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Hot Chocolate
With delectable stories by USA Today bestselling authors Suzanne Forster and Lori Foster-and national bestselling authors Elda Minger and Fayrene Preston-this popular anthology is sweet, steamy, and very satisfying.
"Not Abigail!" / Suzanne Forster
Abigail's handsome boss, Max, wanted her to find him a wife! Then a sip of a delectable low potion made Max fall for his lovely assistant. But was his love forever, or fleeting?
"Tangled Sheets" / Lori Foster
Night after night, bar owner Cole Winston was seduced by prim and proper Sophie Sheridan's way with hot chocolate...until her sexy and outrageous twin, Shelly, walked into the bar...
"Buried in Her Heart" / Elda Minger
A luxurious bed-and-breakfast hosting a chocolate convention wasn't the standard business lodging for Abby and Jack. But one tast of the convention's delights, and they were tantalized - with each other...
"Ecstasy" / Fayrene Preston
Brenna's fudge recipe was a huge hit at her cafe, and tycoon Hayden Garrett wanted it - and Brenna. But how far would he go to make them both his own?
"Not Abigail!" / Suzanne Forster
Abigail's handsome boss, Max, wanted her to find him a wife! Then a sip of a delectable low potion made Max fall for his lovely assistant. But was his love forever, or fleeting?
"Tangled Sheets" / Lori Foster
Night after night, bar owner Cole Winston was seduced by prim and proper Sophie Sheridan's way with hot chocolate...until her sexy and outrageous twin, Shelly, walked into the bar...
"Buried in Her Heart" / Elda Minger
A luxurious bed-and-breakfast hosting a chocolate convention wasn't the standard business lodging for Abby and Jack. But one tast of the convention's delights, and they were tantalized - with each other...
"Ecstasy" / Fayrene Preston
Brenna's fudge recipe was a huge hit at her cafe, and tycoon Hayden Garrett wanted it - and Brenna. But how far would he go to make them both his own?
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 1999
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About the author
Suzanne Forster
62 books49 followersNew York Times and USA Today best-selling author Suzanne Forster is living proof of William Shakespeare’s maxim that the uses of adversity are sweet. Suzanne’s writing career began by accident. Literally. A car accident ended her dreams for a career in clinical psychology. During her recovery, she began writing to fill the hours, and before she was well enough to return to graduate school, she’d sold her first book and launched a new career.
Since then Suzanne has written more than thirty novels and been the recipient of countless awards, including The National Readers’ Choice Award for Shameless, her mainstream debut. She’s received recognition for outstanding sales from Waldenbooks and Bookrak, and her recent novel, Unfinished Business, was made into a movie for the Oxygen Network.
Suzanne has a Master’s Degree in Writing Popular Fiction, and she teaches and lectures frequently. Her seminars on Women's Contemporary Fiction at UCLA and UC Riverside were rated outstanding, and her most requested workshop, "The High-Concept Synopsis," is based on personal experience. Her breakout novel, Shameless, sold on a synopsis that triggered a bidding war and garnered her a six-figure contract.
Suzanne has received considerable media attention, including a feature segment on Extra, NBC's news and entertainment magazine, and an Emmy Award–winning "Special Report" on CBS Channel 23 News. Her many print appearances include the L.A. Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Redbook and Orange Coast Magazine
Since then Suzanne has written more than thirty novels and been the recipient of countless awards, including The National Readers’ Choice Award for Shameless, her mainstream debut. She’s received recognition for outstanding sales from Waldenbooks and Bookrak, and her recent novel, Unfinished Business, was made into a movie for the Oxygen Network.
Suzanne has a Master’s Degree in Writing Popular Fiction, and she teaches and lectures frequently. Her seminars on Women's Contemporary Fiction at UCLA and UC Riverside were rated outstanding, and her most requested workshop, "The High-Concept Synopsis," is based on personal experience. Her breakout novel, Shameless, sold on a synopsis that triggered a bidding war and garnered her a six-figure contract.
