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    The Chocolatier
    The Chocolatier
    The Chocolatier
    Audiobook12 hours

    The Chocolatier

    Written by Jan Moran

    Narrated by Erin Bennett

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    A young widow. A husband she thought she knew. On the picturesque Italian coast of Amalfi lies a chocolatier's destiny...

    San Francisco, 1953: Heartbroken over the mysterious death of her husband, Celina Savoia, a second-generation chocolatière, takes their young son to Italy's shimmering Amalfi coast to meet his father's family. Just as she embarks on a magical life of making chocolate by the sea surrounded by a loving family, she begins to suspect that her husband had a dark secret--forged in the final days of WWII--that could destroy the relationships she's come to cherish.

    While a second chance at love is tempting, the mystery of her husband's true identity thwarts her efforts. Challenged to pursue the truth or lose the life and those she's come to love, Celina and her late husband's brother, Lauro, must trace the past to a remote, Peruvian cocoa region to face the deceit that threatens to shatter their lives.

    In The Chocolatier, Jan Moran, bestselling author of the contemporary Summer Beach series and the historical novels, The Winemakers and Scent of Triumph from St. Martin's Press, offers a testament to the resilience of love, along with insights into the fascinating world of chocolate-making. For fans of Adriana Trigiani, Danielle Steel, Renee Rosen, Susan Meissner, and Lucinda Riley.

    A solid pick for fans of historical romances combined with a heartbreaking mystery." - Library Journal

    “A delicious novel that makes you long for chocolate.” – Ciao Tutti

    "A novel that gives fans of romantic sagas a compelling voice to follow." - Booklist

    "Jan Moran is the new queen of the epic romance." - USA Today Bestselling Author Rebecca Forster

    Give yourself the gift of The Chocolatier now.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSunny Palms Press
    Release dateJan 28, 2020
    ISBN9781951314033
    Author

    Jan Moran

    Jan Moran is a USA Today bestselling author of 20th-century historical and contemporary novels, including The Chocolatier, Hepburn's Necklace, the Summer Beach and Coral Cottage series, The Winemakers, Scent of Triumph, and the Love California series. Her historical novels have been translated into German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Bulgarian, and Lithuanian, among other languages, and have also been published in audiobook and large print editions. Jan has been featured in international media, including CNN, Allure, Elle, Vogue, InStyle, Costco, and Women's Wear Daily. Visit her at JanMoran.com.

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    • 2/5
      Too many holes in this plot, not the least of which is why a man from Amalfi sounds like a tough guy from New York. Poor character development. Pass.
    • 5/5
      Loved the story ~ mystery, romance & lots of chocolate! ?