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Valentine's Day is near! 

Check out these books and videos to get you in the mood for love, make that special card or your own chocolate treat. 

The Amish Sweet Shop

Miller, Emma

It's almost Valentine's Day, the busiest time of the year at Beechy's Sweets, where the Amish gifts of love and faith are even sweeter than the home-made candy.

THE SWEETEST COURTSHIP National Bestselling Author Emma Miller
At age thirty-six, Jacob Beechy is a
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Harlequin Valentine

NEIL GAIMAN · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The legendary Commedia dell'arte has been beautifully redesigned for a new hardbound edition! In this timeless tale of a buffoonish Harlequin's hopeless love for the sensible Columbine, the clown impulsively gives his heart to his ladylove, only to see it dragged obliviously about...
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Death of a Chocoholic

Lee Hollis · Kensington
Pages: 346
Format: Paperback

Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell is not looking for love this Valentine's Day. Of course she also isn't planning on looking for a murderer. . .Fed up with dating after a disastrous setup, the only thing Hayley wants to snuggle up to is a box of made-to-order chocolates...
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Be Mine Forever

Marina Adair · Montlake Romance
Format: Paperback

For Trey DeLuca, the idea of settling down was entirely unsettling. As VP of sales for his family’s wine company, he’s never in any one city—or with any one woman—for long, which is how he likes it. But when family obligations keep him temporarily grounded in his hometown,...
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Chocolate Covered Murder

Leslie Meier · Kensington Books
Pages: 249
Format: Print book

It?s frigid in snow-covered Tinker?s Cove, and Lucy Stone is fighting the winter blues -- and her widening waistline. The town is launching a travel promotion for Valentine?s Day, and as a reporter for the Pennysaver, Lucy is assigned a puff piece on upscale Chanticleer?s Chocolates and its deliciously...
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Valentine's Day

Hallie Foote

Follows the intertwining storylines of a diverse group of Los Angelenos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life...
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Plum Lovin'

Janet Evanovich · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 164
Format: Hardcover

<DIV>From #1 blockbuster bestselling author Janet Evanovich comes a Stephanie Plum novel that takes adventure, action, suspense (and maybe even true love?) to new heights.
WATCH YOUR BACK . . .
LOOK BOTH WAYS . . .
BECAUSE LOVE IS IN THE AIR . . .
AND THAT MEANS BIG TROUBLE!
Mysterious...
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Be My Valentine: My Funny Valentine\\My Hero

Debbie Macomber · Mira
Pages: 320
Format: Mass Market Paperback

My Funny Valentine Dianne Williams needs a man. But only for a night. The night of the community center Valentine dinner, to be precise. Exasperated by her children's relentless efforts to get her a date, Dianne finds herself approaching a handsome stranger named Steve and making him an outrageous...
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The Chocolate Maker's Wife: A Novel

Karen Brooks · William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback

Australian bestselling novelist Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this breathtaking novel set in 17th century London - a lush, fascinating story of the beautiful woman who is drawn into a world of riches, power, intrigue ... and chocolate.

Damnation has never been...

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Playing With Bonbon Fire: A Southern Chocolate Shop Mystery

St James, Dorothy

Chocoholic Charity Penn must smoke out the killer to stop her newly inherited beachside chocolate shop from going up in flames in Dorothy St. James' decadent follow-up to Asking for Truffle.

Chocolate shop owner Charity Penn is finally settling into life in the quirk
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Criminal Confections

Colette London · Kensington
Format: Book

"Hayden Mundy Moore is an expert on everything chocolate, helping clients develop new products and revamp recipes until they're irresistible. But sometimes, a dash of murder finds its way into the mix... Hayden Mundy Moore has bushwhacked through African jungles and haggled in exotic...
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Chocolate-Covered Katie: Over 80 Delicious Recipes That Are Secretly Good for You

Katie Higgins · Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Hardcover

What if you CAN eat all of your favorite desserts . . . and still be healthy and fit into your skinny jeans?Meet Katie: a girl who eats chocolate every day and sometimes even has cake for breakfast! When Katie's sugar habit went too far in college and left her lacking energy, she knew...
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The Chocolate Falcon Fraud: A Chocoholic Mystery

JoAnna Carl · New American Library
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Chocolate Clown Corpse, it's murder, my sweet, for a chocolatier whose love of old crime films plunges her into a real-life murder where the motives aren't so black and white ... The Warner Pier tourism board is kicking off its Tough Guys and Private...
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CHOCOLATE: The Consuming Passion

Sandra Boynton · Workman Publishing
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Wait. Sandra Boynton wrote a book about CHOCOLATE? For grown-ups? Oh YES! Boynton's beloved classic returns, updated and redrawn by her for a whole new generation of chocophiles. In addition to her extensive new research, Boynton also nobly sourced and consumed untold quantities of great...
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Eat Chocolate, Lose Weight: New Science Proves You Should Eat Chocolate Every Day

Will Clower · Rodale Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Eat Chocolate, Lose Weight is a game-changing look at the world’s most surprising (and luscious) health food: chocolate. Based on new groundbreaking research and the amazing results of his clients, who have lost more than 100 pounds, nutritionist and neuroscientist Dr. Will Clower...
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Chocolates and Confections at Home with The Culinary Institute of America

Peter P. Greweling · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition
Format: Book

Dusk cover has clear cover that is shelf ware... the contents pages of book - excellent no writings or tore or stained pages. Sticker on back This book may contain library ownership stamps or labels. It was returned through a book leasing program and made available for resale.
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Romantics Anonymous

Benoit Poelvoorde · Tribeca
Format: DVD

Product DescriptionJean-Rene (Benoit Poelvoorde, Coco Before Chanel) is the boss of a chocolate factory and Angelique (Isabelle Carre, Private Fears in Public Places) is a talented chocolate maker. They are both emotionally-challenged people. Drawn together through a shared passion for chocolate,...
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Holiday Fun Year-Round with Dian Thomas

Dian Thomas · Dian Thomas Co.
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

An year's worth of fun is packed in this collection of festive crafts and recipes that make holidays special.
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100 Fresh and Fun Handmade Cards: Step-by-Step Instructions for 50 New Designs and 50 Amazing Alternatives

Kimber McGray · North Light Books
Format: Paperback

Swivels, Pop-Ups, Spinners, Shakers, Sliders and More: Handmade Cards Have Never Been So Much Fun!Why settle for just any old greeting card when you can make your loved ones feel even more special with a handmade card? 100 Fresh and Fun Handmade Cards offers fabulous card inspiration and how-tos...
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The Complete Photo Guide to Cardmaking

Judi Watanabe · Creative Pub Intl, 2016.
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Handmade cards are gifts, creative expressions, keepsakes, and relationship builders. Beneath the cardstock and embellishments is deep emotion from the card maker--encouragement, celebration, commemoration, and love. Unlike many store-bought cards that are thrown away, handmade cards are cherished...
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