For every woman who knows a little chocolate is good for the soul. Stimulating. Satisfying. Tantilizing. Delicious. Chocolate is that sweet “something extra” that infuses anything ordinary with delectable flavor and zest. In the same way, loving friendships can sweeten a woman’s life and make almost any situation — good or bad — taste even better. Blending true stories and several original choclate recipes with rich biblical examples, Karen Porter explores eight ways that friends can help one another enjoy life — and point each other to the God who made every good and perfect gift — especially chocolate!

In the deceptively calm lull between World War II and Vietnam, the United States faced one of its most important challenges: the battle to establish precedents for true racial equality. In a small Southern town, segregation and racial bias erupt in the lives of four children. Black siblings Jeremiah, Sarah Mae, and Wallace will cross paths with a White boy, Glen Dale, in a way that will leave all of them changed forever. In navigating their way through an oppressive town in the wake of a murder, their lives will depend on whether they can throw off the ideologies and indoctrinations that have enslaved them all. One of these children will have a hard journey toward adjusting their perspective. Narrated by children and beautifully written in authentic dialect that gives a deeply intimate look at each character, this thought-provoking novel of childhood survival reminds us that growth and change are inevitable and necessary-but not easy.

He was wickedly delicious... Marketing exec Eve Carmichael plays to win -- in everything. So when she finds herself up against the notorious Jack LaRoux -- known in corporate circles as Jack the Ripper -- for a promotion, she's determined to do whatever it takes to come out on top. But first she decides to psych herself up by indulging in a weekend of R and R...and a lot of chocolate. Only, once she meets the gorgeous guy by the pool, she decides a fling might be more to her taste. It's the perfect fantasy. No names, no promises, just one incredible night with a sexy stranger. Too bad the man in her bed is anything but a stranger....

Updated with new chapters on the environmental and geopolitical impact of cacao production and the latest health findings, a visual reference incorporates new photography and 30 original or revised recipes for chocolate foods ranging from the sweet to the savory.

“It’s a funny thing.” These are words that haunt Brucie Clark. She’s being stalked by a murderer, and is stuck with an arrogant, way too serious Office of Law Enforcement agent who is assigned to protect her life and help solve the case he’d pushed aside. A continuation of the novel, Marry Christmas, welcomes back the gang, plus new faces. Chute Pond, Wisconsin, and the trail Brucie takes to hide from the killer, are real places.

A timely book about how it feels to be teased and taunted, and how each of us is sweet and lovely and delicious on the inside, no matter how we look. The boy is teased for looking different than the other kids. His skin is darker, his hair curlier. He tells his mother he wishes he could be more like everyone else. And she helps him to see how beautiful he really, truly is. For years before they both achieved acclaim in their respective professions, good friends Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans wanted to collaborate on Chocolate Me!, a book based on experiences of feeling different and trying to fit in as kids. Now, both men are fathers and see more than ever the need for a picture book that encourages all people, especially kids, to love themselves.

Friends are the chocolate of life. They're rich, satisfying, deep, delicious, addicting, and at times even bittersweet. Like chocolate, they cover our imperfections with grace, making us beautiful and platable, loveable and forgivable. This book is a celebration of the friends who walk beside us-- and a celebration of chocolate, the irresistibly delicious artistic medium and a girl's most satisfying dessert.