Suzanne has received considerable media attention, including a feature segment on Extra, NBC's news and entertainment magazine, and an Emmy Award–winning "Special Report" on CBS Channel 23 News. Her many print appearances include the L.A. Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Redbook and Orange Coast Magazine
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December 17, 2017
Too short, but a fun read. Cole and Sophie have each had to deal with life problems, but come through with flying colors.
June 24, 2012
Only read Lori Foster novella
February 19, 2020
LORI FOSTER - TANGLED SHEETS.
A fun and cute read with interesting characters.
Not quite sure about Sophie and her silliness but at least she was able to face Cole and was honest.
Two people who couldn’t be up front about wanting the other, until Sophie pretends to be her non-existent more outgoing twin sister.
Love the other brothers and cannot wait to read their stories.
I read these years ago and wanted to review as I am rereading them but this book is not available that I can find.
A fun and cute read with interesting characters.
Not quite sure about Sophie and her silliness but at least she was able to face Cole and was honest.
Two people who couldn’t be up front about wanting the other, until Sophie pretends to be her non-existent more outgoing twin sister.
Love the other brothers and cannot wait to read their stories.
I read these years ago and wanted to review as I am rereading them but this book is not available that I can find.
March 21, 2018
Tangled Sheets Lori Foster
September 8, 2019
tangled sheets
February 22, 2020
Four cute love stories
December 30, 2021
The best so far
September 19, 2025
Short stories featuring hot chocolate and romance.
February 8, 2015
Suzanne Forster – Not Abigail!
Abigail’s handsome boss, Max, wants her to find him a wife! Then a sip of a delectable love potion made Max fall for his lovely assistant. But was his love forever, or fleeting?
Abigail is a personal assistant, and that means she is not only Max’ secretary, she had decorated his penthouse, lays out his clothes for him, and orders his dinner if he isn’t going out. But now he wants her to find him a wife, as he is turning 40 and it is time. Abby has been in love with him since forever, and if he marries, everything will change. With some mighty help from the receptionist, she decides to have at least one night to remember ...
I adored this little story, how Abby came out of her shell and thinking she was drinking a love potion, seduced Max.
Lori Foster – Tangled Sheets
Night after night, bar owner Cole Winston was seduced by prim and proper Sophie Sheridan’s way with hot chocolate ... until her sexy and outrageous twin, Shelly, walked into the bar...
In secret, Cole and Sophie have been lusting after one another for seven months now. And now the bar has a Valentine contest going, it is time for Sophie to get her alter ego out there and go for it. And for Cole ...
This one was sweet, and makes me think how a shy woman can totally have a wilder and bolder side but doesn’t dare to show it to the world. It was fun.
Elda Minger – Buried in her heart
A luxurious bed-and-breakfast hosting a chocolate convention wasn’t the standard business lodgings for Abby and Jack. But one taste of the convention’s delights, and they were tantalized – with each other.
Abby is a lawyer out of necessity, for security and at first giving her siblings structure after their parents died in a plane crash. But secretly, she wants to be a chef, and work in a small restaurant near the ocean. While attending a lawyer seminar in a small town, she gets the chance to join some classes at a chocolate convention in stead, with a hot man by her side who wants nothing more than her in his life forever, and her skills in the kitchen in his new restaurant. But does Abby dare give up her whole life to move to the coast and start a new career?
This one was cute as well, and Abby tried to be responsible and reasonable, but there just was something about Jack, who offered her her dreams on a silver platter she could not resist. I liked to read about their time spend together, it was fun. Nice secondary characters in Abby’s little Chihuahua and a Persian cat they rescued at the beach.
Fayrene Preston - Ecstasy
Brenna’s fudge recipe was a huge hit at her cafe, and tycoon Hayden Garret wanted it – and Brenna. But how far would he go to make them both his own?
I want to taste that fudge! A very fast story, with a tycoon wanting both Brenna and her recipe, and Brenna falling for the sexy guy, but not parting with her recipe.
