Bøger af Laura Florand

Wohl kaum ein Ort ist so romantisch wie Paris, die Stadt der Liebe. Doch Cade hält nicht viel von der ganzen Gefühlsduselei. Sie ist mit einem klaren Ziel im Koffer angereist: Den weltbesten Chocolatier für das Süßwaren-Imperium ihres Vaters zu gewinnen. Dass ihr Sylvain, der Geheimnishüter einer unwiderstehlichen Schokoladenrezeptur, nicht nur eine eiskalte Abfuhr gibt, sondern auch noch unverschämt gut aussieht – damit hat Cade nicht gerechnet! Doch nun ist ihr Ehrgeiz geweckt und sie ist fest entschlossen, nicht locker zu lassen, bis sie das bekommen hat, was sie will …Und das ist einzig und allein das Rezept für die weltbeste Schokolade – oder?Laura Florand ist eine amerikanische Bestsellerautorin, die neben dem Schreiben und guter Schokolade, auch das Reisen zu ihren Leidenschaften zählt. Sie lebt und arbeitet abwechselnd in Frankreich und den Vereinigten Staaten, wo sie Französisch an der renommierten Duke University in North Carolina unterrichtet. "Eine bezaubernde, typisch französische Liebeskomödie." - Münstersche Zeitung

Laura Florand, bestselling author of The Chocolate Thief, brings us a sexy, tender story of love, healing, and courage in Trust Me, set in the heart of romantic Paris. She's nobody's damsel in distress...Top Parisian pastry chef Lina Farah is used to fighting for her success. But when a violent attack shatters her security, she needs a new tactic to battle her dragons. What better way to banish the monsters under her bed than by inviting a sexy SEAL to tangle the sheets? He's a professional dragon slayer...Elite operative Jake Adams has never stayed in one place long enough to form a lasting relationship. Lina's fire and beauty tempt him to give her the hot affair she craves. But her spirit and courage make him long for more. Can he convince a woman seeking forgetfulness to dream of ever after...with him?

Laura Florand, international bestselling author of The Chocolate Kiss, combines lush description, smart dialogue, provocative sensuality, and the perfume of love itself in A Crown of Bitter Orange, an irresistibly lush novel that is an ode to the scents and pleasures of the south of France and the beauty of falling in love.Childhood friends. Tristan Rosier might have asked Malorie Monsard to marry him when he was five years old, but things had only gone downhill from there. She'd spent the rest of their lives ignoring him, abandoning him, and destroying his perfumes. Now she was back, to wreak who knew what havoc on his life.Lifelong enemies. Tristan might choose to dismiss the generations-long enmity between their two families, but Malorie didn't have that privilege. Like all the other privileges wealthy, gorgeous Tristan took for granted that she couldn't. But if she was going to restore her family company to glory, she might just need his help.Or the perfect match? They'd known each other all their lives. Could these childhood friends and lifelong enemies ever uncross their stars and find happily ever after?

From Reviewers' Choice Book of the Year nominee and bestselling author Laura Florand: Ruthless. That was what they said about Damien Rosier. Handsome. Wealthy. Powerful. Merciless. No one messed with his family, because to do so they would have to get through him. No one thought he had a heart. Not even the woman he gave his to.Cynical. That was what they said about Jasmin Bianchi. A top perfumer of her generation, Jess had achieved commercial success by growing a protective shell over a tender heart. The one time she cracked it open to let Damien in, he crushed it-after a night of unbelievable passion.Lovers. That one magical night couldn't survive the harsh light of dawn. When Jess woke up to discover the man in bed beside her had stolen her company, she fled.Enemies. Now she's come to the south of France with something of his. If he wants to reclaim both his family heritage and the woman who walked away from him, he's going to have to fight as dirty as only Damien can.But Jess knows how to fight dirty, too. And these days, she has nothing left to lose.Certainly not her heart.Come explore the south of France, a world of heat and fragrance and tales as old as time, through the stories of the five powerful Rosier cousins and the women who win their hearts. A Wish Upon Jasmine, book two in Florand's addictive new series, La Vie en Roses. "Explosive, sensual, and utterly sweet" (Eloisa James). Praise for Laura Florand's novelsSilky and addictive. - RT Book Reviews Seal of ExcellenceOverflowing with wise humor, family dynamics, and vivid descriptions, this story is as sexy and flirtatious as it is poignant and caring. Roses, music, and Provence-it doesn't get much better than that... -- Library Journal STARRED REVIEWAs painstakingly crafted and decadent as the sweets it portrays, leaving the reader longing for just one little taste. - Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW(Florand) captures the nature of love, its fierce, soul-warming necessity in a way that will make you as happy as the finest bonbon could. - Eloisa James, NYT bestselling authorA poignant, lovely, moving, authentic story. - Virginia Kantra, NYT bestselling authorSweet, sexy, and all around delicious. - Nalini Singh, NYT bestselling author

