Jenna Bayley-Burke | Romance And Chocolate

All I need to be happy is a comfy spot to curl up with a warm blanket and a
great romance novel. Where the only sound is the tapping of rain on the roof, a
steaming mug of tea is within reach, next to a box of truffles that is always
full – kind of like Mary Poppin’s bag. I have too many kids for this scenario to
happen without magic, so I’m going for it.

It’s a crazy world out there, peeps. You’ve got to do whatever you can to hold
onto the happy. Things that get me smiling always find a way into my stories.
Sometimes more than one story. I have an absolute obsession with Moonstruck
Chocolates. It’s a Portland thing, but in the damn-that’s-delicious way, not the
uber-cool-lumbersexual-hipster way. Though there was that one time they put a
bird on it...

The flavor of these chocolates is so on point, you want to share them with everyone and keep them to yourself because there is nothing like the blend of cocoa, ancho and chipotle chiles in the Ocumarian truffle. I got my first taste of it while writing Just One Spark, and just had to let my characters try it too. When setting COMPROMISING POSITIONS in Portland, I knew Moonstruck would show up again, but not the big role it would play. David takes his chocolate so seriously he’s decided you can tell a lot about a person from their favorite chocolate. He’s all about the Italia Espresso, and she’s in love with the sweet heat of The Ocumarian. They bring each other chocolates, different types based on the occasion. Even now, years after writing their story, I still think of them whenever I walk past Moonstruck. Who am I kidding? I walk in. I order something for me, and something for each of the characters I’m writing at the time. Editing my next release, SNOWED IN, had be stocking up on the Wild Huckleberry truffle and Sea Salt Cajeta Caramel. These are the sacrifices I make for my art. Moonstruck Chocolate

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