, "You're not happy material," after confiding secrets of her love life from thirty years before. Rick, Ali's gay brother is also great for a load of laughs and quaint observations. A lovely, light read guaranteed to bring the satisfaction of really great chocolate, Mallery's latest offering is a SWEET SUCCESS. Very highly recommended.
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