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  <title><![CDATA[Chocolate Beach]]></title>
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  <default_description>Even a laid-back beach girl has her doubts. Bri Stone has it  all: the man of her dreams and their surf-ridin' teenage son, a  chocolate-loving best pal, an adorable beach bungalow, and a kicky job as a  Southern California tour bus host. She also has a few things she didn't ask  for: a know-it-all friend, a snobby mother-in-law, and a  Fabio-meets-Dilbert boss. All three of them seem eager to share their  strong opinions and suspicions about Bri's relationship with her husband,  Douglas. When Bri's rose-colored glasses crack after she finds evidence  that Douglas has grown tired of her carefree ways, she resolves to win him  back. Can Bri reinvent herself--and recapture his heart?</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Julie Carobini]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book alot. It started off slow but by the fourth chapter, I was hooked.]]></body>
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    <review id="46207353">
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    <body><![CDATA[good, interesting, i think i liked the setting more than anything.]]></body>
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    <review id="76472640">
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enh. It wasn't bad, but it didn't strike any chords with me either.]]></body>
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    <review id="69018339">
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book but it kind of was drawn out. ]]></body>
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    <review id="45792877">
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun to read since it was set in Ventura.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A light/summer read.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book, but didn't just love it. Maybe it was my mood at the time (I'm a very moody reader), or maybe I just had a hard time getting into the characters, but it moved a bit slow for me. It was a good story and likeable characters, good setting, good message, but I didn't just fly through ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33361260">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay so just because the Author is my boss' sister-in-law does not mean I am making this up...I swear...this is one of the cutest books I have ever read.  Now Carobini is a Christian Author but she does not push it in this novel.  It is almost like she grasped how real people view life and God.  Aga...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13572393">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While this book is from a Christian publisher, and I ususually do not care for Christian fiction, this was a very good.  It was not preachy or in your face.  The mentions of faith were related to the character and only the character.  I would read more from this author.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an easy light read, but totally fluff.  Ditzy mom.  Moral of the story?  Communicate and meditate.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Some unbelievable parts, but great things about chocolate and the beach!]]></body>
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