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Summary: A SWEET STORY
Review: In SWEET SUCCESS, Alison Thomas, daughter of a beautiful, though eccentric, aging screen star, is trying to show that she can make it on her own. So she learns how to make unique desserts and opens, without assistance from Mother, Decadent Dlights, a chocolate lover's eating paradise. But Ali's a soft-shoulder, a sucker for any animal or any person who needs rescuing. This has caused varying degrees of success and failure in her personal life.In walks Matt Baker, a newly arrived handyman who keeps to himself. He's antisocial, but his work is good. Yet there's something about thim that indicates he has problems and he needs rescuing. Of course, this situation intrigues Ali and she's determined to find him out, then help him out. In addition to the emotional roller coasters within and between the two main characters, Ali's mother and Miss Sylvie are a story and a riot, by themslelves. SWEET SUCCESS, a modern-day romance, is well worth the read.
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Summary: Sweet Success is a Sweet Little Story
Review: Sweet Success is one little sweet story. It's one of those books where you just feel good after reading it. Allison "Ali" Thomas is turning thirty. She is a free spirit who wants to make the world a better place by feeding them chocolate. Ali owns her own business, is the daughter of one of the world's most beautiful actresses, and has a tendency to take in any stray, animal or human. Matt Baker is a man hiding his past. He wanders into Santa Magdelana and ends up working as a handy man. One of his first jobs is to help Ali remodel her shop. Now Matt wants nothing more than for the world to leave him alone. What he doesn't bargain for is Ali's inborn instinct to take care of anything that appears to be wounded. If she's not tempting him with chocolate, she's tempting him with her warmth and understanding. Sweet Success is just what it appears to be. I have to admit I almost lost interest the first part of the story. I thought it was going to be another one of those "poor tortured hero" stories where the "free spirited heroine" charms him out of his misery and they live happily ever after. Wrong! Susan Mallery has written a good story with fabulous secondary characters. While most of the reviews I've seen really like the character of Ali's mom and her pet pig, I found myself liking Ali's stepbrother Rick. If you want a story that will make you feel satisfied and content when you finish it, Sweet Success if for you.
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Summary: sweet.
Review: That's it, just sweet.
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