Sex and Chocolate: The Chocolatier by Elizabeth Jewell
Even if Perry, 40 years old chocolatier, promotes his truffles like magic love potion, there is actually nothing magical in them, if not the faith in the power of love. Perry is a romantic, and him, like all in the small town where he lives, believes that his chocolate is magic, and so he is now a favourite of brides and grooms who want special truffles for their stag and bachelorette parties. But even if he is the favourite of all the lovers, and people think he is an expert in love, Perry is still alone. It’s not easy for a more than 40 years old gay man living in a small town USA to find true love. At least not since the day Foster, 32 years old from Denver, casually enters Perry’s shop.
Foster is on a temporary work assignment in Silver River, Colorado, and has not projects to be there for long. When he meets Perry, at first he thinks that a fling would be nice, but as soon as he has the chance to know him better, he realizes that Perry is someone special. The only trouble is that Perry knows believe that Foster’s love is induced but his chocolate and not by a real interest.
Probably the most interesting thing of all the story is that, basically, it’s a nice and ordinary love story, nothing really magic or strange. Just boy meets boy, boy falls in love for boy, boy needs to prove his love for boy. Just as sweet as the chocolate Perry sells, just as romantic as Perry is. Yes, since Perry is probably one of those last romantics on heart, people who really believes in love, so much that they convince themselves that love is magic.
I also like the setting of the story, the small town of Silver River, where everyone knows each other, and where, in the end, people don’t judge you for who you love, but for who you are. Probably again, a real thing sweetened by the pink glasses of love, but it’s nice to believe that somewhere a place like that exists.
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