An innocent little girl. A phenomenal fortune. A mother like no other. Ten-year old Bettina & her mother Babs are heiresses to one of Americas biggest fortunes. But Bettinas whole life is overshadowed by that of her beautiful hedonistic mother the glamorous but domineering Babs. At fifteen Bettina escapes to New England & an exclusive preppy boarding school called Cardiss where she hopes she can finally start to figure out who she really is. But while she thinks that fitting in with the other students represents her best chance of surviving the cliques & politics of Cardiss soon shes making choices that show that Babs maternal shadow still looms long over her. Can Bettina ever break free to forge her own identity
- or is she simply doomed to being her mothers daughter forever?
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Lucy Locket lost her pocket ' teases Lucy's brother Matthew. Lucy doesn't lose things she insists to her brother they just disappear! But who'd have guessed that a monster under her bed was taking them? Finally Lucy discovers the monster & his secret passion
- chocolate. Before too long she enters an excellent bargain with the greedy little monster. He gets all the chockie he wants she gets all her things back...but Matthew's stuff suddenly starts vanishing!
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Chocolate mousse!" says greedy Goose. " Don't just grab it " says angry Rabbit. Good manners aren't on the menu at this meal. Duck won't eat his carrots. Moth's eating the cloth & Sheep would rather sleep than wash the dishes. Thank goodness some of the animals know how to behave!" ...

Amber Salpone doesn't mean to keep ending up in bed with her friend Greg Walterson but she can't help herself. & every time it 'just happens' their secret affair moves closer to being a real relationship which is a big problem when he's a womaniser & she's a commitment-phobe. While Amber struggles to accept her new feelings for Greg she also realises that her closeness to Jen her best friend is slipping away & the two of them are becoming virtual strangers. Slowly but surely as the stark truths of all their lives are revealed Amber has to confront the fact that chocolate can't cure everything & sometimes running away isn't an option.. . The Chocolate Run is a delectable tale of lust love & chocolate. ...

When Tansy Poole inherits a run-down shoe shop tucked away in the village of Sticklepond ' Cinderella's Slippers' is born
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The head of Trinity College asks Archie Costello the leader of The Vigils a secret society that rules the school to sell 20 000 boxes of chocolates in the annual fund-raising effort. Archie sees the chance of adding to his power but newcomer Jerry Renault refuses to sell them. Enormous mental & physical pressure is put on him but he will not give in
- the result is an inevitable explosive tragedy. The story continues in Beyond the Chocolate War". As the school year closes many students look forward to leaving but Carter & Obie leading members of The Vigils cant contemplate the future until they have destroyed Archie Costello. Robert Cormiers hard-hitting novels make compulsive reading."
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The headmaster of Trinity College asks Archie Costello the leader of the Vigils a secret society that rules the school to help with the selling of 20 000 boxes of chocolates in the annual fund-raising effort. Archie sees the chance of adding to his power
- he is the Assigner handing out to the boys tasks to be performed if they are to survive in the school. Freshman Jerry Renault a newcomer to the corrupt regime refuses to sell chocolates. Enormous mental & physical pressure is put on him but he will not give in
- the result is an inevitable explosive tragedy.

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The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the award-winning writer & direct descendant of the famous chocolate dynasty Deborah Cadbury In Chocolate Wars bestselling historian & award-winning documentary maker Deborah Cadbury takes a journey into her own family history to uncover the rivalries that have driven 250 years of chocolate empire-building. In the early nineteenth century Richard Tapper Cadbury sent his son John to London to study a new & exotic commodity: cocoa. Within a generation Johns sons Richard & George had created a chocolate company to rival the great English firms of Fry & Rowntree & their European competitors Lindt & Nestle. The major English firms were all Quaker family enterprises & their business aims were infused with religious idealism. In America Milton Hershey & Forrest Mars proved that they had the appetite for business on a huge scale & successfully resisted the English companies attempts to master the American market. As chocolate companies raced to compete around the globe Quaker capitalism met a challenge that would eventually defeat it. At the turn of the millennium Cadbury the sole independent survivor of Englands chocolate dynasties became the worlds largest confectionary company. But before long it too faced a threat to its very survival & the chocolate wars culminated in a multi-billion pound showdown pitting independence & Quaker tradition against the cut-throat tactics of a corporate leviathan. Featuring a colourful cast of savvy entrepreneurs brilliant eccentrics & resourceful visionaries Chocolate Wars is the story of a uniquely alluring product & of the evolution for better & worse of modern business. ...

Life is sweet for chocolate maker Chloe Lyon... In the picture-perfect Lancashire village of Sticklepond Confectioner Chloe dispenses inspirational sweet treats containing a prediction for each customer. If only her own life was as easy to forecast
- perhaps Chloe could have foreseen being jilted at the altar... But when a new Vicar arrives in the village the rumour mill goes into overdrive. Not only is Raffy Sinclair the charismatic ex-front man of rock band Mortal Ruin hes also the Chloes first love & the man who broke her heart. Try as she might Chloe cant ignore this blast from her past. Could now be the time for her to make a wish
- & dare to believe it can come true? A charming novel for chocoholics everywhere perfect for fans of Katie Fforde Jill Mansell & Carole Matthews.

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The comprehensive guide to chocolate & candy making for professionals & serious home cooks Chocolate & candy making is more popular & accessible than it has ever been. This book combines artisan confectionery techniques with straightforward explanations of the theory science & formulas at work. Fundamental information

Includes:: ingredient function & use chocolate processing & artisan production techniques. Professionals & home enthusiasts will find formulas & variations for gorgeous & delectable confections including dairy-based centers crystalline & non-crystalline sugar confectionery jellies nut centers & aerated confections. Expanding on the award-winning first edition this new revision provides the same comprehensive content foolproof formulas & step-by-step instructions readers expect along with the very latest information & guidelines. Revised to include 30 percent new recipes & formulas more than 250 photos & 27 illustrations Features new sections on opening a professional bakeshop packaging & marketing & American-style layered candy bars Written by Certified Master Baker Peter Greweling one of the world's top names in confections & author of Chocolates & Confections at Home with The Culinary Institute of America from Wiley

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