Her father's worst enemy... Top chef Gabriel Delange never forgave his old nemesis Pierre Manon for all the other chef had cost him. One stolen rose... And he most certainly couldn't stand the sight of his own most famous dessert, the legendary Rose, claimed as Pierre's own on the cover of his new cookbook. A beast's substitute victim... But even Gabriel could hardly go through with a lawsuit when he learned the older chef had just had a stroke. Especially not when Pierre had one very cute daughter willing to be Gabriel's victim instead. A fascinated beauty... As a child, Jolie Manon had seen her family torn apart by her top chef father's obsession with his work. As a food writer, she might be fascinated with a chef's work, but she knew how to guard her heart. She would never allow another chef into her life. Unless he blackmailed her into it... Welcome to the heat and sun of Provence, where jasmine and roses climb up old colored walls, where fountains play in ancient stone villages, and where even a beast can prove he is a prince at heart... Praise for Laura Florand and her novels: "I adored this story...Paris, chocolate, and romance, all in one hilarious package." -New York Times bestelling author Eloisa James "Sensuous and sumptuous...a mouth-watering tale of slow-burning passion..." -- RT Book Reviews Readers will devour this frothy, fun novel.-Booklist

She stole his roses.Fleeing the spotlight, burnt out rock star Layla-"Belle"-Dubois seeks refuge in the south of France. That old, half-forgotten heritage in a valley of roses seems like a good place to soothe a wounded heart. She certainly doesn't expect the most dangerous threat to her heart to pounce on her as soon as she sets foot on the land.He wants them back.Matt didn't mean to growl at her quite that loudly. But-his roses! She can't have his roses. Even if she does have all those curls and green eyes and, and, and...what was he growling about again?Or maybe he just wants her.When an enemy invades his valley and threatens his home, heart, and livelihood, Matthieu Rosier really knows only one way to defend himself.It might involve kissing.Praise for Laura Florand's novels"A poignant, lovely, moving, authentic story." - Virginia Kantra, NYT bestselling author"Sweet, sexy, and all around delicious. I'm addicted. I can't wait for the next book." - Nalini Singh, NYT bestselling author"Chocolate, Paris, and a Greek god for a hero; this delectable confection has it all!" - Library Journal Starred Review"(Florand) captures the nature of love, its fierce, soul-warming necessity, in a way that will make you as happy as the finest bonbon could." - The Barnes & Noble Review, a Best Book of the Year"Florand outdoes herself with this exquisite confection... painstakingly crafted and decadent as the sweets it portrays, leaving the reader longing for just one little taste." - Publishers Weekly Starred Review"Adorable, charming, whimsical." - Smexy Books "Romance at its strongest and most powerful." - Dear Author, Recommended Read"A delectable summer bonbon." - NPR Books

