by Amey Zeigler
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GENRE: Romantic Comedy
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BLURB:
For
the last twelve years, more than half her life, Lainey Peterson has prepared to
design, create, and produce quality chocolate bars. But when she discovers her
chocolate internship at Switzerland's prestigious Alpine Foods has been
canceled, she vows to do whatever it takes to get to Chocolate.
Yves Claremont, a
young, ambitious department chair, would sacrifice everything to rise to vice
president at Alpine Foods and redeem his father's name. Impressed with Lainey's
resume and charming determination, Yves offers her an internship in his Pet
Care department, promising a recommendation for Chocolate if she does well.
Lainey is drawn to the
enigmatic and passionate Yves Claremont. He cannot deny his growing attraction
to her. But inter-office relationships are strictly forbidden by Alpine Foods,
and a perceptive co-worker, jealous of Yves' success, will undermine Yves and
Lainey any way he can.
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EXCERPT
“C’est dommage. Le département de chocolat cannot you take.”
Marie Claire’s bluntness quickened Lainey’s heartbeat. Heat
radiated from her face, her heartbeat pulsed into her head. Her brow lifted off
her skull. Please, don’t pass out, she silently prayed. She didn’t want to know
how hard the granite floor was. “Why not?”
“Bad economy, vous voyez,” she said. “Their budget was cut
dernière minute. There is no money. You have to return home.”
“But I’ve come so far.” She couldn’t return home, not when
she was in the lobby. Not when she could almost smell the chocolate. She closed
her eyes, breathing deeply, hoping to stop the train wreck inside her head. All
she envisioned was the image of her beaming parents waving goodbye as she
bustled through security. What would their expressions be if she returned home
tomorrow? “What am I going to do?” she asked.
Marie Claire shrugged with a pained expression on her face.
Chocolate! Lainey needed chocolate!
Her tongue lolled in her mouth, craving a molten blob of
chocolatey goodness to soothe her spirits and calm her heart, but the delayed
flights depleted her choco-stash. There was nothing left—zilch, nada, rien du
tout.
“Is there somewhere else I can work? Some other department?
Some other job?” She would mop floors, empty trash cans, anything at Alpine
Foods. She didn’t say this aloud. It wasn’t the best bargaining chip to appear
too needy. Maybe she could wander the lobby with a sign around her neck, “Will
work for chocolate.” Her nose tingled. She sneezed. She always sneezed right
before she cried. “Please. I’m willing to do anything.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Amey loves
writing about different places because she grew up moving all around the United
States. In her books, she explores the whole world. She is also the author of
Baker’s Dozen, a Romantic Suspense Mystery.
She lives with
her husband and three children near Austin, TX. Follow her on BookBub
@ameyzeigler and sign up for her newsletter at www.ameyzeigler.com
Buy links:
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My Review
The Swiss Mishap is an awesome read! I was not sure how I would like it at first but was hooked within the first couple of chapters. I found Lainey and Yves to be fun and entertaining characters. The setting is wonderfully beautiful and the story is so delightfully sweet.
I received this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
The Swiss Mishap is an awesome read! I was not sure how I would like it at first but was hooked within the first couple of chapters. I found Lainey and Yves to be fun and entertaining characters. The setting is wonderfully beautiful and the story is so delightfully sweet.
I highly recommend The Swiss Mishap. It is getting a well deserved five plus stars from me. I would love to read more like this from Amey Zeigler in the near future.
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