Review

The Chocolate Lovers' Wedding

by

Carole Matthews

I was very lucky to receive a hardback copy of this book as I am honoured to be a member of The Chocolate Lovers’ Club with Little Brown Books, so as soon as I finished The Chocolate Lovers’ Christmas it was straight on to this beauty!

Again, it continues from where the other book left off, with the lives of Lucy, Chantal, Nadia and Autumn.

Lucy is engaged to Crush (Aiden) and is happily planning her wedding but there is something clouding her happiness and that is that she is no longer Manageress at Chocolate Heaven. Can she ever be happy in a job again, or will she get her claws back into running her beloved chocolate shop??

Chantal is busy bringing up Lana who is a lively toddler when starts to feel unwell.  Could Chantal have something serious going on??

Nadia has fallen head over heals in love with James??? He has two children of his own who get on brilliantly with Lewis. What could possibly hold her back? Well the fact that he is a farmer living in Cumbria and has no intention of moving South could be an obstacle.

Autumn is finally getting to know her daughter Willow, who she had to give up for adoption many years ago. She is a difficult, troubled teenage, but Autumn is patient and eventually they start forming the relationship that Autumn only ever dreamed off.

Another masterpiece by Carole Matthews in bringing  the lives of these four ladies of The Chocolate Lovers’ Club up to date. There were some serious issues in this book, but delivered beautifully by the author with some great laugh out loud moments in between!

I shall miss these ladies, please don’t leave it too long before we have another update Carole!!

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Review

The Chocolate Lovers' Christmas

by

 Carole Matthews

When I heard that Carole Matthew’s was writing a new book about the girls of the Chocolate Lovers' Club I couldn’t wait to read the next instalment in the lives of Lucy, Chantal, Nadia and Autumn. Since reading the first two books many years ago, I have often wondered what had happened to them and what is so brilliant about the Chocolate Lovers' Christmas is that it picks up exactly where the last book left off!

Lucy is manageress of a very successful chocolate shop called Chocolate Heaven. It’s a place where the four ladies meet up regularly for chat, coffee and of course chocolate!

Lucy is madly in love with Crush (Aiden) who used to be her boss, but of course, old flame Marcus is never very far from the scene and always seems to turn up like a bad penny whenever anything is going well for Lucy.

Chantal is getting used to motherhood with baby Lana with her husband Ted, who whilst on a “break”, managed to father another baby called Elsie with Stacey. Chantal, being the placid, loyal, sweet person she is, tries to calm the waters and wants them all to make the best of a bad situation by becoming friends with Stacey, which is bound to backfire!

Nadia is still trying to rebuild her life after the tragic death of her husband whilst bringing up her young son Lewis. She is also hoping that a reconciliation with her sister Anita will build bridges with her Mum & Dad who cut her off when she married Toby. Things go from bad to worse when her slime ball Brother in Law, Tarak, starts up with his old tricks and tries to get Nadia to spend the night with him in a hotel! This has got to be a job for Lucy to sort out and put him straight – what could possibly go wrong……………….

Autumn is struggling to come to terms with her beloved brothers' death and is in a one sided relationship when she meets Miles and his daughter Florence one day in the park. Miles turns everything upside down and she realises that she wants more out of life than being with someone who only wants her money!

I don’t think I have read a book before where I love all the characters so much I actually think they are real! I think my favourite character has to be Lucy because everything she does, although with the greatest intent on being honourable, ends up a disaster!

Carole Matthews has done it again with this book. It’s funny as well as serious in parts and just when you think you might have to wait a few more years before you read more about the lovely ladies of the Chocolate Lovers Club, another one comes along! YIPPEE!! Just popping off to start The Chocolate Lovers Wedding………………

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About Carole Matthews

Carole Matthews is the Sunday Times bestselling author of twenty-seven novels, including the Top Ten bestsellers A Cottage by the Sea, Calling Mrs Christmas, The Christmas Party and The Cake Shop in the Garden. 

In 2013, Summer Daydreams was shortlisted for the Melissa Nathan award for Fiction about Life and Love. Carole was also shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Romantic Comedy RoNA in 2012 and inducted into the Reader Hall of Fame by the inaugural Festival of Romance. Her novels dazzle and delight readers all over the world. She was given an award for Outstanding Achievement by the Romantic Novelists' Association in 2015. 

She is published in more than thirty countries and her books have sold to Hollywood.

For all the latest news from Carole, visit www.carolematthews.com, follow Carole on Twitter or join the thousands of readers who have become Carole's friend on Facebook

My Book Party for The Chocolate Lovers Christmas by Carole Matthews
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I can't tell you how lucky and proud I was to be picked to host a book party for the launch of Carole Matthew's Christmas book. I took delivery of a package with 5 copies of the book, tiaras and a lovely big box of chocolates (all I would need to host a book party!). I felt there was one thing missing, so I supplied a few bottles of bubbly!!

A couple of people who are die hard Carole Matthews fans couldn't make the book party so I will post their books on to them, 

I can't wait to read my copy as I love the Chocolate Lovers books!

             

Even Lola the dog wanted to wear a tiara!!

Thank you again to Carole Matthews and Little Brown Books for picking me to host a Chocolate Lovers book party. A great time was had by all and we will all be busy over the next few weeks reading our copy of the book! 

Today I finally got to meet Carole Matthews!!!

The Cake Shop in the Garden is published in paperback today and so I went along to Russell Square in London as Carole Matthews was holding a launch party there........with cake!! I have always wanted to meet Carole since I first read It's A Kind of Magic in 2008 and so cheekily I took my copy along (which is very faded at the edges now!) and she very kindly signed it for me. As soon as Carole saw me she knew who I was from my many comments on Facebook and Twitter over the years and called out to me! 

There was a table full of lovely home made cakes and although I brought some cupcakes, alas I didn't make them as I can't bake for toffee!!

There was a wonderful garden made of "Cake" and this gorgeous flowerpot was made of chocolate and the wall was made of fruit bread and nutella!! very clever.........

And there was even a couple of extra special guests....................

Her Majesty proved to be a very popular guest!!

And then as if the day couldn't get any better.............

Rowan Coleman popped by! and as I am currently reading The Memory Book (I am on the last few pages and wanted to finish it on the way home!) I obviously had it in my bag and so she very kindly signed it for me and by that time I had got a serious case of Fan Girl and became quite emotional!!!

What a wonderful day and certainly one I won't forget in a hurry!!

The Cake Shop in the Garden is available in paperback from today. Go and get your copy NOW!!!

'The Christmas Party' by Carole Matthews ***

I always look forward so much to reading the latest Carole Matthews book as I have been a fan for a few years now and do love a good Christmas book! but I don't know whether I lost my mojo a bit over Christmas but I found it really hard going to get engrossed in this book. Caroles' books have always had me laughing out loud, but her last couple of books have not been like that. To be honest, I had to keep reminding myself that I was actually reading one of her books! 

I liked the characters in this book and could imagine it being a film for tv and being very funny, but the jokes just weren't there. I do feel bad giving it 3 stars and think it should probably be deserving of 3 and a half, and towards the end it got much better.

Will definitely be reading Caroles' next book, but please bring back your lovely humour that I love you for!!