Book Review of Sweet
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Celia J Anderson – Sweet Proposal
Piatkus Entice
August 1st
2013
Blurb:
Books, chocolate and a Jacuzzi:
could there be a better combination? Gorgeous Geordie Leo arrives in
Clayton-on-the-Bream with a mission to make his mark. When he reveals his ideas
for a bespoke bookshop and chocolate-themed cafe, struggling writer Mab can't
resist his plea for help. However, Leo's timing is disastrous. Engaged to flighty, super-thin Sophie and knowing that Mab is up to her neck in a mysterious scheme of her own, Leo fights hard to ignore the warm, sensual friendship that is growing between them. When their eclectic mix of family and friends weigh in to help, the dream seems almost possible, but can Leo ignore Mab's shady past? As they battle with sabotage, jealousy, vindictive neighbours and unpredictable relationships, Mab and Leo find that even chocolate can't always make miracles happen . . .
Author Information:
When she’s not marking children’s work, or writing stories
involving pants, Celia spends far too much time on Facebook (Celia Joy
Anderson) and does a lot of walking to counteract the cooking, eating and
drinking which form another of her hobbies. She blogs as part of the Romaniacs online writers’ group - http://theromaniacgroup.wordpress.com
and tweets as @CeliaAnderson1. Her own website was recently launched thanks to
Lucy Felthouse – http://celiajanderson.co.uk
and she has an author page on Facebook (Celia J Anderson)
Her ultimate dream is to have her children’s books published
too. Usually sea-starved in the depths of the Midlands, she can often be found
wandering happily around Brighton visiting her two daughters and pretending to
collect ideas for her next book.
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Excerpt:
When
I started writing Sweet Proposal its working title was The Chocolate Project,
and it featured a very hung over and slightly seedy (if very gorgeous) hero and
his dream of opening a bookshop where people can completely relax. There will
be a wide range of chocolate-based snacks available in the cafe – Leo has a
very sweet tooth – and a writing room, a Jacuzzi, a Victorian-themed creche and
huge comfy sofas. Gallons of strong black coffee will be on tap for that
morning after feeling and Leo (who started life as Laurie) will be around to
meet, greet and generally assist.
Over
the months of editing, which were sometimes a bit painful, Laurie the hungover
hunk morphed into Leo, equally fanciable but not quite so battered. My heroine,
Mab, was always going to have that name. Christened Mabel by parents who didn’t
foresee the bullying/teasing issues, she would love to binge on chocolate but
knows that her extra stone makes this a bad idea. She writes voraciously, and
meeting Leo changes her life in many ways. Sweet Proposal is about ambition,
guilt, delicious food and, of course, love. But love can often be
unpredictable.
The
story starts here...
Leo swerved to avoid a dead badger.
The A1 was still so quiet that groups of starlings rose in disgruntled crowds
as he disturbed their breakfast, and the café where he had once eaten the best
bacon sandwich of his life was firmly shuttered.
He gave in to the
violent rumblings of his stomach and reached into the glove box, tearing the
emergency chocolate bar open with his teeth and chewing until the bitter
sweetness melted on his tongue, soothing and sensual. Chocolate and the future
– they were closely linked in Leo’s mind. He sighed deeply. It was a pity that
Sophie didn’t share his enthusiasm, but he supposed it was hard to get
enthusiastic about a chocolate-based dream when all you ate was lettuce. Sophie
was only twenty-five after all, ten years younger than Leo, stunningly
beautiful and harder to amuse than a teenager on a family holiday. Maybe after
they were married she would realise what a brilliant opportunity this move was
going to be, and would be ready to leave Newcastle and her weird friends
behind.
Stretching his
legs, Leo decided that this cab must have been designed for a much smaller man.
He yawned, felt his eyelids droop and blinked furiously, thinking of hot baths
and strong coffee. He’d had no sleep for almost twenty-four hours. Celebrating
was fine, but work would have to come first from now on. It was time for the
Chocolate Project. The excitement that had been building up in waves washed
over Leo again, and he gave the middle-aged lady driving towards him the full
benefit of his flashing grin and dimples. He saw her jaw drop and laughed for
the sheer joy of living – at last, Leo was about to make his mark, and no one was going to stop him.
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