The Chocolatier
The Chocolatier by Jan Moran is a large print edition published by Sunny Palms Press on January 28, 2020. This historical fiction novel unfolds the story of Celina Savoia, a young widow grappling with the mysterious death of her husband. Set against the backdrop of the picturesque Amalfi coast, Celina embarks on a journey to introduce her son to his father’s family while uncovering secrets that could alter her newfound life and relationships.
Readers will find a rich narrative that intertwines romance and mystery, as Celina navigates her past and present. The story explores themes of love and resilience, with a focus on the art of chocolate-making. As Celina and her late husband’s brother, Lauro, delve into the truth behind her husband’s identity, they are drawn into a quest that takes them to a remote cocoa region in Peru. This edition, spanning 634 pages, invites readers to experience a saga filled with emotional depth and historical intrigue.
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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 chocolati�re, resolves to take their young son to Italy’s shimmering Amalfi coast to introduce him to his father’s family. Just as she embarks on a magical, romantic 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 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–or lose the life and those she has come to love.
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 readers of Danielle Steel, Renee Rosen, Chanel Cleeton, Susan Meissner, Debbie Macomber, Barbara Taylor Bradford, and Gill Paul.
A solid pick for fans of historical romances combined with a heartbreaking mystery.” – The Library Journal
“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
Excerpt:
One chocolate truffle had changed her destiny. Indeed, it was one of Celina’s best–a silky cocoa powder-dusted truffle filled with raspberry-infused, dark chocolate ganache and enrobed with a couverture, a layer of rich chocolate that melted optimally with the warmth of the body.
After she had offered one to a weary, dark-haired soldier who had just returned from the European front, he introduced himself as Tony Savoia, an Italian immigrant whose family had owned and operated Cioccolata Savoia before war rationing had made sugar difficult to obtain.
And so the saga begins…give yourself the gift of The Chocolatier now.
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