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Synopsis
Miss Tasmin, Since we are eventually to be married, and now that I have set forth on my own in order to secure our future, I suppose that it is my duty, as well, to get to know my intended a little more than I do now. So I have taken it into my head to write to you, and it is my hope that you will reply to my missives as best you may; the letters, and my receiving of yours, may be a bit sporadic since I will be at sea a great deal of the time, but it is better than nothing at all. Now, if memory serves me, it is near the day of your birth, and since, again, if memory serves, you are soon to begin your seventh year, I have enclosed a doll. My sister-in-law-to-be favors this type a great deal, and so I believe that you might, as well. Yours, William Tasmin, William's wife-to-be, was chosen by a spell-as all civilized wives and husbands are chosen-when he was 7 and she was just an infant. Unfortunately, Tasmin is from the North, a place of magic and strange ritual, and William is from the South, where people pride themselves on being above that sort of thing. They ought to have been married when Tasmin turned 18, but William was a little tardy calling for his bride. That's all to the good in his family's opinion. Who wants a Hag for a daughter-in-law? Tasmin, on the other hand, would like to know what's keeping him. When he's framed for murdering his patron, Tasmin takes matters into her own hands, harnessing the wind to bring her to William's side. There, she plans to clear him of murder-and finally celebrate that wedding they've been planning. Assuming, that is, that William actually wants to marry her. "...a fantastic journey through love, murder, mystery, and...magic." eBookguru.org, Book of the Month "Beautifully written, The Chocolatier's Wife will draw you into its spell..." The Long and the Short of It "A well-written and entertaining read...I would heartily recommend this thing of beauty to anyone who likes a fantasy cozy mystery." Mrs. Giggles
Is The Chocolatier's Wife appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This gentle fantasy romance features a murder mystery framing and cultural tensions between magical and non-magical regions, but violence is off-page and romance is chaste (fade-to-black). Contains themes of prejudice and false accusation.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include murder and deception.
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Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the slow-burn romance between magically-betrothed partners who must solve a murder mystery together while overcoming cultural differences.