Three words, to shake a man's existence. Three words, to call on all a man's strength, all his courage, all his love, and all his ability to hope and dream...and trust. Three words, to wake up every fear a man has ever had. "I'm pregnant, Luc." Now how could a man be perfect enough for that? Romantic Times calls Laura Florand's writing "sensuous and sumptuous", awarding her their Seal of Excellence and nominating her for Best Book of the Year, and NPR says it's "explosive, sensual . . . and utterly sweet". Now in this sequel to The Chocolate Heart, Florand takes us into the heart of happily ever after with a story full of love, hope, and friendship. Struggling to get their new restaurant off the ground in the south of France, newly married top chef Luc Leroi and his wife Summer must face all their demons at the prospect of becoming parents. Fortunately, Summer's cousins and Luc's rival chefs are there to prove that not even a top chef has to handle everything alone and happiness really can last ever after. "A poignant, lovely, moving, authentic story." - Virginia Kantra, NYT bestselling author Praise for Laura Florand and her novels "(Florand) captures the nature of love, its fierce, soul-warming necessity, in a way that will make you as happy as the finest bonbon could." - Eloisa James, NYT bestselling author "Sweet, sexy, and all around delicious. I'm addicted. I can't wait for the next book." - Nalini Singh, NYT bestselling author "Gorgeous, brave, heart-breakingly beautiful." -- Ruthie Knox, NYT bestselling author "I love, love Laura Florand's writing! Deeply emotional, delightfully sensual, deliciously sumptuous. Give yourself a treat and buy this book." -- Virginia Kantra, NYT bestselling author "Chocolate, Paris, and a Greek god for a hero; this delectable confection has it all!" - Library Journal starred review "Emotionally intense." - Publishers Weekly starred review "All the elements of [Florand's] successful recipe for reading pleasure-headstrong heroine, dashing hero, sinful desserts, and sultry situations-come together in another deliciously entertaining offering." - Booklist "So romantic and sexy." - USAToday.com "Explosive, sensual . . . and utterly sweet." - NPR "Gorgeously written, in that way that sort of creeps through my entire body and makes me shiver with delight." - Dear Author

Romantic Times acclaims Laura Florand's work as "sensuous and sumptuous", nominating her for Best Book of the Year, and NPR says it's "explosive, sensual . . . and utterly sweet". Now, in her sixth book in the internationally bestselling Amour et Chocolat series, Florand takes us into a top Paris restaurant's pastry kitchen and into the hearts and irresistible temptations of its chefs for The Chocolate Temptation. She hated him. Patrick Chevalier. The charming, laid-back, golden second-in-command of the Paris pastry kitchen where Sarah worked as intern, who made everything she failed at seem so easy, and who could have every woman he winked at falling for him without even trying. She hated him, but she'd risked too much for this dream to give up on it and walk out just so he wouldn't break her heart. But he didn't hate her. Sarah Lin. Patrick's serious, dark-haired American intern, who looked at him as if she could see right through him and wasn't so impressed with what she saw. As her boss, he knew he should leave her alone. The same way he knew better than to risk his heart and gamble on love. But he was never good at not going after what - or who - he wanted. He could make magic out of sugar. But could he mold hate into love? Praise for Laura Florand and her novels "Sweet and sexy and all around delicious!!" - New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh "I adored this story...Paris, chocolate, and romance, all in one hilarious package." - New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James "It's like when you find that amazing piece of chocolate - you take a bite, and it sits on your tongue and melts into a pool of liquid heaven." - RT Book Reviews "Explosive, sensual . . . and utterly sweet." - NPR "Gorgeously written, in that way that sort of creeps through my entire body and makes me shiver with delight." - Dear Author

Romantic Times calls Laura Florand's writing "sensuous and sumptuous", awarding her their Seal of Excellence, and NPR says it's "explosive, sensual . . . and utterly sweet". Now Florand offers up another tale of passionate chefs and the lengths they will go to for the women they love and gives a first taste of her new series, La Vie en Roses, with her novella Turning Up the Heat. When two people have loved each other so much that they've given up their very selves, what do they do when they need their selves back? A Marriage in Trouble? After eleven years of marriage, Léa Laurier knew her husband. Knew how he could take on responsibility for a world-famous restaurant, a wife, and her two teenage siblings at nineteen years old and never falter, never tire. Knew his drive and his ambition, that took him to the stars. Knew how brilliant his gray eyes looked when they met hers for just one moment across a host of cameras. She didn't know why she was so tired. She didn't know why she needed to just get away. For a while. Maybe a week or two. A month. She'd be back. After eleven years of marriage, international superstar chef Daniel Laurier knew his wife. Knew how she could lavish caring on everyone, her siblings, his staff, and most especially him. Knew the way her face lit up when he won yet another television contest, and the way she hugged him for it. Knew how her hair smelled when he sank into bed exhausted at one in the morning. He didn't know what to do when he came home from a consulting trip to find she'd disappeared to remote South Pacific island: I just needed to get away for a little while. A week or two. I'll call you. Or a Second Chance? As the whole solid world under his feet turns into a sandcastle in the tide, Daniel knows only one thing: whatever's wrong with his marriage or his wife, he isn't losing her. Maybe it's time to turn up the heat. Praise for Laura Florand and her novels "I adored this story...Paris, chocolate, and romance, all in one hilarious package."--New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James "Sweet and sexy and all around delicious!!" - New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh "I love, love Laura Florand's writing! Deeply emotional, delightfully sensual, deliciously sumptuous. Give yourself a treat and buy this book." - New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra "Sensuous and sumptuous." - RT Book Reviews "Seriously, get this book. Thank me later. Once you wash the melted chocolate off your hands..." - USA Today bestselling author Donna Kauffman

