The Chocolate Heart
by:
Laura Florand (author)
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Laura Florand
No one hates Paris - except Summer Corey. The moody winters. The artists and their ennui. The inescapable shadow of the Tour Eiffel. But things go from bad to worse when Summer stumbles into brooding, gorgeous chef patissier Luc Leroi and indecently propositions the hero of French cuisine...Luc...
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No one hates Paris - except Summer Corey. The moody winters. The artists and their ennui. The inescapable shadow of the Tour Eiffel. But things go from bad to worse when Summer stumbles into brooding, gorgeous chef patissier Luc Leroi and indecently propositions the hero of French cuisine...Luc has scrambled up from a childhood panhandling in the Paris Metro to become the king of his city, and he has no patience for this spoiled princess, even if she does now own his restaurant. Who cares if she smiles with all the warmth of July? She doesn't eat dessert! There is only one way to tempt her. A perfect, impossibly sweet seduction...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780758286345 (0758286341)
Publish date: November 26th 2013
Publisher: Kensington
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Series: Amour et Chocolat (#5)
Was this book over the top saccharine? Too much? Just enough?I can't quite decide. I have lots of highlights. I enjoyed Laura Florand's writing, as usual. She's researched, and she is detailed. (In fact, it sounds like part of her research for this was in the late Laurent Jeannin's kitchen) I belie...
"Welcome to my kingdom, Summer Corey." Luc Leroi, the most coveted chef in Paris, used to panhandle on the Metro with his father. His days of dancing and doing tricks are in the past. Now people clamor for a taste of him, but not Summer. She refuses his exquisite confections. Like some sweet little ...
Disclaimer! I was granted an ARC of this book by Kensington Books via Netgalley in return for a fair and honest review.Summer Corey hates Paris. It's a city where she was frequently abandoned to be raised by ever changing nannies while her parents were globe trotting or negotiating international bus...
Luc and Summer just didn't work for me. Looking at the reviews I'm in the minority. I really enjoyed the Chocolate Thief, but I couldn't get behind these two main characters. I felt that Summer's behavior with regard to men in her life was slightly ridiculous. I can't even put my finger on why it di...
I like the way Florand plays with the themes she uses. Here, her heroine hates Paris, for good reasons, and hates desserts, also for good reason. As usual, there’s a subtle weaving in of fairy tale/mythological themes, and some lovely writing.
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