I enjoyed all four stories a lot, which is very rare for me in an anthology. There is usual one I don’t like at all. They all share some glorious hot chocolate, and insta-lust and insta-love. And while I do love hot chocolate myself, I am really not a fan of the insta-love in these books. They fall in love and ask for marriage in less than a week. I always wonder how those relationship can work out when the couples don’t know all that much about each other. Where will they live, who will have to give up their life for the most part? Those problems are never resolved in contemporary romances that go this fast. And it makes me fall them a little less. Still, a really nice Valentine read, recommended if you can find a copy.
8 stars.
Abigail’s handsome boss, Max, wants her to find him a wife! Then a sip of a delectable love potion made Max fall for his lovely assistant. But was his love forever, or fleeting?
Abigail is a personal assistant, and that means she is not only Max’ secretary, she had decorated his penthouse, lays out his clothes for him, and orders his dinner if he isn’t going out. But now he wants her to find him a wife, as he is turning 40 and it is time. Abby has been in love with him since forever, and if he marries, everything will change. With some mighty help from the receptionist, she decides to have at least one night to remember ...
I adored this little story, how Abby came out of her shell and thinking she was drinking a love potion, seduced Max.
Lori Foster – Tangled Sheets
Night after night, bar owner Cole Winston was seduced by prim and proper Sophie Sheridan’s way with hot chocolate ... until her sexy and outrageous twin, Shelly, walked into the bar...
In secret, Cole and Sophie have been lusting after one another for seven months now. And now the bar has a Valentine contest going, it is time for Sophie to get her alter ego out there and go for it. And for Cole ...
This one was sweet, and makes me think how a shy woman can totally have a wilder and bolder side but doesn’t dare to show it to the world. It was fun.
Elda Minger – Buried in her heart
A luxurious bed-and-breakfast hosting a chocolate convention wasn’t the standard business lodgings for Abby and Jack. But one taste of the convention’s delights, and they were tantalized – with each other.
Abby is a lawyer out of necessity, for security and at first giving her siblings structure after their parents died in a plane crash. But secretly, she wants to be a chef, and work in a small restaurant near the ocean. While attending a lawyer seminar in a small town, she gets the chance to join some classes at a chocolate convention in stead, with a hot man by her side who wants nothing more than her in his life forever, and her skills in the kitchen in his new restaurant. But does Abby dare give up her whole life to move to the coast and start a new career?
This one was cute as well, and Abby tried to be responsible and reasonable, but there just was something about Jack, who offered her her dreams on a silver platter she could not resist. I liked to read about their time spend together, it was fun. Nice secondary characters in Abby’s little Chihuahua and a Persian cat they rescued at the beach.
Fayrene Preston - Ecstasy
Brenna’s fudge recipe was a huge hit at her cafe, and tycoon Hayden Garret wanted it – and Brenna. But how far would he go to make them both his own?
I want to taste that fudge! A very fast story, with a tycoon wanting both Brenna and her recipe, and Brenna falling for the sexy guy, but not parting with her recipe.
I enjoyed all four stories a lot, which is very rare for me in an anthology. There is usual one I don’t like at all. They all share some glorious hot chocolate, and insta-lust and insta-love. And while I do love hot chocolate myself, I am really not a fan of the insta-love in these books. They fall in love and ask for marriage in less than a week. I always wonder how those relationship can work out when the couples don’t know all that much about each other. Where will they live, who will have to give up their life for the most part? Those problems are never resolved in contemporary romances that go this fast. And it makes me fall them a little less. Still, a really nice Valentine read, recommended if you can find a copy.
8 stars.
March 25, 2009
4 stories for light reading which are somewhat fastforwarded (probably to fit them all in 1 book) but not bad when in the mood of typical chicklit.
P.S> One even has a recipe for hot chocolate (due to which the protagonists fall in love according to the premise) !
P.S> One even has a recipe for hot chocolate (due to which the protagonists fall in love according to the premise) !
June 12, 2013
Too silly for my taste
August 14, 2013
I really enjoyed this. Many of the stories were entertaining and left me wanting to read more from the authors.
May 28, 2017
Four reasonably good stories with hot chocolate as a theme.
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