"Caring family and friends, tranquil streets--ex-prosecutor Willow Lamont wishes these could make her feel truly at home. She's back in Benevolence, Washington, to help her grandfather manage Chocolate Haven, a long-held dream come true. But she's struggling to make their unique fudge--and to cope with a secret trauma that haunts her. Yet when she finds an abandoned baby who breaks her heart wide open, she wonders how long she can hide her emotions--especially...

The story begins some 3,000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the chocolate tree, Theobroma Cacao, and the complex processes necessary to transform its bitter seeds into what is now known as chocolate. This was centuries before chocolate was consumed in generally unsweetened liquid form and used as currency by the Maya, and the Aztecs after them. The Spanish conquest of Central America introduced chocolate to Europe, where...

"Gifted chocolatier Allison Thomas is out to save the world, one truffle at a time. Although her career is delicious, her love life is semisweet at best--okay, nonexistent--until Matt Baker arrives in coastal Saint Maggie, California, with an intriguing smile and a mysterious past. Since tragedy derailed his life, Matt has bounced from town to town, always alone. But despite his attempts to stay away from Ali, her kindness and beauty begin to melt...

Discusses the origin, history, and ways of preparing and using chocolate.

Provides detailed explanations of the chocolate and candy making processes, discussing equipment, ingredients, techniques, and pitfalls, while providing recipes for such treats as truffles, caramels, ganaches, gummies, and nougats.

Widescreen. Candy manufacturer Willy Wonka has a contest and hides five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. All five ticket winners get a free tour of the mysterious Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of Wonka candy. Four of the children are nasty brats who are punished by Willie Wonka with various diabolical, but funny, methods. Only Charlie, a likeable child, wins the heart of the manufacturer.