Blood & Chocolate

When Marnie Hawthorne inherits her family fortune--a candy empire--she also inherits the dark secret her reclusive grandmother concealed for half a century. Now, the only man who knows the truth behind the Hawthornes' rise from small-town candy makers to international chocolate magnates is obsessed with Marnie, and his next move might prove disastrous.

"When Marnie Hawthorne inherits her family fortune: a candy empire built on the world-famous Hawthorne Toffee Bar, she also inherits the dark secret her reclusive grandmother concealed for half a century. The truth behind the Hawthornes: rise from small town candy makers to international chocolate magnates is as disturbing as it is unbelievable, and the only man who knows the whole story has a reason not to tell it. As Marnie becomes entangled in the mysterious drama of her grandmother's life, she finds tha her future depends on the ghosts haunting someone else's past. Spanning four generations, Blood and Chocolate tells an epic story of longing, forbidden love and the unpredictable consequences of desire."