They called her the Ice Queen. Anne Winters. Self-made billionaire. Household name. Divorced single mom. Convicted felon. She didn't let anyone or anything get to her. No one was allowed to breach the walls around her heart except for her own son. She had only one trusted friend: her vacation house neighbor. They'd been walking the beach together for twenty years. Not that this gave him access to her heart, of course... They called him a man who got what he wanted. Mack Corey. Self-made billionaire. Dominant world player. Widowed father of the bride. No felony convictions yet, although his daughters had come close. He'd transformed his family company into one of the top 500 by the age of thirty. He'd raised two daughters who dumped him for idiot arrogant French chocolatiers and went off to live in Paris. Hell, he even managed to tolerate his dad. But that Ice Queen act Anne Winters had going was really starting to get to him... They'd been friends for twenty years. Could they become lovers? Could a frozen heart be kissed by the sun?

In a snow-kissed Christmas cabin, a heart-wrenching tale of love, loss, forgiveness-and hope. Once they had been the happiest couple in the world. Once serious, restrained Kurt had fallen hard for a laughing, easy-going woman who filled their lives with joy. But when loss struck them, Kai went down under the avalanche of grief. She threw their marriage away, and she left him, fleeing the world for this cabin high in the mountains. Now, as the two find themselves snowbound over Christmas, he has to convince her that while she may have lost everything else, she never lost him. Now he has to show her the true strength of one man's love. Praise for Laura Florand and her novels "Emotionally intense." - Publishers Weekly starred review "So romantic and sexy." - USAToday.com "Sensuous and sumptuous." - RT Book Reviews Seal of Excellence "Explosive, sensual . . . and utterly sweet." - NPR "Gorgeously written, in that way that sort of creeps through my entire body and makes me shiver with delight." - Dear Author

"When her older brother's best friend left to join the Foreign Legion, eighteen-year-old Caelie moved on to make a life for herself as a Paris chocolatier. Now, five years later, the last thing she needs is another man to mess up her happiness. Let alone the same man. But five years in the Foreign Legion is a long time for a man to grow up, and a long time to be away from the woman he loves. Especially when he did it all for her. Half strangers, more than friends, and maybe, if Joss Castel has his way, a second chance..."

Can an insecure American woman find happiness with a sexy Parisian waiter---even if she doesn't like the French?Laura has spent most of her adult life avoiding serious relationships, flitting around the world, and keeping her romantic expectations comfortably low. The last thing she wants is to have her globe-trotting ways curtailed by a messy emotional entanglement. As far as she's concerned, chocolate is just as satisfying as true love--and a lot less complicated.So how, in the name of all that is romantic, has she managed to get involved with a dangerously charming Frenchman named Sébastien? And only weeks before she's scheduled to leave Paris for good?Everyone knows that Frenchmen are chain-smoking, manic-depressive, faithless, male chauvinistic, perfectionist snobs. What's worse, they live in France.The cultural differences alone are enough to kill any relationship, even if Laura wanted one. She's from small-town Georgia. He's a sophisticated Parisian. They go together like grits and escargot.But Sébastien isn't just any Frenchman. He's a gorgeous, sweet, sexy, graphic artist who seems to find Laura adorable for reasons she can't begin to comprehend. As the days slip by, she's finding it harder and harder to say adieu.Unless she comes to her senses soon, she could end up ruining her life with a beautiful romance. . . .